In assisting Staff with the above, Applicants will assist in the following activities: draft, review, and analyze discovery and associated responses; review accompanying workpapers and Atmos’ financial information in support of its requests; review and research, as necessary, prior Commission Orders dictating certain components of Atmos’ RSC; participate in formal status conferences, pre-trial conferences, depositions, and hearings; prepare for filing a recommendation and direct testimony on Atmos’ application and cross-answering testimony, if necessary, together with exhibits supporting the same; assist in the review and analysis of stipulation terms; testify before an administrative law judge, whether in a contested or stipulated hearing; and assist in the preparation of briefing materials for Staff and the Commissioners. This scope is meant to be illustrative and is not intended to exclude any other activities that may be necessary to conclude this Docket, which shall be through Commission vote, regardless of whether said vote is the result of a stipulated agreement or contested hearing recommendation. Applicants shall anticipate a contested hearing and prepare a proposed budget accordingly.
