Docket No:  UM 1722 Docket Name:  INVESTIGATION INTO RECOVERY OF SAFETY COSTS BY NATURAL GAS UTILITIES Submit Public Comment * This docket is a contested case. See the Internal Operating Guidelines and OAR 860-001 Subject Company:  PUC              See also:  UG 286   14-23 UM 1722, UG 286 - In the Matter of PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF OREGON, Investigation into Recovery of Safety Costs by Natural Gas Utilities. Opened at 3/24/15 Public Meeting. (dockets consolidated 3/24/15). Filing Date:  3/24/2015       Order:  17-084 Order Signed:  3/6/2017   Email Service List (semi-colon delimited)      Email Service List (comma delimited)   If you experience problems with the above 'Email Service List' links, please try one of these: Service List Popup (semi-colon delimited)     Service List Popup (comma delimited)

ACTIONS SERVICE LIST SCHEDULE Public Comments Sort By Date        Sort By Type Date: 3/6/2017 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   17-084    Description Order No. 17-084, signed by Commissioners Lisa D. Hardie, John Savage, and Stephen M. Bloom; DISPOSITION: STIPULATION ADOPTED. Copies served on 3/6/17.   Date: 2/28/2017 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS ADMITTED. Copies served on 2/28/17.   Date: 2/27/2017 Action:  MOTION      Description NIWGU's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits with Declaration of Ed Finklea, filed by Chad Stokes.   Date: 2/24/2017 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL, AVISTA, and CASCADE's Joint Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony, with Affidavits of Liz Andrews and Michael Parvinen, filed by Adam Lowney for Lisa Rackner.   Date: 2/24/2017 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony, with Affidavits of Mark Thompson and Joe Karney, filed by Adam Lowney for Lisa Rackner.   Date: 2/23/2017 Action:  MOTION      Description CUB's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits, with Declaration of Jaime McGovern, filed by Michael Goetz.   Date: 2/23/2017 Action:  MOTION      Description STAFF's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits, with Declarations of Lori Koho and Judy Johnson, filed by Stephanie Andrus.   Date: 2/22/2017 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description Chief ALJ Michael Grant for ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PARTIES TO SUBMIT MOTIONS AND WITNESS DECLARATIONS OR AFFIDAVITS. Copies served on 2/22/17.   Date: 1/5/2017 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   17-002    Description Order No. 17-002 signed by Chief Administrative Law Judge Michael Grant; Disposition: Issue Fund Grant Request Approved. Copies served electronically 1/6/17.  Date: 12/30/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU's Request for Final Payment of Issue Fund Grant; Filed by Chad M. Stokes. (Confidential to Locked Cabinet #792(2)).  Date: 12/23/2016 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   16-500    Description Order No. 16-500, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Administrative Hearings Division; DISPOSITION: ISSUE FUND GRANT REQUEST APPROVED. Copies served 12/23/16.  Date: 12/15/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request for Final Payment, filed by Bob Jenks. (Confidential Attachments are located in locked cabinet, env. no. 793(1)).  Date: 10/10/2016 Action:  BRIEF      Description Joint Brief in Support of Stipulation; Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 10/10/2016 Action:  STIPULATION      Description Stipulation of all the Parties (Avista, Cascade, Staff, NWIGU, and CUB). Filed by Wendy McIndoo.   Date: 9/2/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW NATURAL's Status Report; Filed by Zachary D. Kravitz.  Date: 7/26/2016 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   16-279    Description Order No. 16-279, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Administrative Hearings Division; DISPOSITION: AMENDED PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ISSUE FUND GRANT APPROVED. Copies served 7/26/16.  Date: 7/26/2016 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   16-278    Description Order No. 16-278, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Administrative Hearings Division; DISPOSITION: ISSUE FUND GRANT REQUEST APPROVED. Copies served 7/26/16.  Date: 7/25/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Amended Budget Request, filed by Bob Jenks.   Date: 7/25/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU's Revised Request for Partial Payment of Issue Fund Grant, filed by Tommy Brooks. Replaces 7/18/16 filing.  Date: 7/5/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NW Natural's Status Report; Filed by Zachary Kravitz.   