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<br /> FERC-jurisdictional "public utility" and consequently is not directly subject to the
<br /> Commission's standards of conduct. Although as a non jurisdictional utility it may not
<br /> be necessary for it to do so, as a matter of caution Elk River seeks this waiver.
<br /> Elk River currently has an arrangement to receive its power supply by long-term
<br /> contract with Connexus Energy. This arrangement is due to expire in 2018. As a result,
<br /> Elk River may engage with new power suppliers in the future, and therefore seeks this
<br /> waiver. Elk River qualifies for a waiver because it is a non-public utility that owns only
<br /> limited and discrete transmission facilities that do not form an integrated grid.
<br /> Furthermore, the imposition of a separation of functions barrier on Elk River would be an
<br /> undue burden given its very small size and limited staff
<br /> I. COMMUNICATIONS
<br /> Communications regarding these proceedings should be directed to the following:
<br /> order on reh'g,Order No.2003-A,69 Fed. Reg. 15,932(Mar.26,2004),FERC Stats.&Regs.¶31,160
<br /> (2004),order on reh'g,Order No.2003-B,70 Fed.Reg.265(Jan.4,2005), FERC Stats.&Regs.¶31,171
<br /> (2004), order on reh'g,Order No.2003-C,70 Fed.Reg. 37,661 (June 30,2005),FERC Stats.&Regs.¶
<br /> 31,190(2005),affd sub nom. NARUC v. FERC,475 F.3d 1277(D.C.Cir.2007),cert. denied, 128 S.Ct.
<br /> 1468(2008);Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers,Order No.2004,68 Fed.Reg. 69,134(Dec.
<br /> 11,2003),FERC Stats. &Regs.¶31,155 (2003),order on reh'g,Order No.2004-A,69 Fed.Reg.23,562
<br /> (Apr.29,2004),FERC Stats.&Regs.¶31,161 (2004),order on reh'g,Order No.2004-B,69 Fed.Reg.
<br /> 48,371 (Aug. 10,2004), FERC Stats.&Regs.if 31,166(2004),order on reh'g,Order No.2004-C,70 Fed.
<br /> Reg.284(Jan.4,2005),FERC Stats.&Regs.If 31,172(2004),order on reh'g,Order No.2004-D, 110
<br /> FERC¶61,320(2005),vacated in part sub nom. Nat'l Fuel Gas Supply Corp. v. FERC,468 F.3d 831 (D.C.
<br /> Cir. 2006); Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers,Order No.717,73 Fed.Reg.63,796(Oct.27,
<br /> 2008),FERC Stats.&Regs.¶31,280(2008), on reh'g,Order No. 717-A, 74 Fed.Reg. 54,463 (Oct.22,
<br /> 2009), FERC Stats.&Regs.¶31,297(2009), clarified,Order No. 717-B,74 Fed.Reg. 60,153 (Nov.20,
<br /> 2009), 129 FERC if 61,123 (2009),on reh'g,Order No.717-C,75 Fed.Reg.20,909(Apr.22,2010), 131
<br /> FERC¶61,045(2010),corrected,Docket No. RM07-1-002(Apr. 21,2010),eLibrary No.20100421-3039,
<br /> on reh'g and clarification, 76 Fed. Reg.20,838(Apr. 14,2011), 135 FERC¶61,071 (2011).
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