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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting


Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 9:30 A.M.
State Capitol Building, Room 412
Pierre, South Dakota

NOTE: If you wish to join this meeting by conference call, please contact the Commission at 605-773-3201 by 5:00 p.m. on June 16, 2003.

NOTE: Notice is further given to persons with disabilities that this Commission meeting is being held in a physically accessible place. If you have special needs, please notify the Commission and we will make all necessary arrangements.

ADDENDUM TO THE AGENDA

Natural Gas

1. NG02-011 In the Matter of the Application of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. for Authority to Increase Rates for Natural Gas Service. (Staff Analyst: David Jacobson, Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer)

Application by Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. for approval to increase rates for natural gas service in its Black Hills service territory by $2,173,380, or 5.8% based on a 2003 projected test year. The proposed increase for a residential customer would average about $2.50 per month. The proposed rates may potentially affect about 40,800 natural gas customers in the Black Hills area of South Dakota. On April 30, 2003, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. filed its Motion to Continue and Reschedule the Hearing. On May 22, 2003, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU) filed a Motion to Extend Deadline for Re al Testimony. The Commission granted MDU's Motion to Extend Deadline for Re al Testimony. MDU and Staff filed a joint Motion to Continue and Reschedule the Hearing and Further Suspend Rates on June 13, 2003.

TODAY, shall the Commission grant the Motion to Continue and Reschedule the Hearing and Further Suspend Rates?

______________________
Heather K. Forney
Deputy Executive Director
heather.forney@state.sd.us
June 16, 2003