20160229Motion.pdf

RECEIVEDD. NErL PRrCE (rSB# 6864)
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
rDAHo puB,,rc urrlrrrEs coMMrssroN 2016 FEB 29 PH lr: L I
P.O. BOX 83720 ii:.r, j i-, iUEi.lCBOISE,IDAHO 93720_0074 , ,r r_1r: l; llCi_,iF,ilSSl0N
(208) 334-03 l4
E-mail: neil,price(0puc.idaho.gov
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-59 I 8
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION )
oF PACIFICORP DBA ROCKY MOUNTAIN ) CASE NO. PAC-E-16-04
POWER TO CANCEL SCHEDULE 117, )
RESIDENTIAL REFRIGERATOR )
RECYCLING PROGRAM ) STAFT'S MOTION FOR
) COMMISSIONACCEPTANCE
) OF COMMENTS FILED AFTER
) THE 2I-DAY COMMENT
) DEADLINE
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its
Attorney of Record, D. Neil Price, Deputy Attorney General, to submit the foregoing Motionfor
Acceptance of Comments Filed After the 2l-day Comment Deadline.
BACKGROUND
On January 27,2016, PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power ("Rocky Mountain" or
"Company") filed an Application, pursuantto ldaho Code $$ 6l-301, 6l-307,61-622,61-623
and Commission Rules of Procedure 52 and 201, IDAPA 31.01.01.052 and .201, et seq., seeking
authorization to cancel Electric Service Schedule No. ll7 ("Program'), Residential Refrigerator
Recycling Program.r
I On December 3, 2015, the Company hled Tariff Advice No. 15-05 requesting authorization to suspend the
Program due to the Program vendor, Jaco Environmental ("Jaco"), going out of business. Jaco contacted the
Company to inform it that Jaco would no longer be able to perform its contractual duties for the Program. The
Commission approved the suspension of the Program on December 7,2015.
STAFF'S MOTION FOR COMMISSION
ACCEPTANCE OF COMMENTS FILED
AFTER THE 2I-DAY COMMENT DEADLINE 1
On February 3, 2016, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Modified
Procedure with a 2l-day comment period. See Order No. 33462.
STAFF'S MOTION
On February 29,2016, Commission Staff ("Staff') filed its comments in the above-
titled case. Staff acknowledges that its filing was not made within the Zl-day comment period
established by the Commission. Due to a clerical error, the comment deadline was listed as
March 2, 2016, on the Intranet page for Case No. PAC-E-16-04. Staff proceeded in accordance
with the March 2,2016 deadline for written comments.
Staff first learned of the clerical effor on February 29,2016, and immediately filed its
comments on February 29, 2016. Therefore, Staff respectfully requests that the Commission
accept Staff s comments filed after the2l-day comment deadline.
Respectfully submitted this 29th day of February 2016.
D. Nei ce
Deputy Attorney General
N:PAC-E- I 6-04_np_Motion
STAFF'S MOTION FOR COMMISSION
ACCEPTANCE OF COMMENTS FILED
AFTER THE 21-DAY COMMENT DEADLINE
CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 29th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016,
SERVED THE FOREGOING STAFF'S MOTION FOR COMMISSION ACCEPTANCE
OF COMMENTS FILED AFTER THE 21.DAY COMMENT DEADLINE, IN CASE NO.
PAC-E-I6-04, BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE
FOLLOWING:
TED WESTON
MICHAEL SNOW
ROCKY MOTINTAIN POWER
I4O7 WEST NORTH TEMPLE STE 330
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84I16
E-MAIL : [e-mail]
michael. snow@pacifi corp. com
DATA REQUEST RESPONSE CENTER
E.MAIL ONLY:
datarequest@paci fi corp. com
DANIEL E SOLANDER
ROCKY MOLTNTAIN POWER
1407 WN TEMPLE STE 320
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84I 16
E-MAIL : Daniel. solander@pacificorp. com
SECRETARY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE