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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
June 8, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. CDT
Room 413, Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota

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AGENDA OF AD HOC COMMISSION MEETING

Natural Gas

1.    NG16-006    In the Matter of the Complaint of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., regarding South Dakota Intrastate Pipeline Company’s Rates for Pipeline Transportation Service (Staff Analysts: Brittany Mehlhaff, Patrick Steffensen, Eric Paulson; Staff Attorneys: Kristen Edwards, Amanda Reiss)

On June 10, 2016, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU) filed with the Commission a complaint regarding South Dakota Intrastate Pipeline Company’s (SDIP) rates for pipeline transportation services. On September 26, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement and on October 3, 2016, the Commission issued an Order Granting Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, SDIP agreed to file a general rate case pursuant to SDCL 49-34A and ARSD 20:10:13:26 and 20:10:13:39 through 20:10:13:104, inclusive, by June 1, 2017. On June 1, 2017, SDIP filed with the Commission a Letter of Transmittal requesting Authority to Increase its Natural Gas Rates. However, the filing did not include a proposed rate or any of the supporting documents required by statute and rule. The Letter of Transmittal indicated that SDIP would file the applicable required documents no later than June 30, 2017. On June 5, 2017, Staff filed a letter in the docket indicating that Staff believes that SDIP has not substantially complied with the Commission approved Settlement Agreement because the filing does not meet the requirements for a general rate case and is therefore incomplete. Staff brings this docket before the Commission for discussion as to how to proceed.

     TODAY, how shall the Commission proceed?

2.    NG17-009    In the Matter of the Complaint of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Division of MDU Resources Group, Inc., regarding South Dakota Intrastate Pipeline Company’s Rates for Pipeline Transportation Service (Staff Analysts: Brittany Mehlhaff, Patrick Steffensen, Eric Paulson; Staff Attorneys: Kristen Edwards, Amanda Reiss)

On June 1, 2017, South Dakota Intrastate Pipeline Company (SDIP) filed with the Commission, a Letter of Transmittal requesting authority to Increase its Natural Gas Rates. The filing did not include a proposed rate or any of the supporting documents required by statute and rule. The Letter of Transmittal indicated that the SDIP would file the applicable required documents no later than June 30, 2017. On June 5, 2017, Staff filed a letter in the docket indicating that the filing does not meet the requirements for a rate case and is therefore incomplete and subject to rejection. Staff brings this docket before the Commission for discussion as to how to proceed. 

     TODAY, how shall the Commission proceed?

/s/Cindy Kemnitz            .
Cindy Kemnitz
Finance Manager
PUC Email
June 5, 2017