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These rules may be purchased from the Doc~nent~Section of the Deoart~ent of Administration, 117 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155, 612/297-3000. The rules provide generally for the procedural rights of the parties fncludtng: rights to advance notice of witnesses and evidence, right to a pre- hearing conference, rights to present evidence and cross examine witnesses, and rights to purchase a record or transcript. Parties are entitled to issuance of subpoenas to compel witnesses to attend and produce docu~ents and other evidence. Any person intending to intervene as a' formal party to these hearings must submit a Petition for Leave to Intervene to the Hearing Examiner and serve the petition on all existing parties. The petition must state how the Petitioner's legal rights, duties or privileges may be determined or affected by the Co~mission's decision in the matter and shall set forth t~e grounds and purposes for which intervention is sought and shall indicate the Petitioner's statutory right to intervene, if one exists. All parties have the right to be represented by legal counsel, by a person of their choice or by themselves if not otherwise prohibited as the unauthorized practice of law. A Notice of Appearance must be filed with the Hearing Examiner within 20 days of the date of service of this Order if any party intends to appear at the hearing. The Notice of Appearance is not required if the hearing date is less than 20 days from the issuance of this Or,er. Potential tntervenor~ shall attend the preheating conference scheduled below with the information which will facilitate the scheduling of hearings per- mitting all of bqe parties to present their evidentiary views in a manner and within a tine frane which ~ould be as fair and expeditious as possible. ~atters which may be discussed include: the reascnable tim~ period r~quired to p~epare direct testi~ny for filing on all of the tssuesl the tine period for preparation of direct testimony by inter~enors' reco~Tended areas for hearings to receive public input regarding the petition; time required for parties to prepare for depositions and other discovery; and other matters that will facilitate full and fair hearings on the petition. If ~ersons have good reason for requesting a delay of any hearing, the request Mst be made in writing to the Hearing Exa=iner atleast five days prior to the hearing. A copy of the request must be served on the Co~rnission and all partt es. -2-