RE: LSA Document #19-378, Amending 170 IAC 1-1.1, 170 IAC 1-1.5, 170 IAC 1-6-9, 170 IAC 14-1-1, 170 IAC 14-1-2, 170 IAC 14-1-5, 170 IAC 14-1-6, and 170 IAC 14-1-7 and adds 170 IAC 1-1.1-3.5, 170 IAC 1-1.1-5.5, 170 IAC 1-1.1-16.5, 170 IAC 1-1.1-19.5, and 170 IAC 1-1.1-21.5 regarding practice and procedure before the Indiana utility regulatory commission and its ex parte rules.

On behalf of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, I am submitting this notice to the Publisher of the Indiana Register in compliance with IC 4-22-2-25, because the captioned rule may not be completed within one year after publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule.

The Indiana Register published the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule on July 24, 2019 (DIN: 20190724-IR-170190378NIA). This electronic notice is being submitted prior to the two hundred fiftieth day, March 30, 2020, following the publication of the Notice of Intent to Adopt a Rule under IC 4-22-2-23.

As required by IC 4-22-2-25(a)(1), the reasons why the rule was not adopted within one year are that due to a staff medical leave and a reopened comment period to receive more robust comments from stakeholders, the rule is taking more time to complete than normal. Consequently, there does not appear to be sufficient time to complete the rulemaking process, including approval by the Governor, before July 23, 2020. As required by IC 4-22-2-25(a)(2), approval or deemed approval by the Governor under IC 4-22-2-41 is expected no later than September 30, 2020.

DeAnna L. Poon

Assistant General Counsel

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission