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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period October 23, 2008 through October 29, 2008
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ELECTRIC
Application by Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy) for approval of tariff revisions removing previously approved temporary definitions of time of day. The Federal change in the Daylight Savings Time schedule was originally a trial, and therefore temporary. For this reason, Xcel Energy previously sought temporary tariff modifications in order to avoid an expensive meter programming effort that might have to be reversed if the Federal government did not adopt the change permanently. It now appears that the change has become permanent by default. Xcel Energy has reprogrammed all of its TOD metering equipment in South Dakota to be synchronized with the new, expanded DST schedule, and the language that was temporarily inserted into affected TOD tariffs is no longer needed.
Staff Analyst: Dave Jacobson
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 10/27/08
Intervention Deadline: 10/29/08
PIPELINE SAFETY
PS08-004 In the Matter of the Petition of Commission Pipeline Safety Program Manager for a Declaratory Ruling on Jurisdiction of Low Income Housing Propane System.
On October 29, 2008, the Commission Pipeline Safety Program Manager filed a request for a declaratory ruling as to whether a propane gas delivery system, where costs thereof are paid through a government subsidy, and where user rents cannot be modified based on actual cost, is a master meter system according to SDCL 49-34B-1(10) and thus within the jurisdiction of this Commission. The propane delivery system at issue is located at a facility for low income residents and has been part of the South Dakota Pipeline Program since at least 1997. The Pipeline Safety Program Manager now questions whether the facility is jurisdictional.
Staff Analysts: Nathan Solem/Stacy Splittstoesser
Staff Attorney: Kara Semmler
Date Filed: 10/29/08
Intervention Deadline: 11/28/08
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
On October 28, 2008, Consolidated Communications Operator Services, Inc. (CCOS) and Consolidated Communications Network Services, Inc. (CCNS), to be known as Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. (CCES), d/b/a Consolidated Communications Operator Services filed an application with the Commission to transfer the Certificate of Authority to provide operator assisted telecommunications service and services for payphones held by CCOS to CCNS. CCNS plans to offer the same services at the same prices, terms and conditions as currently offered by CCOS. CCNS has requested confidential treatment of its financial information.
Staff Analysts: Tim Binder/Bob Knadle
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 10/28/08
Intervention Deadline: 11/14/08
On October 29, 2008, Total Holdings, Inc. d/b/a GTC Communications (GTC) filed an application for a certificate of authority to provide interexchange telecommunications services in the State of South Dakota. GTC plans to provide these services throughout South Dakota.
Staff Analyst: Tim Binder
Staff Attorney: Kara Semmler
Date Filed: 10/29/08
Intervention Deadline: 11/14/08
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