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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

JANUARY 9, 2012 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Mack Redford and Marsha Smith.

Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order. The first order of business was
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Carolee Hall's January 4, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of Idaho, Inc., ("CenturyLink") Tariff Advice 11-13 Amended to Include the URL Link to the Company's Interstate Tariff File with the FCC and to Correct Contact Information Contained within the Tariff.3. Carolee Hall's January 4, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. Tariff Advice 11-14 Amended to Include the URL Link to the Company's Interstate Tariff Filed with the FCC and to Correct Contact Information Contained within the Tariff.4. Carolee Hall's January 4, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc., ("CenturyLink") Tariff Advice 11-07 Requesting Authority to Correct the Additional Line Rate for Its Bundled Package Called Core Connect.5. Carolee Hall's January 4, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Centurytel of Idaho, Inc., ("CenturyLink") Tariff Advice 11-07 Requesting Authority to Correct the Additional Line Rate for Its Bundled Package Called Core Connect.6. Grace Seaman's January 6, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Idaho Rural Exchange Carriers (IREC) Tariff No. 3 Tariff Advice Letter ID-11-01 to Establish the Intercarrier Compensation Regime For VoIP-PSTN.7. Terri Carlock's January 06, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Midvale Telephone Exchange, Inc.'s Request to Borrow up to $411,000, Case No. MID-T-11-02.
There was no discussion and the Commission voted unanimously to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 – 7 on the Consent Agenda.

The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
8. Marilyn Parker's January 6, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Staff Complaint Against Rocky Mountain Power: Billing Under an Inappropriate Rate Schedule, Utility Customer Relations Rule 203.01(c).
Ms. Parker reviewed her Decision Memo. There was no discussion and Commissioner Smith made a motion to accept the matter as a formal complaint and issue a Summons to Rocky Mountain Power. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
9. Deliberation re: Idaho Power's Sale of SO2 Emission Allowances, Case No. IPC-E-11-17. [Karl Klein, Attorney]10. Deliberation re: Avista Corporation's Joint Application with Stimson Lumber Company for Approval of a Power Purchase Agreement, Case No. AVU-E-11-06. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that items 9 and 10 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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