20140131final_order_no_32975.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
January 31,2014
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
OF PACIFICORP,DBA ROCKY MOUNTAIN )CASE NO.PAC-E-13-04
POWER,TO INITIATE DISCUSSIONS )
WITH INTERESTED PARTIES ON )
ALTERNATIVE RATE PLAN PROPOSALS )ORDER NO.32975
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On December 6,2013,the Commission issued an Order awarding intervenor funding
to Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho (“CAPAI”).Order No.32946.On
December 30,2013,CAPAI submitted a Petition for Clarification,pursuant to Rule 325,IDAPA
3 1.01.01.325,of Order No.32946.
CAPAI’S PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION
In its Petition,CAPAI does not object to the amount of intervenor funding awarded
by the Commission.CAPAI merely seeks clarification regarding ‘the Commission’s statement
that it urges counsel to ‘develop or obtain a system to more accurately track and document his
professional services related to Commission proceedings.”Petition at 3.
COMMISSION DISCUSSION
The Commission has reviewed CAPAI’s Petition for Clarification.As noted above,
CAPAI does not object to the amount of its intervenor funding award.After reviewing CAPAI’s
request for clarification of the Commission’s prior Order,we reiterate our previous admonition
urging legal counsel for CAPAI “to develop or obtain a system to more accurately track and
document his professional services related to Commission proceedings.”Order No.32946 at 3.
This comment was offered as a recommendation,not an order or directive.
The Commission’s recommendation for a more comprehensive tracking system was
included simply to “assist the Commission in evaluating and expediting the resolution of future
requests for intervenor funding.”Id.The Commission believes that this recommendation is
clear and unambiguous.If counsel for CAPAI believes that his current tracking system is
adequate then he should proceed accordingly.The Commission again encourages CAPAI,and
other similarly situated parties,to follow the recommendations outlined in Order No.32946.
For the foregoing reasons,the Commission denies CAPAI’s Petition for Clarification
of Order No.32946.
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Community Action Partnership Association of
Idaho’s Petition for Clarification is denied.The Commission offers no further comment on this
matter.
THIS IS AN ORDER ISSUED TO CLARIFY A FINAL ORDER ON
INTERVENOR FUNDING.Pursuant to Rule 325 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure,
IDAPA 3 1.01.01.325,this Order does not suspend or toll the time for the filing of a petition for
reconsideration.See Idaho Code §6 1-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise,Idaho this 3/s’
day of January 2014.
ATTEST:
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Jean D.Jewell
Commission Secretary
PAUl KJLLLANI)FR,PRLSII)EN I’
MARSHA H.SMITH,COMMISSIONER
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MACK A.COMMISSIONER
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