Date: 5/19/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description STAFF's Status Report; Filed by Kaylie Klein for Stephanie Andrus.   Date: 4/15/2016 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: SCHEDULE MODIFIED. Copies served on 4/15/16.   Date: 4/13/2016 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL, AVISTA, and CASCADE's Joint Supplemental Reply Testimony of Mark Thompson, Michael Parvinen, and Liz Andrews (Joint Utilities/300, Joint Parties); Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 4/11/2016 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description Legal Secretary Annette Scott's e-mail to parties regarding updated service list.  Date: 3/28/2016 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   16-124    Description UM 1722, UG 286 - Order No. 16-124, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; DISPOSITION: DOCKET UG 286 CLOSED. Copies served on 3/28/16.   Date: 3/25/2016 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description Chief ALJ Michael Grant for ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: SCHEDULE MODIFIED. Copies served on 3/25/16.   Date: 3/15/2016 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL's Motion to Amend Procedural Schedule; Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 3/10/2016 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL, AVISTA, and CASCADE's Errata Joint Reply Testimony of Mark Thompson, Michael Parvinen, and Liz Andrews (Joint Utilities/200, Joint Parties); Filed by Lisa Rackner. [The version replaces 3/9/16 filing]   Date: 3/9/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU's letter stating that it will not be filing additional testimony; Filed by Tommy Brooks.   Date: 3/9/2016 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description STAFF's Cross- Response Testimony of Judy Johnson (Staff/300, Johnson); Filed by Pamela Rojek.   Date: 3/9/2016 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Reply Testimony of Jaime McGovern (CUB/200, McGovern); Filed by Sarah Ryan-Knox.   Date: 3/9/2016 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL, AVISTA, and CASCADE's Joint Reply Testimony of Mark Thompson, Michael Parvinen, and Liz Andrews (Joint Utilities/200, Joint Parties); Filed by Lisa Rackner. [See 3/10/16 Errata Filing]   Date: 3/8/2016 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description NW NATURAL's Request to Change the Service List, changing the email addresses of Lisa Rackner and Adam Lowney to dockets@mrg-law.com; Filed by Wendy McIndoo.  Date: 3/4/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description UM 1722, UG 286--NW NATURAL's Withdrawal of Advice No. 14-23 and request to close docket UG 286. Filed by Mark R. Thompson.  Date: 3/4/2016 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 16-025; Filed by Michael Goetz. Qualified person thereunder: Michael Goetz.  Date: 3/3/2016 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1722, UG 286--ALJ Michael Grant issues Ruling on behalf of ALJ Sarah Rowe; DISPOSITION: MOTION GRANTED IN PART. Copies served 3/3/16.  Date: 2/29/2016 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL's Motion to Revise Procedural Schedule; Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 2/18/2016 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CUB's Notice of Change to Service List, removing Sommer Moser, and adding Michael Goetz. Filed by Sarah Ryan-Knox.   Date: 2/8/2016 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Opening Testimony and Exhibit of Jaime McGovern (CUB/100-101, McGovern); Filed by Sommer Moser.   Date: 2/8/2016 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description STAFF's Opening Testimony and Exhibit of Lori Koho (Staff/100-101, Koho) and Judy Johnson (Staff/200-201, Johnson); Filed by Pamela Rojek.   Date: 2/8/2016 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NWIGU's Opening Testimony and Exhibit of Edward A. Finklea (NWIGU/100-101, Finklea); Filed by Shannon Kimmel.   Date: 2/4/2016 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 16-025; Filed by Sommer Moser. Qualified person thereunder: Erica Nist-Lund.   Date: 2/1/2016 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CASCADE's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 16-025; Filed by Michael Parvinen. Qualified persons thereunder: Michael Parvinen, Jeremy Ogden, Pam Archer, and Maryalice Rosales.  Date: 1/27/2016 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NWIGU's Signatory Pages Related to Protective Order No. 16-025; Filed by Edward Finklea. Qualified persons thereunder: Edward Finklea, Chad Stokes, and Tommy Brooks.   