Notice of Utility Application
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on October 11, 2016, Birch Creek Utilities (Birch Creek) filed an application for a new Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Birch Creek is 100% owned by the Birch Creek Tribal Council. Birch Creek proposes to provide retail electric utility service in the village of Birch Creek. The Birch Creek community is approximately 26 miles southwest of Fort Yukon with a population of approximately 33 persons. Docket No. U-16-083 was opened to address this matter.
In connection with the application, Birch Creek filed a petition for expedited consideration of the application and exemption from economic regulation. Economic regulation means regulation of matters concerning a utility’s rates and charges, quality of service, management practices, and customer complaints. If the application is approved, Birch Creek may be exempt from all or portions of economic regulation by the Commission.
No motions for waiver or petitions for confidentiality were filed with this application. The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the application. The Commission may determine whether the application is complete by November 2, 2016.
You may obtain information about this application by contacting Nadine Carroll at Birch Creek Tribal Council, PO Box 71502, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707; phone: (907) 374-9925. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket No. “U-16-083” in the Find the Matter search box.
To comment on this application, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., November 4, 2016, at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx.
Please reference Docket No. U-16-083 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with Nadine Carroll at the address given above.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative 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 28, 2016.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 14th day of October 2016.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Robert M. Pickett
Chairman