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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
July 2, 2013, at 9:30 A.M. CDT
Room 413, Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota
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AGENDA OF COMMISSION MEETING
Administration
1. Approval of the Minutes of the Commission Meeting Held on June 18, 2013 (Staff: Joy Lashley)
Consumer Reports
1. Status Report on Consumer Utility Inquiries and Complaints Received by the Commission (Consumer Affairs: Deb Gregg)
Electric
On June 3, 2013, the Commission received an application from Northern States Power Company d/b/a Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power Company for a permit to construct the southern portion of the Big Stone South to Brookings County Substation 345 kV transmission line in Deuel and Brookings Counties and make modifications to the existing Brookings County Substation.
TODAY, shall the Commission assess a filing fee not to exceed $254,360 with an initial deposit of $8,000?
On June 12, 2013, Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy submitted a Service Territory Agreement between Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy and Sioux Valley Energy Electric Cooperative. The proposed exception to the existing service territory boundary will permit Xcel Energy to provide three-phase service to an irrigation center pivot located in Sioux Valley Energy Electric Cooperative's service territory.
TODAY, shall the Commission approve the requested service rights exception?
Telecommunications
On February 11, 2013, the Commission received a filing from ANPI Business, LLC, (ANPI Business) requesting authority to engage in providing local exchange and Voice over Internet Protocol (hereinafter "VoIP") telecommunications services to business-class subscribers only throughout the territories and exchanges of CenturyLink in the State of South Dakota under the name of ANPI Business, LLC. Under Order Granting Certificate of Authority TC00-129, ANPI Business, LLC, formerly Zone Telecom Inc. and later converted to Zone Telecom, LLC was previously granted authorization by this Commission to provide telecommunications services in South Dakota; specifically long distance and private line services. ANPI Business now wishes to expand its authority to include resold local exchange and VoIP telecommunications services to its business-class subscribers.
TODAY, shall the Commission grant the application of ANPI Business, LLC for a Certificate of Authority to provide local exchange services in South Dakota?
On April 8, 2013, the Commission received a filing pursuant to 47 U.S.C. ยง 252 for approval of a Service Performance Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation dba CenturyLink QC and dishNET Wireline, L.L.C. fka Liberty-Bell, LLC. On May 13, 2013, Century Link filed a dishNET ICA Amendment Summary which provides background information for the Service Performance Amendment between dishNET and Century Link.
TODAY, shall the Commission approve the amendment to the interconnection agreement?
On May 31, 2013, Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC (Qwest) filed for Approval of Revisions to its Access Service Tariff. This filing is the second step in implementing the "Transitional Intrastate Access Service" reductions mandated by the Federal Communications Commission's November 18, 2011, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WC Docket Nos. 10-90, etc. (FCC 11-161). Qwest states the filing brings the Transitional Intrastate Access Services rates and structure in parity with the functionally equivalent interstate rates and structure. Qwest respectfully requests that the proposed changes become effective July 2, 2013.
TODAY, shall the Commission approve the requested tariff changes?
Items for Commission Discussion
Announcements
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Commissioners and staff will meet with representatives of Xcel Energy on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. CDT in Room 413 at the State Capitol Building, Pierre, S.D. The agenda is to discuss updates about the underground fire on Xcel's facilities in Sioux Falls, S.D., on January 25, 2013, and the company's Sherburne County Generating Station.
- The PUC offices will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2013, in observance of Independence Day.
- Commissioners and staff will meet with representatives of Xcel Energy, Sioux Valley Energy and Southeastern Electric Cooperative Inc. on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. CDT at the Siouxland Library, Ronning Branch, 3100 E. 49th St., Sioux Falls, S.D. The agenda is to discuss the electric providers' recovery efforts related to the April 2013 ice storm that impacted southeastern South Dakota.
- The next regularly scheduled commission meeting will be Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. CDT in Room 413 at the State Capitol Building, Pierre, S.D.
- Commissioners and staff will attend the Summer Committee Meetings of the National Association of Regulatory Commissioners July 21-24, 2013, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, Colo.
- Commission meetings are scheduled for July 30 and August 13, 2013.
/S/Cindy Kemnitz
Cindy Kemnitz
Finance Manager
puc@state.sd.us
June 25, 2013
