In the Matter of the Commission’s Investigation into Regional Planning, Markets, and Collaboration Among Load-Serving Entities in the Western Interconnection; 
ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SECRETARY | COMMISSIONERS |
N O T I C E
STAFF OPEN MEETING
OF THE ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
10:00 A.M. (OR UPON ADJOURNMENT
OF THE SEPTEMBER 08, 2021 REGULAR OPEN MEETING,
WHICHEVER IS LATER)
Hearing Room One
1200 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
This shall serve as notice of an open meeting at the above location for consideration, discussion, and possible vote of the items on the agenda and other matters related thereto. Commissioners may attend the proceedings in person, or by telephone, video, or internet conferencing, and may use this open meeting to ask questions about the matters on the agenda. The parties to the matters to be discussed or their legal representatives are requested, though not required, to attend. The Commissioners may move to executive session, which will not be open to the public, for the purpose of legal advice pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 (A) (3) on the matters noticed herein.
Because of the guidance issued by state and federal officials regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, meetings of 10 or more should be by teleconference only. Only essential Commission staff will attend in person. The public is strongly discouraged from attending in person. The public will be able to participate by either watching and listening to the meeting online or listening to the meeting via telephone. For those wishing to enter an appearance or provide public comment for a particular item please use the dial in phone numbers. Once the item for which you are appearing or providing public comment is concluded, please hang up and watch the live stream.
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NOTE: The Commission may choose to take testimony under oath.
AGENDA
Division Updates – Updates by Division Directors that have Anything New or Significant Since Update at Previous Commission Staff Meeting. (Matt Neubert)
- IT - Letty Butner
- Securities - Mark Dinell
- Safety - Chris Watson
- Admin - Kim Battista
- Corporations - Tanya Gibson
- Hearing - Jane Rodda
- Utilities - Elijah Abinah
- Legal - Robin Mitchell
- Executive Director - Matt Neubert
- Staff Review and Assessment: Update, discussion, and possible vote to select an independent consultant or agency to conduct a review, survey, or assessment of the Commission’s staffing levels and employee salaries, job descriptions, and job performance; opportunity for Commissioners to review and discuss options, scope, and costs of the review. (Matt Neubert)
- FERC Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Commission discussion, consideration, and possible vote to direct Staff to prepare for the Commission’s review and approval comments in response to the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued on July 15, 2021, related to the issues of electrical regional transmission planning and cost allocation and generator interconnection.
In the Matter of the Commission’s Investigation into Regional Planning, Markets, and Collaboration Among Load-Serving Entities in the Western Interconnection; Investigation into the Question of Mandatory or Voluntary Participation in Regional Transmission Organizations, Energy Imbalance Markets, Extended Day-Ahead Markets, and Other Organized Wholesale Energy Markets by Arizona’s Load-Serving Entities: Consideration of the Cost and Reliability Impacts and Benefits of Participation to the Grid, Arizona Ratepayers, Utility Shareholders, and the State of Arizona; Consideration of the Needs, Goals, Objectives, and Purposes of Participation; and Consideration of the Issues of Cost Allocation, Resource Adequacy, and Governance Associated with Participation, as well as Any Other Issue the Commission May Deem Relevant to its Investigation (E-00000A-21-0271) – Commission discussion and consideration of the process and next steps for proceeding with the docket. No vote will be taken on this matter; however, the Commission may direct the Utilities Division to proceed according to the Commission’s discussion.- Attorney General Opinion – Commission discussion, consideration, and possible vote to direct the Legal Division to draft and prepare for Commission review and approval a letter requesting pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-193(A)(7) an Attorney General Opinion regarding the statutes the Legislature established in A.R.S. § 40-202(B), (C), (D), and (E) and §§ 40-207–208 and the status of A.A.C. § R14-2-1601 et seq. in light of Arizona Constitution, article XV, §§ 3, 6, 12, & 14, Phelps Dodge Corp. v. Arizona Elec. Power Co-op., Inc., 207 Ariz. 95 (Ct. App. 2004), and Johnson Utilities, L.L.C. v. Arizona Corp. Comm'n, 249 Ariz. 215 (2020). The Commission may vote to go into Executive Session for discussion and consultation with its attorneys in this matter pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03A (3) and (4), which will not be open to the public.
- Arizona Corporation Commission – Code of Ethics – Commission discussion, consideration, and possible vote regarding September 2, 2021 letter from the Legislature regarding concerns with the Arizona Corporation Commission Code of Ethics.
The Commission may vote to go into Executive Session for discussion and consultation with its attorneys in this matter pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03A (3) and (4), which will not be open to the public.
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