<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000002 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171000003 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:26:06"><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000000">20:10:26:06</span></a><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000001">.  Notice requirements if no hearing is requested.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> If the applicant has not requested a hearing, the commission </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> serve notice on the affected utility company and all parties within </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> days after receipt in the commission's offices of a variance application </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">that</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> is in compliance with the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:10:26:05"><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000002">20:10:26:05</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">. The parties served notice of the variance request have </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> days to respond to the notice. Failure of the parties to request a hearing within </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> days after service of the notice is considered a waiver of hearing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">    If the hearing is waived, the commission </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> consider the application without a hearing and enter its decision.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">    </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> 18 SDR 26, effective August 7, 1991</span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">; 50 SDR 125, effective May 6, 2024</span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">    </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-4"><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000002">49-34A-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-27"><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000002">49-34A-27</span></a><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">    </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-34A-27"><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000002">49-34A-27</span></a><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">    </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000001">Collateral References:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000001">In the Matter of the Investigation of Master Metering</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">, Docket F-3237, Decision and Order dated June 13, 1980 (Errata Notice dated December 22, 1980); </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000001">In the Matter of the Investigation of Master Metering</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0"> , Docket F-3237, Decision and Order dated July 24, 1981; </span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0-000001">In the Matter of the Petition For Declaratory Ruling by S&amp;D Metering, Ltd.</span><span class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171C0">, F-3621, Declaratory Ruling and F-3237, Modifying in Part, Decision and Order dated October 2, 1986.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6b3c9f28-e71e-47c1-9f47-fa1f5d491171000003"> </span></p></div></body></html>