SECTION 165:5-21-4. Response to application

(a)   The response to an application shall contain the same caption as in the application and shall contain four numbered parts as follows:

(1)   The first part will give the name of the respondent, address and telephone number of his attorney or designated representative and the nature of his interest in the subject matter of the case.

(2)   The second part will be a response to the allegations of fact. It will include (i) admissions of specific allegations of fact; (ii) specific denial of any allegations of fact and (iii) a statement of all other facts necessary or appropriate to support respondent's position. Failure to deny specifically any allegation of fact will not relieve the person making the allegation of the burden of proving it.

(3)   The third part states the citations of all statutes, rules, orders, and decided cases in support of the response or in opposition to the granting of the relief sought in the application.

(4)   The fourth part must give a short and concise statement of what the respondent wants the Commission to do.

(b)   The response shall be signed by the respondent or by the attorney for the respondent, and will include the address and telephone number of the person signing.

(c)   The Petroleum Storage Tank Division must file a response to an application within twenty (20) days of the receipt of the application.

(d)   Amendment of a document may be permitted at any time. An amendment may take the form of a substitute document, an amendment or supplement, or any correction(s) by addition or deletion of language. A response may be made to an amended document, but it is not required.

[Source: Added at 16 Ok Reg 829, eff 1-25-99 (emergency); Added at 16 Ok Reg 2807, eff 7-15-99]