Brown Econome Ruling Scoping Memo and Ruling of Assigned Commissioner and Administrative Law Judge

3. Presiding Officer

As stated in the OIR, Commissioner Geoffrey F. Brown and Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Janet A. Econome are assigned to this proceeding. Pursuant to Rule 5(k)(3), the assigned Commissioner is the presiding officer in a quasi-legislative proceeding, except that the assigned ALJ shall act as the presiding officer in the Commissioner's absence at any hearing other than a formal hearing as defined in Rule 8(f)(2).