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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of October 28, 2005 through November 2, 2005
Copies of these items may be found on the PUC Web site at http://www.puc.sd.gov
NATURAL GAS
Application by NorthWestern for revisions to its natural gas transportation tariffs, including changes to customer balancing, imbalance penalties, cash out provisions, standby service options, general terms and conditions and sample forms. NorthWestern states the proposed revisions will address changes at the federal level concerning industry standard rules and procedures and also address certain current operating conditions. The revisions will also update tariffs to reflect the name change from NorthWestern Public Service Company to NorthWestern Energy.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Sara Greff
Date Filed: 10/28/05
Intervention Deadline: 11/18/05
NG05-015 In the Matter of the Filing by MidAmerican Energy Company for Approval of Tariff Revisions.
On October 28, 2005, MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) filed for Commission approval a revision to the notification period for customers' intent to become transporters under the Monthly Metered Transportation Gas Pilot Project tariff. Currently, the tariff requires the customer's Certified Natural Gas Provider take assignment of the applicable portion of MidAmerican's interstate pipeline capacity attributable to the customer if notice was not given "last year" of intent to become a transporter. The proposed revision specifies a "twelve-month notice" of intent to become a transporter.
Staff Analyst: Bob Knadle
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Docketed: 10/28/05
Intervention Deadline: 11/18/05
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On October 28, 2005, the Commission received a filing for approval of an Elimination of UNE-P and Implementation of Batch Hot Cut Process Version 2-1 Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation and Ionex Communications North, Inc. (fka Advanced Communications Group and FirsTel, Inc.). According to the parties, "the provisions of this Amendment are intended to amend and supersede those provisions of CLEC's existing and all future Interconnection or other Agreements only as they relate to Qwest's offering of Unbundled Mass Market Switching or Unbundled Enterprise Switching and Unbundled Shared Transport in combination with other network elements as part of the Unbundled Network Element Platform, and Batch Hot Cuts." Any party wishing to comment on the Amendment may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Amendment no later than November 17, 2005. Parties to the Amendment may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Sara B. Greff
Date Filed: 10/28/05
Initial Comments Due: 11/17/05
On October 28, 2005, the Commission received a filing for approval of a Triennial Review Order and Triennial Review Remand Order Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation and PrairieWave Telecommunications, Inc. According to the parties, this Amendment incorporates the Triennial Review Order and
the Triennial Review Remand Order into the lnterconnection Agreement between the parties. Any party wishing to comment on the Amendment may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Amendment no later than November 17, 2005. Parties to the Amendment may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Sara B. Greff
Date Filed: 10/28/05
Initial Comments Due: 11/17/05
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