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ATTACHMENT 1, EXHISIT B RULES FOR CONDUCTING ADMIPTISTRATIVE HEARING FOR COMCAST OF MINNESOTA, INC., FRANCHISE RENEWAL Section 1. The Commission hereby establishes procedural guidelines for purpose of the administrative hearing under the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as follows: A. The Commission shall appoint an administrative law judge ("hearing officer") to conduct the administrative hearing and issue recommended iindings of fact for consideration by the Commission. Comcast and the Commission will jointly determine the process for selecting an administrative law judge, if necessary. The administrative hearing will be conducted, to the extent practicable and consistent with the requirements of the Cable Coinmunications Policy Act of 1984, pursuant to the provisions for administrative hearings in the Minnesota Administrative Procedures Act. The specific requirements for the administrative hearing shall be as follows: B. Pre-hearing Discovery: (1) Each side is permitted limited requests for production of documents and twenty (20) interrogatories. With respect to interrogatories, the following rules apply: (a) Interrogatories are to be answered by any officer or agent of either party, who shall furnish such information as is available to the party; and (b) Each interrogatory is to be answered separately and fully in writing under oath, unless it is objected to, in which event the objecting party shall state the reasons for the objection and answer to the extent that the interrogatory is not objectionable. All objections shall be stated with specificity and any ground for objection which is not stated in a timely manner is waived unless the party's failure is excused by the Commission for good cause shown; and (c) Interrogatories will be answered within the timeframe established by the hearing officer; (2) No depositions shall be permitted. (3) The hearing officer will rule on all discovery disputes which may arise. (4) Discovery shall close fifteen (15) days before tha administrative hearing. C. Pre-hearing Disclosures: