Waivers, Reductions and Deferrals of Regulatory Fees

This document amends the Commission's rule regarding petitions for reduction of regulatory fees. The current rule permits a petition for regulatory fee waiver to be submitted with less than full fee payment, which is contrary to the text and intent of the order establishing the regulatory fee waiver rules. The revised rule requires full fee payment to be submitted with any petition for reduction of fee. The revised rule also provides that petitions for reduction that do not include full fee payment will be dismissed unless accompanied by a petition to defer payment due to financial hardship, supported by documentation of the financial hardship.