Commission Weekly Filings

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period August 16, 2012, through August 22, 2012

ELECTRIC

EL12-052 – In the Matter of the Joint Request for Service Rights Exception between Otter Tail Power Company and Lake Region Electric Association, Inc.

On August 17, 2012, Otter Tail Power Company (Otter Tail) submitted for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) approval a Service Territory Exception Agreement between Otter Tail and Lake Region Electric Association (LREA). The agreement will allow Otter Tail to provide three-phase service to the Blue Dog Hatchery located in LREA's service territory, and will automatically terminate upon removal or abandonment of such services.

Staff Analyst:  Matthew Tysdal
Staff Attorney:  Ryan Soye
Date Filed:  08/17/12
Intervention Deadline:  09/07/12

EL12-053     In the Matter of the Request for Approval of an Electric Service Territory Boundary Agreement between West River Electric Association, Inc. and Black Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc.

On August 17, 2012, the Commission received an Electric Service Territory Boundary Agreement between West River Electric Association, Inc. and Black Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. This filing is made pursuant to current efforts of the PUC to verify electric territory mapping data for conversion to electronic format and use in a Geographic Information System (GIS) database. With the assistance of the above-referenced utilities, Commission Staff has confirmed the service territory boundary shared by these utilities and has prepared updated mapping information. In addition, the parties ask for approval of existing territory deviations identified during the review processes which have not been approved as official territory exceptions. In conjunction with the parties to this docket, Commission Staff submits this petition asking for Commission approval of the agreement and the exceptions identified in order to update official mapping data and reflect the service territory boundaries shared by the utilities in this docket.

Staff Analyst:  Ross Pedersen
Staff Attorney:  Ryan Soye
Date Filed:  08/17/12
Intervention Deadline:  09/07/12

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TC12-127     In the Matter of the Filing by Level 3 Communications, LLC for Approval of Revisions to Update its Access Services Tariff No. 3

On August 16, 2012, Level 3 Communications, LLC filed for Commission approval of revisions to its Access Services Tariff No. 3. These revisions are being filed to update various terms within the tariff and to allow for the provision of local and tandem connect services.

Staff Analyst:  Brian Rounds
Staff Attorney:  Kara Semmler
Date Filed:  08/16/12
Intervention Deadline:  09/07/12

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