# Staff Motion to Adopt Rate-Case Procedural Schedule Doc. 160 in [[psc/docket-26-001-u-2026-05-22/_overview|Docket 26-001-U]] — the General Staff's Motion to Adopt Procedural Schedule (2026-06-05, Staff Attorney Clay Layson), proposing the calendar that will govern the contested phase of Entergy Arkansas's base rate case. ## What's inside - `26-001-U_160_1.pdf` — 3-page motion: procedural recap (¶¶1–5), proposed schedule (¶6), public comment hearings (¶7). ## Key takeaways - **The proposed calendar** (p. 2, ¶6): - Direct Testimony (Staff and Intervenors) — **Aug. 5, 2026** - Rebuttal Testimony (EAL) — **Sept. 2, 2026** - Surrebuttal Testimony (Staff and Intervenors) — **Oct. 2, 2026** - Sur-Surrebuttal Testimony (EAL) — **Oct. 13, 2026** - Issues List or Settlement — **Oct. 23, 2026** - Opposition to Settlement — **Oct. 29, 2026** - Evidentiary Hearing — **Nov. 4–5, 2026** - **Public comment hearings** (p. 2–3, ¶7): "EAL provided Staff the following proposed dates and locations (times and specific venues TBD) for public comment hearings for inclusion in this Motion to which Staff has no objection: Public Comment Hearing in Batesville, AR — Oct. 20, 2026 (Tues.); Public Comment Hearing in El Dorado, AR — Oct. 27, 2026 (Tues.)." These satisfy Order No. 4's directive that the schedule "includes two Public Comment Hearings prior to the Evidentiary Hearing." - The 60-day intervention window under 23 CAR § 462-402(a)(3)(A) "has ended" (p. 2, ¶4). ## People and orgs mentioned - Clay Layson — Staff Attorney (AR 2009249), filer; [[APSC General Staff]]; [[Entergy Arkansas]]. ## Concepts invoked [[Cost-of-service study]] ## Events documented - [[2026-06 Staff Proposes November Hearing Schedule in the Rate Case]] ## Cross-references - [[Order No. 4 Suspending Entergy's Rates]] — the suspension order whose directive this motion answers. - [[Class Cost of Service Study]] — the Klucher study that Staff/Intervenor direct testimony (Aug. 5) will contest. ## Open questions / follow-ups - Confirm the ALJ adopts the schedule; capture venue/time details for Batesville (10/20) and El Dorado (10/27) when noticed.