Date: 1/26/2016 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NW NATURAL's Signatory Pages related to Protective Order No. 16-025; Filed by Zachary Kravitz. Qualified persons thereunder: Zachary Kravitz, Mark Thompson, Kyle Walker, Shannon Seagondollar, Andrew Speer, and Onita King.   Date: 1/26/2016 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description AVISTA's Signatory Pages related to Protective Order No. 16-025; Filed by Paul Kimball. Qualified persons thereunder: Liz Andrews, Paul Kimball, David Meyer, and Kelly Norwood.   Date: 1/25/2016 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 16-025; Filed by Sommer Moser. Qualified persons thereunder: Sommer Moser, Sarah Ryan-Knox, Bob Jenks, Jaime McGovern, and Nadine Hanhan.  Date: 1/25/2016 Action:  PROTECTIVE ORDER      Order No:   16-025    Description UM 1722, UG 286 - Protective Order No. 16-025, signed by Administrative Law Judge Sarah Rowe; DISPOSITION: MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER GRANTED. Copies served on 1/25/16.   Date: 1/22/2016 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1722, UG 286 - ALJ Michael Grant for ALJ Sarah Rowe issue Ruling; DISPOSITION: MOTION GRANTED. Copies served on 1/22/16.   Date: 1/21/2016 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description AVISTA's Request to Change the Service List, removing Larry La Bolle and adding Avista Dockets; Filed by Paul Kimball.   Date: 1/20/2016 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL's Motion to Amend Procedural Schedule; Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 1/19/2016 Action:  MOTION      Description NW NATURAL's Motion for Protective Order; Filed Lisa F. Rackner.  Date: 1/4/2016 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   16-003    Description Order No. 16-003 signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; Disposition: Proposed Budget for Issue Fund Grant Approved. Copies served electronically 1/5/16.  Date: 1/4/2016 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   16-002    Description Order No. 16-002, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Administrative Hearings Division; DISPOSITION: PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ISSUE FUND GRANT APPROVED (CUB). Copies served 1/4/16.  Date: 12/23/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request for Issue Fund Grants and Proposed Budget; Filed by Bob Jenks.  Date: 12/23/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU's Proposed Issue Fund Budget; Filed by Tommy A. Brooks.  Date: 12/21/2015 9:39:26 AM Action:  SUSPENSION UTILITY FILING    Date: 12/18/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-407    Description UM 1722, UG 286-- Order No. 15-407, signed by Commissioners Susan K. Ackerman, John Savage, and Stephen M. Bloom; DISPOSITION: TARIFF SHEETS SUSPENDED. Copies served on 12/18/15.   Date: 12/11/2015 Action:  STIPULATION      Description UM 1722, UG 286--NW NATURAL's and STAFF's Stipulation to Extend Period of Suspension of Advice Filing No. 14-23; Filed by Zachary Kravitz and Stephanie Andrus. (see previous action entry for electronic version).  Date: 12/11/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description UM 1722, UG 286--NW NATURAL's and STAFF's Stipulation to Extend Period of Suspension of Advice Filing No. 14-23; Filed by Zachary Kravitz and Stephanie Andrus.  Date: 12/1/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL's Opening Testimony of Mark Thompson (NWN/100, Thompson), and Joe Karney (NWN/200, Karney); Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 12/1/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NW NATURAL, AVISTA, and CASCADE's Joint Opening Testimony (Joint Utilities/100, Thompson, Parvinen, Andrews); Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 11/9/2015 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description NW NATURAL's request to change service list, removing Zachary Kravitz and adding Lisa Rackner. Filed by Shannon Seagondollar.  Date: 10/26/2015 Action:  COMMENTS/RESPONSE      Description UM 1722, UG 286 - STAFF's Response to ALJ Request re: Additional Date for Testimony; Filed by Stephanie S. Andrus.  Date: 10/9/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE REPORT      Description UM 1722, UG 286 - ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Prehearing Conference Memorandum. Copies served on 10/9/15.   Date: 9/18/2015 Action:  CONFERENCE      Description NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERNECE; Copies served on 9/18/15. CONFERENCE scheduled 9/30/2015 10:00 AM City: SALEM Room: MAIN HEARING ROOM Building: PUC Address: 201 HIGH ST SE Reporter: DIGITAL Law Judge: ROWE, SARAH Please contact AHD at (503) 378-6678 or e-mail to puc.hearings@state.or.us for the dial-in number and participant access code.   