20040730Notice of Application.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
July 30, 2004
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF P ACIFICORP'
APPLICATION TO ADD CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE TO ITS ELECTRIC SERVICE
REGULATION NO. 12 LINE EXTENSION RULE)
AS PERTAINS TO APPLICANT -BUILT LINEEXTENSIONS
CASE NO. PAC-O4-
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED
PROCEDURE
NOTICE OF COMMENT/
PROTEST DEADLINE
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on July 16, 2004, PacifiCorp submitted for
Commission approval proposed tariff pages associated with its Electric Service Regulation No.
12 rule, which pertains to Line Extensions. The purpose of the filing is to add clarifying
language to Regulation 12 regarding availability of the Applicant-Built Line option. The
proposed revision to Regulation 12 Section Sea), Applicant-Built Line Extensions explicitly
states that the applicant-built option only applies to new construction and is not available for
relocations, conversions from overhead to underground, going from single-phase to three-phase
or increasing the capacity of facilities." A vista states that the proposed clarification reflects the
Company s long-standing practice. The proposed clarification to Regulation 12 Section l(d),
Extension, qualifies the definition of Extension by excluding circumstances where a line has
been removed, at customer request, within the prior five years.The proposed change to
Regulation 12 Section 1 (c), Engineering Costs, clarifies that "large, complex or speculative
extensions are to be defined from the perspective (or judgment) of the Company.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has reviewed the filings
record in Case No. P AC-04-4 and has preliminarily determined that the changes proposed to
the Company s Electric Service Regulation No. 12 Line Extension rule may be of such nature as
to not require a hearing to consider the issues presented, and that issues raised by the Company
filing may be processed under Modified Procedure, i., by written submission rather than by
hearing. Reference Commission Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
NOTICE OF COMMENT/PROTEST DEADLINE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission may not hold a hearing in
this proceeding unless it receives written protests or comments opposing the use of Modified
Procedure and stating why Modified Procedure should not be used.
31.01.01.203.
Reference IDAP A
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the deadline for filing written comments or
protests with respect to the proposed changes to PacifiCorp s Electric Service Regulation No. 12
Line Extension rule and the Commission s use of Modified Procedure in Case No. PAC-04-
is Friday, August 27, 2004. Persons desiring a hearing must specifically request a hearing in
their written protests or comments.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are
received within the deadline, the Commission will consider the matter on its merits and enter its
Order without a formal hearing. If comments or protests are filed within the deadline, the
Commission will consider them and in its discretion may set the matter for hearing or may
decide the matter and issue its Order based on the written positions before it. Reference IDAP A
31.01.01.204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that written comments concerning Case
No. P AC-04-4 should be mailed to the Commission and PacifiCorp at the addresses reflected
below.
COMMISSION SECRETARY
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
Street Address for Express Mail:
D. DOUGLAS LARSON
VICE PRESIDENT REGULATION
ACIFICORP
82S NE MUL TNOMAH
PORTLAND, OR 97232
e-mail: doug.larson~pacificorp.com472 W WASHINGTON ST
BOISE, ID 83702-5983
All comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this
document. Persons desiring to submit comments via e-mail may do so by accessing the
Commission s home page located at www.puc.statejd.under the heading "Contact Us." Once
at the "Contact Us" page, select "E-mail case comments or questions " fill in the case number as
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
NOTICE OF COMMENT/PROTEST DEADLINE
it appears on the front of this document, and enter your comments. These comments must also
be sent to PacifiCorp at the e-mail address listed above.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that PacifiCorp s filing in Case No. PAC-04-
is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Company s Idaho offices and at
the Commission s Office, 472 West Washington, Boise, Idaho. The Company s filing may also
be viewed on the Commission s website www.puc.statejd.
DATED at Boise, Idaho this 30 yh- day of July 2004.
Jea '. Jewell
Co . ission Secretary
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
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