VIII. Category of Proceeding

The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require that an order instituting rulemaking preliminarily determine the category of the proceeding and the need for hearing.⁴ As a preliminary matter, we determine that this proceeding is quasi-legislative.

As provided in Rule 6(c)(2), any person who objects to the preliminary categorization of this rulemaking as "quasi-legislative" or to the preliminary hearing determination, shall state its objections in its responsive comments to this OIR. After the prehearing conference (PHC) in this matter, the Assigned Commissioner will issue a scoping ruling making a final category determination; this final determination is subject to appeal as specified in Rule 6.4.