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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 – 1:30 P.M.

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

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING on Monday, September 10, 2012. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.

The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Bryan Lanspery's September 13, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Avista Utilities Tariff Advice 12-04-E to Implement a Franchise Fee for the City of Kellogg.3. Bryan Lanspery's September 13, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Avista Utilities Tariff Advice 12-05-G to Implement a Franchise Fee for the City of Kellogg.4. Carolee Hall's September 13, 2012 Decision Memorandum re: Joint Application Between Qwest Corporation ("Qwest") and Sprint Communications, L.P. ("Sprint") for Approval to Amend the Interconnection Agreement Between the Companies, Case No. QWE-T-04-01.
There was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 – 4 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
5. Deliberation re: The Customer Allocation Agreement Between Rocky Mountain Power and Idaho Power, Case No. PAC-E-12-13. [Don Howell, Attorney]6. Deliberation re: XRG LLC's Petition for Reconsideration, Case No. PAC-E-10-08. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]7. Deliberation re: Virgin Mobile USA, L.P.'s Application for Limited Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, Case No. VMU-T-11-01. [Weldon Stutzman, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that items 5 through 7 would be deliberated privately.

There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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