18 C.F.R. § 35.8

Protests and interventions by interested parties

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Unless the notice issued by the Commission provides otherwise, any protest or intervention to a rate filing made pursuant to this part must be filed in accordance with §§ 385.211 and 385.214 of this chapter, on or before 21 days after the subject rate filing. A protest must state the basis for the objection. A protest will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make the protestant a party to the proceeding. A person wishing to become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene.

[Order 612, 64 FR 72537, Dec. 28, 1999; 65 FR 18229, Apr. 7, 2000, as amended by Order 647, 69 FR 32438, June 10, 2004; Order 714, 73 FR 57531, Oct. 3, 2008]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2021 · leading case: Town of Concord, Massachusetts v. Boston Edison Co., 915 F.2d 17 (1st Cir. 1990).
Town of Concord, Massachusetts v. Boston Edison Co., 915 F.2d 17 (1st Cir. 1990). “See 18 C.F.R. § 35.8 (1990). If an interested party raises a legitimate question about the rate increase, FERC normally will suspend the new rates for up to five months, investigate them, and, if it has not completed its investigation by then, permit them to take effect subject…”
Pub. Citizen, Inc. v. FERC, 7 F.4th 1177 (D.C. Cir. 2021). “See 18 C.F.R. §§ 35.8 , 385.211, 385.214. In addition, third parties may file complaints with the Commission alleging violations of Commission rules or orders.”
The City of Groton & Borough of Jewett City v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n, Connecticut Light & Power Co., Intervenor, 584 F.2d 1067 (D.C. Cir. 1978). “Under Commission regulations, the proposed Federal Register notice also should have contained an estimate of the total increase sought, see 18 C.F.R. § 35.8 (a); that the Commission included this estimate in the notice it actually published is further evidence that it was…”
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