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The controversy started when the public advocate Warren Wood argued that a merger case involving two utilities PhOTO cOurTEsy OF MissOuri EnErgy DEvELOPMEnT assOciaTiOn should be dismissed because utility executives had met with several of the commissioners a few months in advance of filing the merger approval case and because one of the commissioners had allegedly expressed some kind of support for the transaction — an allegation that was vigorously denied by the commissioner in question. Although it would be difficult to tell it from all of the media attention they received, pre-filing meetings are both legal and appropriate under commission rules and state statutes — and have been for decades. Moreover, any stakeholder in the process, including customer groups, the public advocate, and the staff of the commission can request such a meeting. All stakeholders in the process also have the right to fully present their views NewsFlash and evidence to the commission agencies seeK Funds before anything is ever decided. In response to these allegations The Nuclear Regulatory the chairman of the commission Commission is seeking approval of a opened his own separate docket $1.02 billion budget to receive suggestions on whether for the 2009 federal the commission’s ex-parte rules for fiscal year that begins communicating with commissioners in October, according to should be revised to enhance public reports. The bulk of its trust in future commission decibudget, or about sions. Following a roundtable in this $855 million, will docket, the chairman issued a report come from user fees. with a number of recommendations. The agency has been ramping up to deal with With the exception of the public an increase in license advocate, several commentators applications for new including the commission’s own nuclear power plants. staff indicated that existing rules The Federal Energy and statutes strike the appropriate Regulatory Commission has submitted a balance between the commission’s budget request for need for information and consider$273.4 million. ations of fairness in the regulatory “This year’s budget process. It appears that a number of request reflects the growing importance of the chairman’s recommendations go FERC’s enforcement beyond the balance struck by existand reliability missions,” ing state law and would potentially said Joseph T. Kelliher, impede the commission’s ability FERC chairman. 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