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IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

APRIL 14, 2014 – 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, April 7, 2014. 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 April 4, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Application for Approval of a CenturyLink Local Services Platform (CLSP) Agreement Between Qwest Corporation dba Centurylink QC ("CenturyLink) and Ionex Communications North, Inc. dba Birch Communications ("Birch"), Case No. QWE-T-05-14.3. Grace Seaman's April 9, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Application to Amend the CenturyLink Local Service Platform Agreement with Ionex Communications North, Inc. dba Birch Communications, Case No. QWE-T-04-19.
There was no discussion and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s recommendations for items 2 and 3 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
The final order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
4. Grace Seaman's April 10, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: 2013 Idaho Telephone Service Assistance Program Annual Report, Case No. GNR-T-14-03.
Ms. Seaman welcomed Alyson Anderson, Administrator of the Idaho Telecommunications Service Assistance Program (ITSAP), to the meeting. She then reviewed her Decision Memo. There was no discussion and Commissioner Smith made a motion to accept Staff’s recommendations to maintain the monthly ITSAP surcharge rate at the present level, accept the 2013 annual report, adopt the 2014 budget, and congratulate Ms. Anderson on another year of good work. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.

5. Maria Barratt-Riley's April 14, 2014 Decision Memorandum re: Calculating the 2014 Regulatory Fee Assessments for Public Utilities and Railroads, Case Nos. F-2014-1, F-2014-2 and F-2014-3.
Commissioner Smith made a motion that the Commission agree with the calculation of the regulatory assessment for the utilities, the regulatory assessment rate for the utilities, and likewise the regulatory assessment rate for the railroads and the regulatory assessment fee for the pipeline corporations. A vote was taken on the motion and it carried unanimously.
There was no further business before the Commission and Commissioner Kjellander adjourned the meeting.

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