Update: On February 4, 2015, the Staff of the Commission (Staff) filed a motion for a 45-day continuance the procedural schedule in the FirstEnergy ESP IV case, citing the necessity for additional time to conduct a complete analysis of the December 22, 2014 Stipulation in support of its request. On the same day, FirstEnergy filed a memorandum contra Staff’s motion.

Later that day, the attorney examiner granted Staff’s motion for a continuance. As a result, the procedural schedule has been adjusted to reflect the following updated deadlines/dates:

• Discovery requests regarding the stipulation, except for notices of deposition, must be served by February 13, 2015
• Supplemental Testimony on behalf of FirstEnergy must be filed by March 2, 2015
• Supplemental Testimony on behalf of the intervenors must be filed by March 2, 2015
• Testimony on behalf of the Staff must be filed by March 27, 2015
• A prehearing conference will take place on March 31, 2015, at 10:00 a.m
• The evidentiary hearing will convene on April 13, 2015, at 10:00 a.m.