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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of July 25, 2002 through July 31, 2002
If you need a complete copy of a filing faxed, overnight expressed, or mailed to you, please contact Delaine Kolbo within five business days of this report. Phone: 605-773-3705 Fax: 605-773-3809
ELECTRIC
Otter Tail Power Company has filed for approval a Municipal Contract with the City of Bushnell and a Summary List of Contracts with Deviations. The Municipal Contract for the City of Bushnell was updated because the old Contract will expire on October 1, 2002. The new Contract does not include any new rates that would be considered a deviation.
Staff Analyst: Michele Farris
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 07/29/02
Intervention Deadline: 08/16/02
NATURAL GAS
Application by NorthWestern Energy, formerly NorthWestern Public Service, for approval of a contract with deviations to serve the central heating plant of South Dakota State University (SDSU). The application states the contract is necessary in order to avoid bypass of NorthWestern Energy by SDSU constructing its own pipeline. The contract would offer transportation service and result in retention of revenues for NorthWestern Energy at a reduced amount.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 07/29/02
Intervention Deadline: 08/16/02
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On July 25, 2002, the Commission received for approval a filing of an Agreement for Terms and Conditions for Interconnection, Unbundled Network Elements, Ancillary Services, and Resale of Telecommunications Services Provided by Qwest Corporation to Centel Communications, Inc. (Centel). According to the parties, the Agreement is a negotiated agreement and is made in order to set forth the terms, conditions, and prices under which Qwest will provide services for resale to Centel for the provision of local exchange services. Any party wishing to comment on the agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the agreement no later than August 14, 2002. Parties to the agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Rolayne Ailts Wiest
Date Docketed: 07/25/02
Initial Comments Due: 08/14/02
On July 29, 2002, Qwest Corporation filed revised Access Service Tariff pages to remove the Equal Access and Network Reconfiguration Recovery Charge. Qwest Corporation ceased collection of these revenues effective July 23, 2002.
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best
Date Docketed: 07/29/02
Intervention Deadline: N/A
On July 29, 2002, Qwest filed a revision to its Access Services Tariff. The purpose of the filing is to add USOCs to various existing transport rate elements. The USOCs are being added to bring USOCs in the state access tariff in alignment with those in the FCC Tariff #1.
Staff Analyst: Heather Forney
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 07/29/02
Intervention Deadline: 08/16/02
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