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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear members of the IRP IOT:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is the reply from outside counsel to the question I sent them regarding timing of IRP claims as we have discussed in last call and on list at times.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This reply will be on our agenda for next meeting – reminder our next meeting is next Friday at 13:00 UTC.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I will forward an agenda next week, probably on Wednesday. I will also forward two draft letters I plan to write – one to SOs/ACs advising them of coming activities of concern to them regarding IRP and one to PTI customers about possible
special rules. I would like to discuss those drafts as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More next week. Happy new year to all and,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">David<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">David McAuley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">International Policy Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Grapsas, Rebecca [mailto:rebecca.grapsas@sidley.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 05, 2017 12:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> McAuley, David<br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'León Felipe Sánchez Ambía'; Mathieu Weill; 'thomas@rickert.net'; Samantha Eisner; turcotte.bernard@gmail.com; Gregory, Holly; McNicholas, Edward R.<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] Sidley Response to Question from IRP Implementation Oversight Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear David,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">At Holly Gregory’s request, attached please find our response to the question certified by the IRP IoT relating to the timing for filing IRP challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Holly, Ed and Rebecca<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">REBECCA GRAPSAS</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Counsel<br>
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<b>SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP</b><br>
787 Seventh Avenue<br>
New York, NY 10019<br>
+1 212 839 8541<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Australia<br>
+61 2 8214 2235</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
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