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CON'INIISSIONtrR RAPER
CO}INIISSIONI.]R ANDERSON
CONI}IIS S IO N S EC RI.]TA RY
C()NINIISSION STAFF
l.t{o\l:JOIIN R. HA}INIOND JR.
DI],PT]T}' ATTORNI,]\' GIiNI.]RAI,
D.{TI.]: DECENII}IIR6,2019
SUri.lMl':AVISTA (]0RPORAI'ION'S APPI,I(]ATION I'OR APPROVAI, OT
EI,I.](]TRIC DISTRII]TiTION SI,]R\'ICE A(;REI.]NIEN'I' \\'ITH EAST
cRFltlN.,\CRlrS I RRIGAl'lON DISTRICT; CAS FI NO. r\\/U-li- 1 9- 1 3.
On November 15. 2019, Avistar Corporation dba Avista Utilities ("Avista" or
"Company") filed an Application seeking approl'al of thc Electric Distribution Service Agreemcnt
("Agreement") rvith the Erst Creenacres Irrigation district ("East Greenacres").
THE APPLICATION
Avista represents the pa(ics entered the Agreement to continue the dclivery of Unitcd
States Bureau of Reclamation energ) ovcr Avista-ou ned and opcrated distribution facilities tionr
Avista's Post Falls Substation to East Greenacres' delivery points . Applicurion at I . The Company
states thc Agreement is to bccome eft'ective on January l, 2020, or the first day tbllou'ing approval
by the Commission, 121. Thc Company' requests that the Application be processed by N{odified
Procedure. 1rl. at 2.
STAI.'}- RECO}IMENDATION
Staff reconinrends the Commission issue a Notice of Application and Notice of
\{odified Procedure. Staff recommends the Notice of Application and Notice of Modificd
Procedure proride for a twent)-one (21) day uritten comment period for itself and any other
interested parties, $'ith a seven (7) day reply comment period for the Company to follow.
IDECISIO\ NIE\IORA\DL'\I
CON{MISSION DECISION
Does thc Corrunission u'ish tt-r issue a Notice of Application and Notice of Modified
Procedure that cstablishes a twcnty-one (21) day u,ritten comment period for Staff and any other
interested parties followed by a sevcn (7) day reply comment period for the Company?
lf not, does the Conrmission wish to sct alternative comments deadlines?
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