20171023MIN.pdf

IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING

October 30, 2017 – 1:30 P.M.

In attendance were Commissioners Paul Kjellander, Kristine Raper and Eric Anderson.
Commissioner Kjellander called the meeting to order.

The first order of business was APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
on Tuesday, October 23, 2017. The Commission voted unanimously to approve the minutes as
written.

The second order of business was CONSENT AGENDA:
2. Daphne Huang’s October 18, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: The Joint Application of
the City of Idaho Falls and Rocky Mountain Power to Approve a Service Allocation
Agreement; Case No. PAC-E17-12.
3. Camille Christen’s October 19, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: The 2017-2021
Integrated Resource Plan of Intermountain Gas Company; Case No. INT-G-17-04.
4. Brandon Karpen’s October 20, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain
Power’s Wind Repower Application; Case No. PAC-E-17-06.
5. Brandon Karpen’s October 20, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Rocky Mountain’s
2017 Electric Integrated Resource Plan; Case No. PAC-E-17-03.
There were no questions and Commissioner Kjellander made a motion to approve Staff’s
recommendations for items 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the Consent Agenda. A vote was taken on the
motion and it carried unanimously.
The next order of business was MATTERS IN PROGRESS:
Commissioner Kjellander stated, if there was no objection, he asked to move item 6 on the
agenda to Rulemaking. There was no objection and item 6 was moved under Rulemaking.
The next order of business was RULEMAKING:
6. Brandon Karpen’s October 18, 2017, Decision Memorandum re: Updating the
Commission’s Utility Safety and Accident Reporting Rules; IDAPA Docket No. 31-1101-
1701.
Mr. Karpen reviewed his Decision Memo and stated, the proposed rule for the Commission to
update its Pipeline Reporting and Safety Rules was published and approved by the Legislative
Services Office; as within the Commission’s authority.
He also reported that the Commission has received subsequent to this memorandum notice from
the Legislative and Services Office that the Senate House and Subcommittees have met and
reviewed the proposed rule and have indicted there will be no objections filed to this proposed
rule.
He stated, the Staff requested that the Commission adopts the proposed rule, as a pending rule to
be published in the next Administrative Bulletin and go into effect after official Legislative
review, after the next session.
Commissioner Kjellander asked if there were any comments or questions.
Commissioner Raper made a motion, to adopt the proposed rule and publish a Notice of Pending
Rule in the December 6, 2017 edition of the Administrative Bulletin and submit the pending rule
for Legislative review in 2018.
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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