Docket No:  UG 287 Docket Name:  CASCADE NATURAL GAS GENERAL RATE REVISION Submit Public Comment * This docket is a contested case. See the Internal Operating Guidelines and OAR 860-001 Subject Company:  CASCADE NATURAL GAS     In the Matter of CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION, Request for a General Rate Revision. Filed by Lisa F. Rackner. Filing Date:  3/25/2015 Advice No: O16-01-01       Effective:  2/1/2016 Expiration:  1/31/2016 Status:  ACCEPTED Order:  15-412 Order Signed:  12/28/2015   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: 3/30/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION's Motion for Protective Order [Expedited Consideration Requested]; Filed by Lisa F. Rackner.   Date: 3/30/2015 Action:  PROTECTIVE ORDER      Order No:   15-094    Description Protective Order No. 15-094, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; DISPOSITION: MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER GRANTED. Copies electronically served 3/30/15.   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: 3/31/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Notice of Intent to Request an Issue Fund Grant; Filed by Sommer Templet.   Date: 3/31/2015 Action:  INITIAL (APPLICATION, COMPLAINT, PETITION)      Description In the Matter of CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION, Request for a General Rate Revision. Filed by Lisa F. Rackner.   Date: 3/31/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CASCADE's Testimony and Exhibits of Scott W. Madison (CNG/100, Madison), Mark A. Chiles (CNG/200-204, Chiles), Michael P. Parvinen. (CNG/300-311, Parvinen), Micah Robinson (CNG/400-403, Robinson), Ronald J. Amen (CNG/500-507, Amen), and Pamela J. Archer (CNG/600-602, Archer); Filed by Lisa Rackner. [Confidential Exhibits in locked cabinet, env. no. 705]   Date: 3/31/2015 Action:  INITIAL UTILITY FILING      Description Requesting new rates.  Date: 4/2/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-104    Description Order No. 15-104, signed by Commissioners John Savage and Stephen M. Bloom; DISPOSITION: TARIFF SHEETS SUSPENDED. Copies electronically served 4/3/15.  Date: 4/3/2015 Action:  PETITION TO INTERVENE      Description NORTHWEST INDUSTRIAL GAS USERS' Petition to Intervene with contacts of Edward A. Finklea, Chad M. Stokes and Tommy A. Brooks, filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 4/3/2015 Action:  NOTICE      Description NWIGU's Notice of Intent to Request Issue Fund Grant filed by Chad M. Stokes.  Date: 4/8/2015 Action:  CONFERENCE      Description NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE; Copies served to UG 287 and Gas service lists on 4/8/15. CONFERENCE scheduled 4/21/2015 10:00 AM City: SALEM Room: HEARING ROOM - 2ND FL Building: PUC Address: 3930 FAIRVIEW INDUSTRIAL DR 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: 4/8/2015 10:31:03 AM Action:  SUSPENSION UTILITY FILING    Date: 4/10/2015 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CASCADE's Signatory Pages related to Protective Order No. 15-094; Filed by Lisa Rackner. Qualified persons thereunder: Lisa Rackner, Jocelyn Pease, and Wendy McIndoo.   Date: 4/22/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE CONFERENCE REPORT      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Prehearing Conference Memorandum, Notice of Contested Case Rights and Procedures attached. Copies served on 4/22/15.   Date: 4/24/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CASCADE's Affidavit of Pamela J. Archer Regarding Notice of General Rate Revision and Request for Limited Waiver of OAR 860-022-0017; Filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.   Date: 4/24/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description CASCADE's Request for Limited Waiver of OAR 860-022-0017 together with the Affidavit of Pamela J. Archer Regarding Notice of General Rate Revision; Filed by Jocelyn C. Pease. (*See other 4/24/15 entry for electronic version.)  Date: 5/1/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: LIMITED WAIVER GRANTED. Copies served on 5/1/15.  Date: 5/11/2015 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description NWIGU's Signatory Pages related to Protective Order No. 15-094; Filed by Tommy Brooks. Qualified persons thereunder: Chad Stokes and Tommy Brooks.   Date: 5/12/2015 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Pages related to Protective Order No.15-094; Filed by Sommer Templet. Qualified persons thereunder: Gabriel S. Walsh and Lori Hymowitz.  Date: 5/20/2015 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Pages related to Protective Order No. 15-094; Filed by Sommer Templet. Qualified persons thereunder: Sommer Templet, Bob Jenks, and Nadine Hanhan.   