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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 – 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 Monday, September 23, 2013. 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 September 27, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Fremont Telecom's Tariff Advice No. 13.05 Requesting Commission Approval to Eliminate Its Number Reserve Service, Clarify Its Seasonal Service Offering, Increase the Seasonal Service Residential Rate to Comply with FCC Rate Floor and Implement a Non-recurring Service Order Charge.3. Carolee Hall's September 25, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: tw telecom of Idaho LLC ("tw telecom") Petition for a Safety Valve Waiver of FCC Threshold Requirements for Numbering Resources in Idaho's Boise Main Rate Center, Case No. TWT-T-13-01.4. Cathleen McHugh's September 24, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Advice No. 13-05-E (Avista), Residential and Small-Farm Energy Rate Adjustment Credit.5. Matt Elam's September 27, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Compliance Filing - Avista Gas and Electric Tariffs.6. Matt Elam's September 25, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Compliance Filing - Revised Tariff Schedules 72 and 84.
There was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 through 6 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
7. Cathleen McHugh and Don Howell's September 27, 2013 Decision Memorandum re: Advice No. 13-01, Rocky Mountain Power's Revisions to the BPA Residential Exchange Program (REP) Credit, Schedule 34.
Dr. McHugh reviewed the Decision Memo. Commissioner Smith asked why the company does not do the reallocation so that we are given the appropriate share. Dr. McHugh replied that the company is arguing that the Section 6 reallocations paid by PacifiCorp have to do with the Lookback but the Section 6 reallocations received by PacifiCorp do not. Mr. Howell added that is why there is a dispute—in Avista’s REP program, which the Commission just approved, the same allocation was used both coming and going. Commissioner Smith stated that she figured it is taking away from Oregon, and Dr. McHugh replied that it is. Commissioner Smith made a motion to adopt the proposed change in PacifiCorp’s residential and small farm energy rate adjustment credit effective October 1, 2013; approve opening a new docket to investigate the jurisdictional treatment of Section 6 reallocation adjustments; and direct the staff to advise the Commission if they and the company can’t reach an agreement.
Commissioner Kjellander asked why the Commission needed to go through an additional proceeding. Mr. Howell replied that because there is a dispute involving the allocation and the company would not yield, and given the timing with the October 1st effective date, staff did not want to delay giving BPA credits back to customers while the commission resolves this issue with the company.
Mr. Howell stated that an order would be prepared allowing the rate to go into effect while reserving the specific dispute about the allocation for subsequent review.
There was no further discussion. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was FULLY SUBMITTED MATTERS:
8. Deliberation re: Idaho Power Company's Motion to Dismiss, Case No. IPC-E-13-17. [Kristine Sasser, Attorney]
Commissioner Kjellander stated that item 8 would be deliberated privately.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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