20250808Intervention_Order_No_36710.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
August 8,2025
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 )
MITIGATION PLANS ) ORDER NO. 36740
On June 18, 2025, Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Staff') filed an
application ("Application") with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission")
requesting an order establishing a filing process for Wildfire Mitigation Plans ("WMPs")that will
be submitted for approval under the Wildfire Mitigation Standard of Care Act ("WSCA"). Staff
requests the Commission issue an order by September 1, 2025.
On June 30, 2025, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Notice and Notice
of Intervention Deadline. Order No. 36660. The intervention deadline was set for July 21, 2025.
The Commission granted intervention to: Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Rocky Mountain
Power, a Division of PacifiCorp; Idaho Power Company; PotlatchDeltic Corporation; Avista
Corporation, d/b/a Avista Utilities; Idaho Department of Lands; the City of Idaho Falls, Idaho;
Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.; Idaho Forest Group; Manulife Investment Management; Molpus
Woodlands Group; and Stimson Lumber Company. Order Nos. 36673, 36692, 36697, and 36699.
On July 18, 2025, USTelecom - The Broadband Association ("USTelecom") and CTIA -
The Wireless Association ("CTIA") separately petitioned to intervene.
COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISIONS
Business entities and unincorporated associations desiring to participate as parties in quasi-
judicial Commission proceedings must be represented by a licensed attorney. IDAPA
31.01.01.043.02. Unless admitted pro hac vice under Commission Rule of Procedure 43, the
attorney representing a party must have an active license to practice law in Idaho. IDAPA
31.01.01.043.03.
Based upon their petitions to intervene, CTIA and USTelecom are entities that must be
represented by an attorney. However, neither CTIA and USTelecom's petition to intervene
indicate that the person who signed and filed them are licensed Idaho attorneys. Nor have either
CTIA and USTelecom filed documents seeking pro hac vice admission for their representatives.
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Because CTIA and USTelecom lack proper attorney representation,their petitions to intervene are
denied without prejudice.
ORDER
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that USTelecom's Petition to intervene is denied.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that CTIA's Petition to intervene is denied.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties comply with Order No. 35375, issued April 21,
2022. Generally, all pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and will be
deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary.See Rule 14.02. Service between
parties should continue to be accomplished electronically when possible. However, voluminous
discovery-related documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho 81h this day of
August 2025. /
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EDWARD LODGE, PRkAIDENT
J R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
DAYN HARNE, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:
Mo ica arri s- hez
Commission Secretary
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