Section Puc 203.14 - Presiding Officer(a) Except as provided in (b) or (c) below, the chairman of the commission shall serve as presiding officer.(b) When the chairman is absent but one or more commissioners are present at a hearing or prehearing conference, the most senior commissioner present shall designate the presiding officer.(c) A hearings examiner of the commission shall serve as presiding officer when authorized pursuant to RSA 363:17.(d) The duties of a presiding officer shall include, but are not limited to: (1) Presiding over the prehearing conferences and hearings; and(2) Ruling on discovery disputes, confidentiality requests, and procedural matters which may arise during the course of the proceeding.N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 203.14
#2011, eff 5-4-82; ss by #2912, eff 11-26-84; ss by #4998, eff 11-26-90; ss by #6365, INTERIM, eff 11-18-96, EXPIRED: 3-18-97
New. #6559, eff 8-19-97, EXPIRED: 8-19-05
New. #8420, INTERIM, eff 8-23-05, EXPIRED: 2-19-06
New. #8657-A, eff 6-10-06