Informal proceedings are proceedings in cases authorized by statute, rule or order of the Commission to be conducted using informal procedures, i.e., procedures without a record to be preserved for later Commission or judicial review, without the necessity of representation according to Rule 43, without formal designation of parties, without the necessity of presiding officers, or without other formal procedures required by these rules for formal proceedings. Unless prohibited by statute, the Commission may provide that informal proceedings may precede formal proceedings in the consideration of a rulemaking or a case.
Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.01.01.021