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MINUTES OF DECISION MEETING
December 30, 1997 - 1:30 p.m.
In attendance were Commissioners Dennis Hansen, Ralph Nelson and Marsha H. Smith and staff members David Scott, Don Howell, Brad Purdy, Stephanie Miller, Carolee Hall, Syd Lansing and Myrna Walters.  
Commission President Dennis Hansen called the meeting to order.
No. 1 on the agenda was approval of the Minutes of the December 15, 1997 Decision Meeting.  
Commissioner Hansen said since the December 15, 1997 Minutes had circulated to the Commissioners and corrections had been made, he would make a motion to approve them. Motion passed unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA consisted of the three items listed on the published agenda.
Commissioner Hansen asked if any of the commissioners had comments or questions about any items on the Consent Agenda. Hearing none, he made a motion to approve staff recommendation on all three items. Motion carried unanimously.
Next item considered was Staff’s Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time in Which to Answer U S West’s Motion to Limit the Record on Appeal in Case No. USW-S-96-5; S. Ct. Docket No. 24349. This matter was added to the agenda as Item 5 under Matters in Progress.
Don Howell reviewed the Motion and asked that rather than having staff file two answers in this matter, they would request an extension of time to see what U S West will file to either amend the Notice of Appeal or amend their Motion to supplement the record.  
Commissioner Smith made a motion to grant the requested extension; other commissioners concurred.
Don Howell then asked the Commissioners to go into executive session on the U S West pending litigation.
Decision meeting was adjourned.
Dated at Boise, Idaho, this 30th day of December, 1997.
Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary