20170727AVU to Staff 9.doc

AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

JURISDICTION: IDAHO DATE PREPARED: 07/20/2017
CASE NO: AVU-E-17-01/AVU-G-17-01 WITNESS: Elizabeth Andrews
REQUESTER: IPUC RESPONDER: Annette Brandon
TYPE: Production Request DEPARTMENT: State & Federal Regulation
REQUEST NO.: Staff - 009 TELEPHONE: [phone]

REQUEST:

Please provide the contract and all analysis done with Mercer about the Company’s medical premiums.

RESPONSE:

Please see Avista's response 009C, which contains TRADE SECRET, PROPRIETARY or CONFIDENTIAL information and exempt from public view and is separately filed under IDAPA 31.01.01, Rule 067 and 233, and Section 9-340D, Idaho Code.

Please see Staff_PR_009C Confidential attachment A for the 2017 Premium Term Sheets and Staff_DR_009C Confidential Attachment B for the 2017 Employee Benefits Renewal Summary. No other significant analysis is performed by the Company or Mercer in the determination of medical premiums.