NAC704.680303. Plans for reporting and auditing performance measures and establishing performance incentives: Request for approval; hearing; renewal; request for modification.

     1. A nonrural incumbent local exchange carrier shall, in accordance with NAC 704.6803 to 704.680315, inclusive, file with the Commission a request for the approval of:

     (a) A plan for the reporting and auditing of performance measures; and

     (b) A plan establishing performance incentives.

     2. The Commission will conduct a hearing on a request for approval of the plans submitted pursuant to subsection 1. At such a hearing, any certificated competitive local exchange carrier doing business in the service areas of the nonrural incumbent local exchange carrier that filed the request for approval may request modifications to the plans.

     3. The Commission will issue an order granting, denying or modifying a request for the approval of the plans.

     4. If the plans of a nonrural incumbent local exchange carrier are approved by the Commission pursuant to this section, the nonrural incumbent local exchange carrier shall file a request for review by the Commission of the plans. The request for review must be filed:

     (a) If the Commission approved the plans on or before October 24, 2002, not later than January 31, 2003, and not later than January 31 of every third year thereafter; or

     (b) If the Commission approved the plans after October 24, 2002, not later than January 31 of the third year following the year in which the plans are approved, and not later than January 31 of every third year thereafter.

     5. The Commission may, upon good cause shown, conduct a hearing and issue an order in accordance with this section on a request for the renewal of the approval of the Commission of the plan.

     6. Unless good cause is shown, no person may request a modification of the plans except as otherwise provided in this section. If good cause is shown, the Commission will treat a request for modification as a request for approval subject to the provisions of this section.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R107-00, eff. 2-26-2001; A by R047-02, 10-24-2002)