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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

JULY 30, 2007 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander and Mack Redford. Commissioner Smith was absent and excused.

Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order. The first order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA, items 1 – 7. Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. There was no discussion. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

The next order of business was RULEMAKING:

Don Howell’s July 25, 2007 Decision Memorandum re: Updating the Commission’s Safety and Accident Reporting Rules, Case No. 31-1101-0701.

Mr. Howell reviewed his Decision Memo. Commissioner Kjellander asked Mr. Howell to review the rulemaking process. Commissioner Redford asked if the Commission would also be proposing changes to other rules. Mr. Howell replied that the Safety and Accident Reporting Rules are the first of four sets of rules that the Commission Staff is proposing to change. He said the other three sets of rules will include changes to Utility Customer Relations Rules, Railroad Rules and changes to the Uniform System of Accounts, which the Commission has not updated since 1993. There was no further discussion. Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to accept Staff’s recommendations and move forward with processing these proposed rules. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

There were no other items on the agenda and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

DATED this ______ day of July, 2007.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY