Huther_31300dh2.doc

March 13, 2000

VIA FACSIMILE

Mr. Chris Huther, Esq.
Preston, Gates, Ellis & Rouvelas, Meedes, LLP
1735 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20006

RE: Protective Agreement and Third-Party Disclosure Agreement in Idaho PUC Case Nos. GNR-T-97-22 and GNR-T-00-2

Dear Chris,

Pursuant to the Protective and Third-Party Disclosure Agreements in the above-referenced cases, I have enclosed for your information two signed copies of Exhibit A’s for the Protective Agreement and Appendix B’s for the Third-Party Disclosure Agreement. The original of these signed documents will be delivered to your office via regular mail. Don C. Reading is the Staff’s outside Consultant (Ben Johnson Associates) in the cases.

If you have any questions concerning these certifications, please contact me at [phone].

Sincerely yours,

Donald L. Howell, II
Deputy Attorney General

Enclosures

cc: Cheri Copsey

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