Date: 9/16/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-281    Description Order No. 15-281 signed by Commissioners John Savage and Stephen M. Bloom; Disposition: Rate Schedules Suspended for Additional Period of Time. Copies served electronically 9/16/15.  Date: 8/31/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1722, UG 286 - ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: STATUS REPORT DUE OCTOBER 9, 2015. Copies served on 8/31/15.   Date: 8/21/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description STAFF's Status Update; Filed by Michael T. Weirich for Stephanie S. Andrus.  Date: 7/22/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1722, UG 286--ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: STATUS REPORT DUE AUGUST 21, 2015. Copies served 7/22/15.  Date: 7/21/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description Staff's Letter providing Status Update filed by Johanna Riemenschneider for Stephanie S. Andrus  Date: 6/22/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1722, UG 286--Chief ALJ Michael Grant issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: STATUS REPORT DUE JULY 20, 2015. Copies served 6/22/15.  Date: 6/19/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description STAFF Letter to ALJ Pines requesting due date for status report no sooner than July 20, 2015, filed by Michael Weirich for Stephanie Andrus.  Date: 4/29/2015 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description NW NATURAL's Request for Change to Service list, removing C. Alex Miller and adding NW Natural eFiling and Zachary Kravitz. Filed by Shannon L. Seagondollar.  Date: 4/22/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description UM 1722, UG 286--ALJ Shani Pines issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PETITIONS TO INTERVENE GRANTED (Avista and Cascade); Notice of Contested Case Rights, pursuant to ORS 183.413 attached to electronic version; Copies served 4/22/15.  Date: 4/20/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description CASCADE NATURAL GAS' Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Michael Parvinen and Jeremy Ogden. Filed by Michael Parvinen.  Date: 4/15/2015 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description AVISTA's request to remove Liz Andrews from the docket service list; Rec'd from Pat Ehrbar.  Date: 4/15/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description AVISTA CORPORATION's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Kelly Norwood, David Meyer, and Larry La Bolle; Filed by David Meyer.  Date: 4/15/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE REPORT      Description UM 1722, UG 386--ALJ Shani Pines issues Prehearing Conference Memorandum; Notice of Contested Case Rights pursuant to ORS 183.413 attached. Copies served 4/15/15.  Date: 4/2/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU's Notice of Intent to Request Issue Fund Grant; Filed by Chad Stokes.   Date: 4/2/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description NWIGU's Petition to Intervene, with contacts of Edward a. Finklea, Chad M. Stokes, and Tommy A. Brooks; Filed by Chad Stokes  Date: 3/31/2015 Action:  NOTICE      Description CITIZENS' UTILITY BOARD OF OREGON's Notice of Intervention, with contacts of Sommer Templet, Bob Jenks, and CUB Oregon Dockets. Filed by Sommer Templet.  Date: 3/30/2015 Action:  CONFERENCE      Description UM 1722, UG 386--NOTICE OF TELEPHONE PREHEARING CONFERENCE; Copies electronically served to dockets UM 1722, UG 286 (consolidated), and Gas List and via U.S. mail to those without e-mail addresses. CONFERENCE scheduled 4/15/2015 1:30 PM Room: VIA TELEPHONE Contact AHD at puc.hearings@state.or.us or 503-378-6678 to obtain dial in number and reserve a port. MOUNTAIN CONF. RReporter: DIGITAL Law Judge: PINES, SHANI   Date: 3/25/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-093    Description UM 1722, UG 286 - Order No. 15-093 signed by Commissioners Susan K. Ackerman, John Savage, and Stephen Bloom; DISPOSITION: STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED; INVESTIGATION OPENED. Copies served electronically to UM 1722, UG 286, and GAS Service lists on 3/25/15, and via U.S. Mail to those without email addresses on 3/26/15.   Date: 3/24/2015 Action:  OTHER CORRESPONDENCE (ACKN, SVC, LTR)      Description SEE docket UM 1722 for all Action, Calender, and Service list information regarding dockets UM 1722 and UG 286.  Date: 3/24/2015 Action:  INITIAL (APPLICATION, COMPLAINT, PETITION)      Description UM 1722, UG 286 - In the Matter of PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF OREGON, Investigation into Recovery of Safety Costs by Natural Gas Utilities. Opened at 3/24/15 Public Meeting. (dockets consolidated 3/24/15).