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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
January 29, 2018 – 1:30 P.M.
In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Kris Raper and Eric Anderson. Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.
The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Tuesday, January 22, 2018. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Action Item: Edith Pacillo’s January 18, 2019, Decision Memorandum re: Agreement with the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources for Western Interstate Energy Board Dues.
3. Action Item: Edward Jewell’s January 18, 2019, Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of the Application of Idaho Power for Approval or Rejection of an Energy Sales Agreement with J.R. Simplot Company-Pocatello Cogeneration and Small Purchased Power Project; Case No. IPC-E-19-01.
Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendation for items 2 and 3 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
4. Action Item: Sean Costello’s January 18, 2019, Decision Memorandum re: Application of Newmax, LLC d/b/a/ Intermax Networks for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier; Case No. NEW-T-18-01.
Mr. Costello reviewed his decision memo and stated; does the Commission wish to grant or deny the Tribe’s petition to intervene, does the Commission choose to convert this case from Modified Procedure to a Technical Hearing docket or another path.
Commissioner Raper moved to grant intervention with all of the standard caveats not to unduly broaden the issues in the Case, immediately issue a notice to extend the Comment deadline from the now expired January 8th date to 14 days from the issuance of the Order, give seven days for the company to comment and also, specifically deny the Tribes motion for a Technical Hearing because they have not presented any issue that would warrant procedural direction.A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
5. Action Item: Karl Klein’s January 18, 2019 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power Company’s Tariff Advice No. 19-04 (Annual Compliance Filing to Update Substation Allowance Under Schedule 19, Large Power Service).
Mr. Klein reviewed his decision memo and stated; Staff is recommending that the Commission treat the company’s Tariff advise as an application and issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified Procedure that suspends the proposed effective date and setting a February 19 Comment deadline and February 26, 2019 as a reply deadline.
Commissioner Raper moved that, the Commission suspend the company’s proposed effective date of February 1 and set a February 19 Comment deadline and a February 26, 2019 Reply deadline.
Commissioner Kjellander stated, there was no further business before the Commission and he adjourned the meeting.
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