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MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
August 22, 2017 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander and Eric Anderson. Commissioner Raper’s absence was excused. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, August 14, 2017. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Carolee Hall’s August 14, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of an Interconnection Agreement Between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and Comcast Phone of Idaho, LLC, Case No. QWE-T-17-02.
3. Carolee Hall’s August 16, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Cancellation of Certificate No. 472 for Budget PrePay, Inc. d/b/a Budget Phone, Case No. BPP-T-07-01.
4. Camille Christen’s August 17, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: The Application of Intermountain Gas Company for Authority to Change Its Prices, Case No. INT-G-17-05.
There were no questions and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 4 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was RULEMAKING:
5. Brandon Karpen’s August 18, 2017 Decision Memorandum re: Updating the Commission’s Safety and Accident Reporting Rules, Docket No. 31-1101-1701.
Mr. Karpen reviewed his Decision Memo; he stated, the Commission’s Safety and Accident Reporting Rules 201 incorporates by reference several national safety codes. They were last updated with the 2014 version of the CFR. Staff recommends that the Commission update Rule 201 by adopting the 2017 additions of the CFRs, incorporating the new safety codes. Mr. Karpen also, noted we have the DFM Administrator approval.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion that; Rules 201 of the Commission Safety and Accident Reporting Rules be updated by the adoption of the 2017 additions of the Pipelines Safety CFRs and that the proposed changes should be forwarded to the Administrative Rules Coordinator for publication in the next Administrative Bulletin. He also, noted that we have the DFM Administrators approval at this point.
Commission Kjellander asked if there were any comments for questions, a vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
6. Deliberation re: Idaho Power Company’s Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Wood River Valley, Case No. IPC-E-16-28. [Attorneys, Daphne Huang/Camille Christen]
7. Deliberation re: Franklin Energy Storage Project’s Petition for Reconsideration and Idaho Power Company’s Answer, Case No. IPC-E-17-01. [Attorney, Daphne Huang]
Commissioner Kjellander announced that items 6 and 7 would be deliberately privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.
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