NOTICE OF APPLICATION

The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that an application was filed by North Pole Utility on April 7, 2017, to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. North Pole Utility is owned and operated by the City of North Pole (City), a political subdivision of the State of Alaska. North Pole Utility proposes to provide water service within the entire city limits of the City; stating that the utility seeks to expand its service area to allow it to serve properties affected by sulfolane contaminated groundwater and a buffer zone of properties projected to be within the sulfolane plume in the future. Docket No. U-17-020 was opened to address this matter.

No motions for waiver or petitions for confidentiality were filed with this application. The Commission has not assessed the completeness of this application. The Commission may determine whether the application is complete by April 27, 2017.

You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting William Butler, North Pole Utility, 125 Snowman Lane, North Pole, Alaska 99705; phone: (907) 488-2281. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8^th 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-17-020" in the Find the Matter search box.

To comment on this filing, please file your comments into Docket No. U-17-020 by 5:00p.m., May 4, 2017 at the Commission's address above or via our website at:

https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx.

Please reference Docket No. U-17-020 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with William Butler at the addresses given above.

Individual or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communications 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 April 27, 2017.

DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 13th day of April, 2017.

                                                      REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA

                                                      Robert M. Pickett
                                                      Chairman