Date: 5/22/2015 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 15-094; Filed by Sommer Templet. Qualified person thereunder: Jaime McGovern.  Date: 5/26/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request to Add Lori Hymowitz, Sommer Templet, and Jaimie McGovern to Huddle account; Filed by Sommer Templet.   Date: 6/11/2015 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CASCADE's Signatory Pages related to Protective Order No. 15-094; Filed by Michael Parvinen. Qualified persons thereunder: Michael Parvinen, Pamela Archer, Maryalice Rosales, Mark Chiles, Scott Madison, Ronald J. Amen, and Michal Robinson.  Date: 6/15/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU's Request for Issue Fund Grant; Filed by Tommy A. Brooks.  Date: 6/15/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request for an Issue Fund Grand and Proposed Budget ; Filed by Bob Jenks.  Date: 6/22/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-197    Description Order No. 15-197, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Administrative Hearings Division; DISPOSITION: PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ISSUE FUND GRANT APPROVED (CUB); Copies served 6/22/15.  Date: 6/22/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-198    Description Order No. 15-198, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Administrative Hearings Division; DISPOSITION: PROPOSED BUDGET FOR ISSUE FUND GRANT APPROVED (NWIGU); Copies served 6/22/15.  Date: 7/31/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description STAFF's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Marianne Gardner (Staff /100-104, Gardner), Suparna Bhattacharya (Staff/200-204, Bhattacharya), Max St. Brown (Staff/300-302, St. Brown), Erik Colville (Staff/400-402, Colville), Linnea Wittekind (Staff/500-502, Wittekind), Mitchell Moore (Staff/600-603, Moore), Brian Bahr (Staff/700-705, Bahr), Matt Muldoon (Staff/800-808, Muldoon), George R. Compton (Staff/900-909, Compton), Judy Johnson (Staff/1000-1002, Johnson), and Ming Peng (Staff/1100-1101, Peng). Exhibits 704 and 705 were electronically served as attachments to Notice of Filing and not posted because they were too voluminous to post. Exhibits 703, 806, and 808 are confidential and are not posted; envelope #705(1). Filed by Kay Barnes.  Date: 7/31/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NWIGU's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Michael P. Gorman (NWIGU/100-103, Gorman); Filed by Shannon Kimmel. (See also 8/4/15 corrected filing for exhibit NWIGU/100).  Date: 7/31/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CUB's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Jamie McGovern and Bob Jenks (CUB/100-110, Jenks-McGovern); Filed by Nadine Hanhan. Exhibits 102 & 110 electronically served 7/31/15. (Exhibits 110 is not posted due to volume. See separate entries for Exhibit 102 & 109).  Date: 7/31/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Exhibit 102 to CUB's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Jamie McGovern and Bob Jenks (CUB/100-110, Jenks-McGovern); Filed by Nadine Hanhan. (See separate action entry for remainder of testimony filing).  Date: 7/31/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Exhibit 109 to CUB's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Jamie McGovern and Bob Jenks (CUB/100-110, Jenks-McGovern); Filed by Nadine Hanhan. (may take several seconds to load). (See separate action entry for remainder of testimony filing).  Date: 8/3/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Certificate of Service for Exhibits 109 and 110. Filed by Nadine Hanhan.  Date: 8/4/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NWIGU's Replacement Exhibit 100 to NWIGU's Opening Testimony and Exhibits of Michael P. Gorman to correct justification errors on document; Filed by Shannon Kimmel. (See also 7/31/15 Testimony filing).  Date: 8/6/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description NWIGU's Replacement page 2 to Exhibit 103 to NWIGU's Opening Testimony and Exhibits; Filed by Shannon Kimmel. (See also 7/31/15 Testimony filing).  Date: 9/3/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CASCADE's Reply Testimony of Michael Parvinen (CNG/700, Parvinen), Micah Robinson (CNG/800, Robinson), Pamela J. Archer (CNG/900, Archer), and Mark A. Chiles (CNG/100, Chiles); Filed by Maryalice Rosales. Exhibits will be docketed when received due to volume not emailed to Filing Center.  Date: 9/4/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description CASCADE's Exhibits to Reply Testimony of Michael Parvinen (CNG/701-716, Parvinen) and of Mark A. Chiles(CNG/1001, Chiles) filed by Maryalice Rosales. Exhibits 706A, 708A, and 713C (Excel spreadsheets) are not included in this posting due to size; Exhibit CNG/716, Parvinen and CNG/1001, Chiles are confidential, to locked cabinet #705(2).  