20:10:26:06Notice requirements if no hearing is requested.

If the applicant has not requested a hearing, the commission must serve notice on the affected utility company and all parties within fifteen days after receipt in the commission's offices of a variance application that is in compliance with the provisions of § 20:10:26:05. The parties served notice of the variance request have fifteen days to respond to the notice. Failure of the parties to request a hearing within fifteen days after service of the notice is considered a waiver of hearing. If the hearing is waived, the commission must consider the application without a hearing and enter its decision.

Source: 18 SDR 26, effective August 7, 1991; 50 SDR 125, effective May 6, 2024.