20081023Comments.pdf

DONALD L. HOWELL, II
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
POBOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 3366
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IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITiES COMMISSION
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5918 RUL..u-oB-or
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
NOTICE OF RULEMAKING REGARDING THE)
COMMISSION'S RULES OF PROCEDURE, ) DOCKET NO. 31-0101-0801IDAPA 31.01.01.000 ET SEQ. )
) STAFF COMMENTS
)
COMES NOW the Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission by and through its
attorney of record, Donald L. Howell, II, and hereby submits these comments in support of the
Commission's proposed changes to its Procedural Rules. Staff notes that it has been
approximately five years since the Commission last updated its Rules of Procedure. The Staff
believes that the proposed changes contained in the Commission's Notice of Rulemaking
improve readability, eliminate ambiguities, and make other necessar changes. In addition, Staff
believes that the increased use of electronic filing and allowing documents to be printed on both
sides of the page wil save both time and resources for those parties filing documents with the
Commission.
STAFF PROPOSED ADDITIONS
The Commission Secretar recommends that the Commission consider two additional
changes to Rules 61 and 62. More specifically, to the assist the Commission Secretar in
copying and distributing documents within the Commission, she has asked that original
documents be fied "unbound and unstapled." Requiring that original document be unbound and
unstapled wil appreciably aid in the scaning, copying and distribution of original documents.
STAFF COMMENTS 1
To implement the Commission Secretay's suggestion, Staff requests that the
Commission consider the following additional changes to its proposed amendments to Rule 61
and 62. The Secretar's proposed changes are shown in bold italicized text.
061. FILING DOCUMENTS WITH THE COMMISSION -- NUMBER OF COPIES -
DISCOVERY - FACSIMILE TRA.NSMISSION (FAX) AND ELECTRONIC FILING
(RULE 61).
The following numbers of documents ff shall be filed with the Commission Secretary:
(7 1 93)L-
01. Printed Filngs. When fiing printed materiaJ.;.1 (4 5 OO)L-
a. In utilities cases (other than those cases specified in Subsections 06L.0L.b. and
06L.0L.c. be of this rule): (3 16 04)L-
1. Pleadings (applications, petitions, complaints, motions, answers and consent
agreements)--an original (unbound and unstapled) and seven (7) copies. (7 i 93)L-
11. Briefs, proposed orders, statements of position, and exceptions under Rule 312-
an original (unbound and unstapled) andei~ (8.2 copies. (4 500)L-b. Securty issuance cases: (4-5-00)
1. Pleadings--an original (unbound and unstapled) and four (4) copies.(7 1 93)L-
c. Telecommunication interconnection agreements: (3-16-04)
1. Pleadings--an original (unbound and unstapled) and three (3) copies.(3 16 04)L-
(No other changes to Subsections 02, 03 and 04.)
062. FORM OF DOCUMENTS (RULE 62).
04. Original Documents. All original documents filed with the Commission
Secretary shall be unbound and unstapled. Copies of original documents may be bound orstapled. L-
STAFF COMMENTS 2
Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of October 2008.
Nrd~Donald L. Howell, II
Deputy Attorney General
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