20250807Comments.pdf

RECEIVED
August 7, 2025
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION
Idaho Department of Lands State Board of Land Commissioners
General Counsel Brad Little, Governor
300 N. 6th Street, Suite 103 Phil McGrane, Secretary of State
P.O. Box 83720 Raul R. Labrador, Attorney General
Boise, ID 83720-0050 Brandon D Woolf, State Controller
Phone [phone] Debbie Critchfield, Sup't Public Instruction
Fax [phone] Dustin T. Miller, Director
Working Lands,Trusted Stewards
Equal Opportunity Employer
August 7, 2025
Monica Barrios-Sanchez, Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 West Chinden Blvd., Building 8
Ste. 201-A
Boise, ID 83714
via email: secretary(cbpuc.idaho.gov
Re: Case No. GNR-E-25-02 In the Matter of Commission Staff's Application for Approval of a
Filing Process for Wildfire Mitigation Plans
Idaho Department of Lands ("IDL") Comments on Process
Dear Commission Secretary:
Attached for electronic filing is IDL's Comments on Process in the above-entitled matter.
If you have any questions regarding the attached documents, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Sincerely,
Jam, R"M,4
John Richards
General Counsel
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John A. Richards#10670
J.J. Winters#10327
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
300 N. 6th Street, Ste. 103
Boise, ID 83702
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Idaho Department of Lands
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF COMMISSION CASE NO. GNR-E-25-02
STAFF'S APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL
OF A FILING PROCESS FOR WILDFIRE IDL COMMENTS ON
MITIGATIONS PLANS PROCESS
The Idaho Department of Lands respectfully submits the following comments regarding the
IPUC Wildfire Mitigation Plan Guidelines, supplemental, and exhibits:
I. The planning horizon should more accurately reflect industry standard
2. The process should include a description of how the IPUC will provide feedback o
submitted plans and additionally include a process for utility to provide a response to
said comments from IPUC.
3. The process should indicate and address any statutorily required participation/review by
Idaho Department of Lands and how recommendations of the state forester will be
addressed.
4. The process should include a metric/system to capture completion of effort similar to
industry standard.
5. Wildfire is dynamic and therefore the plan development and maintenance process
should allow for the ability of utilities to address this dynamic nature. There is inherent
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risk, if plans when developed, are static and not being able to pivot to address emerging
issues based on year over year changes in utility service area, newly released research,
or completed work by utilities or other neighboring mitigation/management efforts.
6. The Idaho Department of Lands believes that development of IPUC Wildfire Mitigation
Plan Guidelines would benefit from informal proceedings to allow the Parties to discuss
the proposed Plan Guidelines, Supplemental, exhibits, and comments in more detail and
further allow for discussion and exploration of appropriate revisions. Therefore, the
Department of Lands would recommend that the Parties be allowed to engage in
informal proceedings pursuant to 31.01.01.021-.024 and .272-274 to more fully discuss
and address comments to the Plan Guidelines, Supplemental, and exhibits before
proceeding further with formal procedures.
IDL respectfully recommends that the Commission address the above-mentioned items in
the Plan Guidelines, Supplemental, and exhibits. IDL is willing to submit supplemental
comments, if needed, to address any comments in more detail.
Dated this 7th day of August, 2025.
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
J.J.WMERS
Attorney for Idaho Department of Lands
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 7t'day of August, 2025,I caused to be served a true and correct
copy of the foregoing by the method indicated below, and addressed to the following:
Secretary Monica Barrios-Sanchez ❑x Email: secretgHkpuc.idaho.gov
Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, 201-A
Boise, ID 83714
Taylor Thomas ❑x Email: taylor.thomaskpuc.idaho.gov
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83702-0074
Adam Triplett ❑x Email: adam.triplett(d)puc.idaho.gov
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720
Michael G. Andrea ❑x Email: mandreakkec.com
General Counsel
Kootenai Electric Cooperative
9014 W. Lancaster Rd., Rathdrum, ID 83858
Thomas Maddalone ❑x Email: tmaddalonekkec.com
Safety Director -
Kootenai Electric Cooperative
9014 W. Lancaster Rd., Rathdrum, ID 83858
Joe Dallas ❑x Email:joseph.dallas(a),pacificorp.com
Senior Attorney
Rocky Mountain Power
825 N.E. Multnomah, Ste. 2000, Portland, OR 87232
Mark Alder ❑x Email: mark.alderkpacificcorp.com
Idaho Regulatory Affairs Manager datarequestkpacificorp.com
Rocky Mountain Power
1407 W. North Temple, Ste. 330, Salt Lake, UT
84116
Tyre Holfeltz ❑x Email: tholfeltz;Aidl.idaho.gov
Wildfire Risk Management Program Manager
300 N. 6th St., Ste. 103, Boise, ID 83702
Michael A. Kirkham ❑x Email: mkirkhamkidahofalls.gov
Attorney
City of Idaho Falls
P.O. Box 50220, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
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Stephen Boorman ❑x Email: sboorman(d),ifpower.org
Interim General Manager
Idaho Falls Power
P.O. Box 50220, Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Pendrey P. Trammell ❑x Email: [e-mail]
Smith+Malek, PLLC
601 E. Front Ave., Ste. 304, Coeur d'Alene, ID
83814
Megan Goicoechea Allen ❑x Email: [e-mail]
Donovan E. Walker [e-mail]
Lisa C. Lance llance(c�r�,idahopower.com
Tim Tautm [e-mail]
Riley Maloney rmaloneykidahopower.com
Connie Aschenbrenner [e-mail]
Idaho Power docketskidahopower.com
P.O. Box 70, Boise, ID 83707
Peter J. Richardson ❑x Email: [e-mail]
Richardson Adams, PLLC
515 N. 27th St., Boise, ID 83702
Jeremy Pisca ❑x Email:jpisca(&rischpisca.com
Risch Pisca, PLLC
407 W. Jefferson St., Boise, ID 83702
Michele Tyler ❑x Email: michele. , ler(&potlatchdeltic.com
Anna Torma [e-mail]
Wade Semeliss wade.semelissa,potlatchdeltic.com
Brian Schlect [e-mail]
PotlatchDeltic Corporation
601 W. 1 st Ave., Ste. 1600, Spokane, WA 99201
Anni Glogovac ❑x Email: [e-mail]
Counsel for Regulatory Affairs
Avista Corporation
P.O. Box 3727, Spokane, WA 99220-7342
Elizabeth Andrews ❑x Email: liz.andrews(i�,avistacorp.com
Sr. Manager of Revenue Requirements AvistaDockets(abavistacorp.com
Avista Corporation
P.O. Box 3727, Spokane, WA 99220-7342
Is/John Richards
John Richards
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