20030710Notice of Settlement Conference.pdf

STATE OF IDAHO
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
LAWRENCE G. WASDEN
July 10, 2003
To:Parties of Record
RE:Case No. IPC-03-
Notice of Settlement Conference
Dear Parties of Record:
The Commission Staff and Idaho Power plan to meet on Tuesday, July 22,2003 at 8:30 a.
Idaho Power Company to engage in further settlement discussions in Case No. IPC-03-Pursuant to Commission Procedural Rule 272, this letter is to advise all parties of the July 22ndSettlement Conference and to invite them to attend the meeting. The purpose of this SettlementConference is to attempt to resolve the Irrigators' concerns regarding Idaho Power s proposedcalculation and recovery of deferred PCA amounts.
As you are probably aware, the settlement negotiations are confidential. All discussions during
the settlement conference or settlement documents prepared by the parties shall be confidential.
Written and oral statements made by or submitted by an attorney or any party at the settlement
conference shall not be admissible for any purpose before the Commission and shall not be
subject to discovery. See Rule 272, IDAP A 31.01.01.272. See also I.AR. 49(f).
Assuming that party concerns are timely raised and properly addressed, the July 22nd meetingmay culminate in a stipulated settlement of some or all of the unresolved issues in this case.
the event that an agreement cannot be reached by a significant number of participants, the matterwill be noticed up for hearing before the Commission.
If you have questions concerning the Settlement Conference, please call me at 334-0314.
Sinc,;,el ,
L' a Nordstrom
eputy Attorney General
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Contracts & Administrative Law Division, Idaho Public Utilities CommissionO. Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720-0074, Telephone: [phone], FAX: [phone], E-mail: Ipucl91puc.state.id.Located at 472 West Washington St., Boise, Idaho 83702