Notice of Application to Acquire Controlling Interest in a Public Utility
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on September 29, 2014, Donald Eller and Ralph Eller (Applicants) filed an application to acquire a controlling interest in the Tanana Power Company, Inc. (TPC). TPC holds Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 92, authorizing the provision of electric service in the Tanana area. TPC is currently owned by Yukon Tech, Inc. (Yukon Tech), which is owned by the Applicants. Yukon Tech also holds all ownership interest in a local exchange service utility and a cable television service utility certificated by the Commission. United Utilities, Inc. is purchasing Yukon Tech and applications reviewing the change in controlling interest of Yukon Tech are being separately reviewed by the Commission in Docket Nos. U-14-100 (local exchange service) and U-14-101 (cabletelevision). As the sale of Yukon Tech does not involve TPC, the transfer of controlling interest under review in this proceeding will result in the Applicants holding a direct interest in TPC. Docket No. U-14-110 was opened to address this matter.
The Applicants also filed a petition for confidential treatment of personal financial information filed in support of their application. No other request for waiver of application requirements was filed with the application. This notice does not address in detail all of the points contained in the filing. The Commission may approve or impose conditions that vary from those proposed.
The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the application or petition for confidentiality. The Commission may determine whether the application is complete after the close of the comment period as stated below.
You may obtain more information about this application by contacting Donald Eller at Yukon Tech, Inc. at 6270 East Beechcraft Road, Wasilla, AK 99654; phone (907)366-7190. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK99501; phone (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket “U-14-110” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., October 28, 2014, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
http://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference docket number U-14-110 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with TPC at the address provided above.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternate communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782 or TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by October 21, 2014
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 6th day of October 2014.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Robert M. Pickett
Chairman