SECTION 24.8. Administrative Completeness

(a) Any application under chapter 24, except as otherwise noted by this chapter, shall be reviewed for administrative completeness within 30 calendar days from the date the application is file stamped by the commission's Central Records office. If the applicant is required to issue notice, the applicant shall be notified upon determination that the notice or application is administratively complete.

(b) If the commission determines that any deficiencies exist in an application, statement of intent, or other requests for commission action addressed by this chapter, the application or filing may be rejected and the effective date suspended, as applicable, until the deficiencies are corrected.

(c) In cases involving a proposed sale, transfer, merger, consolidation, acquisition, lease, or rental, of any water or sewer system or utility owned by an entity required by law to possess a certificate of convenience and necessity, the proposed effective date of the transaction must be at least 120 days after the date that an application is received and file stamped by the commission's Central Records office and public notice is provided, unless notice is waived for good cause shown.

(d) Applications under subchapter H of chapter 24 are not considered filed until the commission makes a determination that the application is administratively complete.

Source Note: The provisions of this §24.8 adopted to be effective October 17, 2018, 43 TexReg 6826