20181002_ej2.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER RAPER
COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:EDWARD JEWELL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE:SEPTEMBER 20,2018
SUBJECT:APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER AND THE
CITY OF IDAHO FALLS -HOLMES DRIVE;PAC-E-18-06.
On July 23,2018,Rocky Mountain Power filed an Application requesting authority to
transfer certain rights and obligations to serve Century Link and Cable One communications
facilities to the City of Idaho Falls as part of a road-widening project undertaken by the City.
Rocky Mountain Power submits its Application for approval under the Idaho Electric Supplier
Stabilization Act,I.C.§61-332,et seq.,and the electric utility asset transfer statute,I.C.§61-
328.Application at 1.The latter statute states the Commission "shall issue a public notice and
shall conduct a public hearing upon the application."
On September 11,2018,the Commission issued a Notice of Application,Notice of
Modified Procedure,and Notice of Telephonic Hearing.Order No.34142.In the Notice of
Telephonic Hearing,the Commission set a telephonic public hearing for 11:00 a.m.on October
16,2018.Since that time,scheduling conflicts have arisen and Staff now recommends that the
telephonic public hearing date be changed.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Commission issue an Order that amends its previous
scheduling order to reschedule the telephonic public hearing to October 18,2018.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 1
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to vacate the October 16,2018 hearing and reschedule the
telephonic public hearing to October 18,2018?
Edward J.Je
Deputy AttorneyGeneral
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