Mailing
Address: Voice: (651) 361-7900
P.O. Box 64620 TTY: (651) 361-7878
July 22, 2009
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To
All Persons on the Service List |
BY |
RE: In the Matter of Qwest
Corporation’s Conversion of UNEs to Non-UNEs and In the Matter of Qwest
Corporation’s Arrangement for Commingled Elements; OAH Docket No.
3-2500-19047-2; MPUC Docket Nos. P421/C-07-370 and 07-371
As of July 1, 2009, eService is available
through the PUC/Commerce eFiling system.
The official service list for the above dockets is now available through
the system. OAH will not continue to
separately eFile service lists into the system.
Anyone wishing to file or serve a document in this docket must obtain
the offiicial service list from the eService system. The party filing must log in to the system
through the web at: https://www.edockets.state.mn.us/EFiling/security/login.do?method=showLogin
Immediately after you log in, an introductory screen will display an overview
of the system. The service list is
available after identification of the docket and prior to the upload of the
document(s) to be filed and served.
Where the filer chooses to have eService
provide electronic service of the filed document, the system will provide an
email with a link to each filed document.
For those receiving paper service, the system provides the option to
print mailing labels (or export the mailing information in a variety of
formats). Where trade secret documents
are being filed and served, the mailing list option includes the notation TS on
those labels where service of trade secret documents is authorized.
The default for all new service lists is
to not authorize access to trade secret documents, except for State employees
who are governed by the Minnesota Data Practices Act. Once a Protective Order is issued, all
parties should check the service list in the system for their own status
regarding access to trade secret information.
When the required Exhibit A to the Protective Order has been filed, that
person will be listed as authorized to receive access to trade secret documents
(either by paper service or electronically.
The authorization of the person on the service list will permit the viewing
of trade secret documents for that docket by logging in to eDockets.
Although no Protective Order has been issued
in the above dockets, a single trade secret document has been filed. To ensure that all parties have electronic access
to the entire record, a proposed protective order should be submitted to Judge
Sheehy for issuance. If the parties
agree, Judge Sheehy could use a standard Protective Order, such as that used in
MPUC Docket No. IC-06-768.
If, after issuance of the protective
order and submission of an executed Exhibit A, your status regarding trade
secret data is not listed, please contact Staff Attorney Michael Lewis by
telephone or email (651-361-7840 or Michael.Lewis@state.mn.us). Please include the unique document number of
the eFiled Exhibit A with your inquiry.
There is one aspect of eService that does
not comport with the existing contested case service process. In the contested case process, a person can
receive both paper and email service of documents. Under eService, only one option (paper or
electronic) is available. Any party
receiving paper service is encouraged to subscribe to the docket to obtain
electronic notification of filing in addition to the paper copy that will be
served by the filer. Subscription is
available through the eDockets system at: https://www.edockets.state.mn.us/EFiling/subscription/createSubscription.do?method=subscribeNew
Using eService does not change the
filer’s obligation to provide proof of service to the service list. Where possible, the service list generated by
the system should be appended to the affidavit of service and eFiled together
with the document being served and filed.
An example accompanies this letter.
Where incorporation into a single document is not technically feasible,
a separate eFiling of the service affidavit and attached list is permissible.
The introduction of new technologies at
the Commission, the Department of Commerce, and OAH are causing changes in
long-standing practices in contested case proceedings. The goal of these changes is to provide a
process that is more transparent and ultimately easier to use. Your patience is appreciated as these changes
are incorporated into our filing and hearing processes.
Sincerely,
/s/ Michael W.
Lewis
MICHAEL
W. LEWIS
Staff
Attorney
Telephone:
651-361-7840
Enclosure