20211018Notice_of_Application_Order_No_35200.pdf

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
ORDER NO. 35200 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
October 18, 2021
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF INTERMOUNTAIN
GAS COMPANY’S APPLICATION TO
UPDATE SECTION C OF THE GENERAL
SERVICE PROVISIONS TARIFF ADVICE
NO. 21-01
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CASE NO. INT-G-21-05

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

NOTICE OF
MODIFIED PROCEDURE

SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED
EFFECTIVE DATE

ORDER NO. 35200

On September 24, 2021, Intermountain Gas Company (“Company”) submitted Tariff
Advice No. 21-01 requesting to revise Section C of its General Service Provisions. The Company
seeks authority to update the Allowable Investment Factors, the Service Line Cost per Foot, and
the construction overhead charge, all in accordance with Commission Order No. 34735.
Application at 1. The Company also seeks to revise language in the tariff to provide additional
clarity. Id. at 2. The Company requests that the proposed changes become effective December 1,
2021.
At the October 12, 2021, Decision Meeting, Commission Staff stated they need
additional time to review the Company’s filing and recommended that the Tariff Advice be
processed as a formal case to allow for greater transparency and public input. See October 8, 2021,
Decision Memorandum at 1. Staff further recommended that the Company’s December 1, 2021
proposed effective date be suspended and that the case be processed under Modified Procedure.
Id. Staff indicated the Company concurs with the above-mentioned approach, but that the
Company requests an additional 30 days after the Commission’s Final Decision on its proposed
revisions to implement the changes to its systems and forms. Id. at 2.
The Commission now converts the Tariff Advice into an Application, issues a Notice
of Application, sets comment deadlines for interested persons and for the Company’s reply, and
suspends the Company’s proposed effective date.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
ORDER NO. 35200 2
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company proposes to update the Allowable
Investment Factors, the Service Line Cost per Foot, and the construction overhead charge in
Section C of its General Service Provisions.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED the Company proposes to revise language in section
4.2(a) of its tariff “to remove the ambiguous reference to ‘Non-discretionary load’ and replace it
with the word ‘Gas.’” Application at 2.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED the Company proposes to revise its tariff to “remove
the reference to ‘stubs’ in section 5.3 because stubs are not included in the main project cost
estimate.” Id. Rather “[s]tub costs are included in the average service line cost per foot referenced
in section 5.2.” Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application and supporting documents
have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection during regular
business hours at the Commission’s office. These documents are also available on the
Commission’s web site at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the “Open Cases” link under the heading
“GAS” and click on the case number as shown on the front of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held
pursuant to the Commission’s jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this matter will be conducted
pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq.
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has determined that the public
interest may not require a formal hearing in this matter, and that it will proceed under Modified
Procedure pursuant to Rules 201 through 204 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA
31.01.01.201 through .204. The Commission notes that Modified Procedure and written comments
have proven to be an effective means for obtaining public input and participation.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that people desiring to state a position on this
Application may file written comments explaining why they support or oppose the Application.
Persons who would like a hearing must specifically request a hearing in their written comments.
Persons shall have 28 days from the service date of this Order to file written comments.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
ORDER NO. 35200 3
Comments must be filed through the Commission’s website or by e-mail unless computer access
is unavailable. To comment electronically, please access the Commission’s home page at
www.puc.idaho.gov. Click the “Case Comment Form” tab and complete the form using the case
number as it appears on the front of this document. Comments filed by email must also be emailed
to the Company at the email addresses listed below. If computer access is unavailable, then
comments may be mailed to the Commission and the Companies at these addresses:
For the Commission:

Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
[e-mail]

Street Address for Express Mail:

11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ID 83714

For the Company:

Lori A. Blattner
Director – Regulatory Affairs
Intermountain Gas Company
P.O. Box 7608
Boise, ID 83707
[e-mail]

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company must file any reply comments
within 35 days from the service date of this Order.
SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
The Company filed its Application on September 24, 2021, and proposed an effective
date of December 1, 2021. Given the public interest in having adequate time to comment on this
case, the Commission finds it appropriate to suspend the Company’s proposed effective date of
December 1, 2021, for a period of 30 days plus five (5) months, unless the Commission issues an
earlier order accepting, rejecting, or modifying the proposed requests. See Idaho Code § 61-622(4).
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s Tariff Advice be processed as an
Application as a formal case.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Company’s Application will be processed by
Modified Procedure, Rule 201-204 (IDAPA 31.01.01.201-.204). Persons interested in submitting

NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF MODIFIED PROCEDURE
SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
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written comments must do so within 28 days of the service date of this Order. The Company must
file any reply comments within 35 days of the service date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Company’s proposed December 1, 2021,
effective date is suspended for 30 days plus five months or until the Commission enters an earlier
order accepting, rejecting, or modifying the Company’s requests.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties should continue to comply with Order No.
35058, issued June 3, 2021. All pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and
shall be deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. See Rule 14.02. Service
between parties should also be accomplished electronically. Voluminous discovery-related
documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 18th
day of October 2021.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

KRISTINE RAPER, COMMISSIONER

ERIC ANDERSON, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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