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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

October 19, 2009 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Jim Kempton, Marsha Smith and Mack Redford.

Commissioner Kempton called the meeting to order. The first order of business was approval of MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on October 5, 2009. A vote was taken to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Bryan Lanspery's October 16, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power Company Tariff Advice 09-08 Revisions to Schedule 41 - Street Lighting Service and Removal of Schedule 39 - Street Lighting Service Supplemental Seasonal or Variable Energy.
There was no discussion. The Commission voted unanimously to accept the Company’s revision to Schedule 41 as it relates to seasonal or variable energy usage, and it voted to terminate Schedule 39 with an effective date of November 1, 2009. Commissioner Kempton asked about Exhibit A and whether it needs to be separately removed. Mr. Lanspery confirmed it is automatically removed in the revision of Schedule 41.
3. Grace Seaman's October 8, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Qwest's Application for Approval of the Interconnection Agreement, Case No. QWE-T-09-18.4. Grace Seaman's October 9, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Verizon's Application for a Negotiated Interconnection Agreement, Case No. VZN-T-09-02.
The Commission voted unanimously to accept Staff’s recommendations to approve the applications in items 3 and 4.5. Terri Carlock's October 15, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Power Company's Request for an Accounting Order on Qualifying Reporting Entity Contracts, Case No. IPC-E-09-16.
There was no discussion. The Commission voted unanimously to issue an Accounting Order approving the accounting and ratemaking process described in the Decision Memo, and it voted unanimously to require a full analytical report be filed with the Commission by Idaho Power following the two-year review process in Oregon but no later than October 31, 2011.

RULEMAKING:
6. Don Howell's September 30, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Updating the Commission's Safety and Accident Reporting Rules, Docket No. 31-1101-0901.
Commissioner Smith made a motion to update the Commission’s Safety and Accident Reporting Rules by adopting the 2009 Editions to the federal pipeline safety regulations, the International Fuel Gas Code, and the International Mechanical Code. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
Commissioner Smith made a motion that the Commission reject and not publish as pending rules the changes that were first proposed to its Accident Reporting Rules regarding property damage in excess of $200,000. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The Commission voted unanimously to make the housekeeping changes in Rules 000, 004, 005.01, 301.03, 302.02 and 302.04 and submit its pending rules to the 2010 Legislature for review.
There was no further business and Commissioner Kempton adjourned the meeting.
DATED this ______ day of October, 2009.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY

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