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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Meeting
April 11, 2024, at 9:30 A.M. CDT
Room 413, Capitol Building
Pierre, South Dakota

NOTE:  Docket participants who wish to join this meeting by conference call should contact the Commission at 605-773-3201 by 5:00 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, to reserve a phone line. Lines are limited and assigned on a first come, first served basis, subject to possible reassignment to accommodate persons who must appear in a proceeding. Ultimately, if you wish to participate in docket discussion at the Commission Meeting and a line is not available, you may have to appear in person. 

NOTE:  To listen to the Commission Meeting live please go to the PUC’s website puc.sd.gov and click on the LIVE link on the home page. The Commission requests persons who will only be listening to proceedings and not actively appearing in a case listen via the webcast to free phone lines for those who have to appear.  The Commission meetings are archived on the PUC’s website under the Commission Actions tab. Click on “Commission Meeting Archives,” to access the recordings.

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 OF COMMISSION MEETING

Grain Warehouse

1.      GW24-001      In the Matter of PUC Staff’s Complaint Against Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. of Woburn, MA (Grain Warehouse Manager: Cody Chambliss; Staff Attorneys: Amanda Reiss, Logan Schaefbauer)

         On April 4, 2024, Commission staff submitted a Complaint against Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. of Woburn, MA (Yield10). In the Complaint, staff alleges Yield10 has failed to notify the Commission of its non-compliance with the financial standards required by South Dakota law in violation of SDCL 49-45-25, and that Yield10 has withheld requested materials from inspectors in violation of SDCL 49-45-26. In the Complaint, staff requests the Commission immediately suspend the grain buyer license of Yield 10 pursuant to SDCL 49-45-16(4) and issue civil penalties.

         TODAY, shall the Commission suspend Yield10’s grain buyer license?

Announcements, updated

1.   Commissioners and staff will hold a regional transmission discussion on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. CDT in the Commission’s Conference Room in the State Capitol Building, Pierre, South Dakota.

2.   The next regular commission meeting will be Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. CDT in Room 413 at the State Capitol Building, Pierre, South Dakota.

3.   Commission meetings are scheduled for May 8 and 21, 2024.

_ /s/ Cindy Kemnitz ___
Cindy Kemnitz
Finance Manager
puc@state.sd.us
April 5, 2024