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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

JANUARY 28, 2013 – 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 Tuesday, January 22, 2013. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as written.
The next order of business was approval of the CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Grace Seaman's January 24, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho dba Frontier Communications of Idaho and Frontier Communications Northwest Inc.'s Applications for the 2011 Broadband Equipment Tax Credit, Case Nos. CTC-T-12-02 and VZN-T-12-02.3. Grace Seaman's January 24, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC's Approval of Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement with Custer Telephone Broadband Services, LLC, Case No. QWE-T-12-09.4. Karl Klein's January 25, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Intermountain Gas Company's Application to Sell LNG, Case No. INT-G-13-02.
There was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 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: Application for Approval of a Customer Exchange Agreement Between Rocky Mountain Power and Fall River Electric Cooperative, Case No. PAC-E-12-15. [Don Howell, Attorney]6. Deliberation re: Commission Inquiry into the Cost-effectiveness and Funding of Electric Utility LIWA and Conservation Education Programs, Case No. GNR-E-12-01. [Karl Klein, Attorney]7. Deliberation re: Generic PURPA Case, Phase III, Reconsideration/Clarification, Case No. GNR-E-11-03. [Kristine Sasser, 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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