(1) Any utility filing a rate increase shall be
responsible for preparing prior to filing and for maintaining after filing,
work papers sufficient to support the filing. Any request for work papers other
than those required in ARM 38.5.121 to 38.5.180, inclusive, shall be answered
within 15 working days upon receipt of said request by the utility. In the
event that there shall be a delay beyond said period the utility shall notify
the commission and present a written explanation therefore. If such written
explanation does not set forth good cause for refusal or delay response to the
request, the commission shall so notify the utility in writing. If the utility
then fails to answer the request promptly, the commission may issue such order
as is reasonable under the circumstances. In addition to the working paper
support, the following specific material normally prepared by the filing
utility, related to the test period and subsequent periods, shall be available
for the commission's verification and analysis:
(a) Copies of monthly financial report;
(b) Copies of accounting
analyses of balance sheet accounts;
(c) Complete trial balances of
all the balance sheet accounts at the beginning and end of the 12 months of
actual experience used for the filing;
(d) Analyses of the various miscellaneous
revenues;
(e) Analyses of surplus and
capital surplus accounts.