Section 730.130  Modification of Procedures

a)         The Hearing Officer may modify the procedures promulgated in this Part under the following circumstances:

1)         The Parties agree by written stipulation;

2)         Upon motion by a Party who cannot obtain agreement from other Parties; or

3)         Upon the Hearing Officer's own motion when he or she finds that compliance with the rule is unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome in a particular instance.

b)         When a motion for modification is brought, the movant must show that compliance with the rule from which the modification or waiver is requested would, in that particular instance, be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.

c)         When the Hearing Officer rules on a motion for modification, he or she shall set forth the reasons for his or her decision and shall notify the Parties within a reasonable time thereafter.