Date: 9/8/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CASCADE's Certificate of Service to Reply Testimony and Exhibits; Filed by Maryalice Rosales.   Date: 9/18/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description CASCADE's Motion to Suspend Procedural Schedule; Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 9/22/2015 Action:  LAW JUDGE RULING/MEMORANDA      Description Chief ALJ Michael Grant for ALJ Sarah Rowe issues Ruling; DISPOSITION: PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE SUSPENDED. Copies electronically served 9/22/15.  Date: 10/15/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description STAFF's Status Report; Filed by Stephanie S. Andrus.  Date: 10/21/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Letter regarding Huddle Access; Filed by Sommer Templet.  Date: 10/26/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CASCADE's Status Report on behalf of the parties; Filed by Jocelyn Pease.  Date: 11/2/2015 Action:  STIPULATION      Description Stipulation of the Parties (CASCADE, STAFF, CUB, and NWIGU); Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 11/2/2015 Action:  TESTIMONY & EXHIBITS      Description Stipulating Parties Joint Testimony of Michael Parvinen, Marianne Gardner, Jaime McGovern, and Michael Gorman (Stipulating Parties/100, Parvinen-Gardner-McGovern-Gorman); Filed by Lisa Rackner.   Date: 11/5/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's Request for Final Payment; Filed by Bob Jenks. Confidential attachment to locked cabinet #705(3).  Date: 11/6/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description CASCADE's Motion to Admit Stipulation and Joint Testimony, with Affidavits of Michael P. Parvinen, Marianne Gardner, Jaime McGovern, and Michael P. Gorman; Filed by Jocelyn C. Pease.   Date: 11/19/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-375    Description Order No. 15-375 signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge; Disposition: Issue Fund Grant Request Approved. Copies served electronically 11/19/15.  Date: 11/25/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CUB's request to remove Nadine Hanhan from Huddle access and add Sarah Ryan-Knox; Filed by Sommer Moser.  Date: 11/25/2015 Action:  SIGNATORY PAGES      Description CUB's Signatory Page related to Protective Order No. 15-094; Filed by Sommer Moser. Qualified person thereunder: Sarah Ryan-Knox.  Date: 12/8/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description CASCADE's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits, with supporting witness affidavits; Filed by Lisa Rackner  Date: 12/10/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description CUB's Motion to Admit Pre-Filed Testimony and Exhibits, with affidavits of Bob Jenks and Jaime McGovern; Filed by Sommer Moser.  Date: 12/15/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description STAFF's Motion to Admit Exhibits, with witness affidavits; Filed by Stephanie S. Andrus.  Date: 12/15/2015 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description CASCADE's Compliance filing to Stipulation (Attestation of W. Scott Madison, with Exhibit); Filed by Sharon Cooper.  Date: 12/21/2015 Action:  MOTION      Description NWIGU's Motion to Admit Pre Filed Testimony and Exhibits, with Affidavit of Michael P. Gorman; Filed by Chad M. Stokes.   Date: 12/28/2015 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   15-412    Description Order No. 15-412, signed by Commissioners Susan K. Ackerman, John Savage, and Stephen M. Bloom; DISPOSITION: STIPULATION ADOPTED; APPLICATION FOR GENERAL RATE REVISION APPROVED AS REVISED. Copies served on 12/28/15.  Date: 12/28/2015 10:43:47 AM Action:  PERMANENTLY SUSPENDED UTILITY FILING    Date: 1/22/2016 Action:  ADVICE      Description CASCADE's Compliance Filing to Order No. 15-412; Filed by Michael Parvinen.  Date: 1/25/2016 Action:  ACCEPTED UTILITY FILING      Description Letter emailed.  Date: 1/25/2016 Action:  OTHER FILING/PLEADING      Description NWIGU's Request for Payment of Issue Fund Grant; Filed by Tommy Brooks. Confidential to locked cabinet #705(4).  Date: 2/1/2016 Action:  ORDER      Order No:   16-043    Description Order No. 16-043, signed by Michael Grant, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Administrative Hearings Division; DISPOSITION: ISSUE FUND GRANT REQUEST APPROVED. Copies served 2/1/16.  Date: 3/8/2016 Action:  SERVICE LIST CHANGE      Description CASCADE'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: 9/30/2019 Action:  COMPLIANCE      Description Cascade's Compliance per Order No. 15-412, Decoupling Mechanism Review. Filed by Michael Parvinen.   Date: 11/27/2019 Action:  COMPLIANCE      Description See docket ADV 1071 for Advice No. )19-11-02.