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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

November 2, 2009 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Jim Kempton and Mack Redford. Commissioner Marsha Smith was absent and excused.

Commissioner Kempton called the meeting to order. The first order of business was approval of MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on October 26, 2009. A vote was taken to approve the minutes as written.

The second order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Carolee Hall's October 28, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Project Mutual Telephone's Petition for a Waiver of FCC Threshold Requirements for Numbering Resources in Idaho's Twin Falls Rate Center, Case No. PRJ-T-09-01.3. D. English/T. Carlock's October 29, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: In the Matter of Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc.'s Petition for Declaratory Ruling, Case No. MID-T-09-03.4. Neil Price's October 26, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: PacifiCorp's Application for Approval of an Accounting Order Recording 'Coal Stripping' Costs as a Regulatory Asset, Case No. PAC-E-09-08.
The Commission voted unanimously to accept Staff’s recommendations for items 2, 3 and 4 above.
The next order of business was RULEMAKING:
5. Weldon Stutzman's October 30, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Commission Review of the Telephone Customer Relations Rules, Docket No. 31-4101-0901.
The Commission voted unanimously to change the agenda and move this item to Fully Submitted Matters in order to deliberate when all three commissioners could participate.
The remaining agenda items were under the category FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
6. Neil Price's October 29, 2009 Decision Memorandum re: Application of ALEC, Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Case No. ALE-T-09-01.7. Deliberation re: Revision to the Universal Service Fund Surcharges, Case No. GNR-T-09-05. [No Memo. Weldon Stutzman, Attorney.]
Commissioner Kempton stated that the above items 6 and 7 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business and Commissioner Kempton adjourned the meeting.
DATED this ______ day of November, 2009.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY

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