D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 21, r. 21-4001
The public hearing, required by § 216 of the Act, may conducted as an agenda item at a Board meeting, or as a separate hearing.
The hearing shall be conducted not earlier than ten (10) days after publication of the notice specified in § 4000 of this chapter.
At least four (4) District members of the Board shall be present in order for the public hearing to occur.
The Chairperson of the Board, or his or her designee, shall conduct the public hearing.
Any member of the public who wants to testify at the public hearing shall submit his or her name, and the name of any organization(s), if any, which he or she represents, to the Secretary to the Board at least three (3) days before the date of the hearing, except that this requirement may be waived by a majority vote of the District members present at the hearing.
Statements of members of the public who are testifying on their own behalf shall be limited to five (5) minutes, and statements of those who are appearing on behalf of organizations shall be limited to ten (10) minutes, except that this requirement may be waived by a majority vote of the District members present at the hearing.
If, in the opinion of the Board member conducting the public hearing, a witness is abusive or unruly, such that his or her behavior is disrupting the conduct of the hearing, the Board member conducting the public hearing may call for a recess in accordance with §§ 4001.9 and 4001.10 of this section, order the witness to cease the behavior, or order the witness to leave the hearing. A person who is ordered to leave a hearing may submit written comments, pursuant to the Act and this chapter.
In addition to, or in place of, oral testimony, members of the public may submit written testimony or comments during the period specified in the notice of proposed ratemaking. Either form of comment shall be given equal weight.
By majority vote of the District members present at a public hearing, a recess may be called for the reasons stated in § 4001.7 of this section or if the public hearing cannot be completed during the time period originally allocated to it.
If a majority of the District members present at the public hearing agree to a date, time, and place for the continuation of the hearing after the recess, and the Board member conducting the hearing announces this decision in public at the original hearing, then no new notice of the continuation of the hearing will be published in the D.C. Register.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 21, r. 21-4001