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1 BOISE, IDAHO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1999, 1:40 P.M.
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4 COMMISSIONER HANSEN: Okay, I believe
5 we'll go back on the record now, and I guess you've
6 already called your witness.
7 MR. MILLER: As a small matter,
8 Mr. Chairman, could Mr. MacLaren be excused from
9 further attendance?
10 COMMISSIONER HANSEN: Is there any
11 objection, Mr. MacLaren being excused? Hearing
12 none --
13 MR. VAN NOSTRAND: Mr. Chairman, the
14 Applicants call Mr. Graham L. Morris as our next
15 witness.
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17 GRAHAM L. MORRIS,
18 produced as a witness at the instance of
19 ScottishPower, being first duly sworn, was examined
20 and testified as follows:
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22 MR. VAN NOSTRAND: Mr. Chairman,
23 during the break I distributed a one-page document
24 which we've marked as Exhibit 227, entitled the
25 Background and Qualifications of Graham L. Morris.
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HEDRICK COURT REPORTING MORRIS (Di)
P.O. BOX 578, BOISE, ID 83701 ScottishPower
1 MR. WARD: Counsel, is your mike on?
2 MR. VAN NOSTRAND: Yes.
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4 DIRECT EXAMINATION
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6 BY MR. VAN NOSTRAND:
7 Q. Please state your name, Mr. Morris.
8 A. My name is Graham L. Morris.
9 Q. Do I understand correctly that you are
10 adopting as your own testimony the prefiled direct
11 and rebuttal testimony of Robert D. Green?
12 A. I am.
13 Q. And do you have before you what has
14 been marked for identification as Exhibit 227, a
15 one-page document?
16 A. I do.
17 Q. Do you recognize that as a statement
18 of your background and qualifications?
19 A. That's correct.
20 Q. What is your business addresses,
21 Mr. Morris?
22 A. My address is 500 Northeast Multnomah,
23 Suite 900, Portland, Oregon.
24 Q. By whom are you employed and in what
25 capacity?
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HEDRICK COURT REPORTING MORRIS (Di)
P.O. BOX 578, BOISE, ID 83701 ScottishPower
1 A. I'm employed by Manweb plc, a
2 Chester-based subsidiary of ScottishPower in the
3 United Kingdom.
4 Q. And what is your title at Manweb?
5 A. My title at Manweb is head of finance,
6 which is equivalent to CFO in the US.
7 Q. What are your duties and
8 responsibilities in that position?
9 A. I'm responsible for the finance
10 function at Manweb, which includes responsibility
11 for the statutory regulatory reporting, monthly
12 reportings to the board and executive committee of
13 Manweb, cash office, and other finance functions.
14 Q. Are you sponsoring in this proceeding
15 the prefiled written testimony of Robert D. Green?
16 A. I am.
17 Q. That consists of 15 pages of direct
18 testimony?
19 A. That's correct.
20 Q. Accompanied by Exhibit 213 and a
21 confidential Exhibit 214?
22 A. Yes.
23 Q. And are you also sponsoring the
24 prefiled rebuttal testimony of Robert D. Green
25 consisting of six pages?
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HEDRICK COURT REPORTING MORRIS (Di)
P.O. BOX 578, BOISE, ID 83701 ScottishPower
1 A. Correct.
2 Q. Accompanied by Exhibit 221?
3 A. That is correct.
4 Q. And you're also sponsoring
5 Exhibit 227, the statement of background
6 qualifications?
7 A. Yes.
8 Q. Are there any corrections to make to
9 the direct or rebuttal testimony?
10 A. No, I have none.
11 Q. If I asked you today the questions set
12 forth in the direct and rebuttal testimony, would
13 your answers be the same as set forth therein?
14 A. They would.
15 Q. Are your testimony and exhibits true
16 and correct to the best of your knowledge?
17 A. They are.
18 MR. VAN NOSTRAND: Mr. Chairman, if
19 there is no objection, we would ask that the direct
20 and rebuttal testimony be spread on the record as if
21 read, and we'd move for -- to have marked as
22 exhibits 213 and 214, 221, and 227.
23 COMMISSIONER HANSEN: Okay. The
24 testimony will be spread on the record if there is
25 no objection. Being none, so ordered.
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HEDRICK COURT REPORTING MORRIS (Di)
P.O. BOX 578, BOISE, ID 83701 ScottishPower
1 (The following prefiled direct and
2 rebuttal testimony of Mr. Robert D. Green is spread
3 upon the record.)
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