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OAH Docket No. 15-2500-19955-2 PUC Docket No. IP-6670/CN-08-253 |
STATE OF
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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In the Matter of
Application of Enbridge Pipelines (North Dakota) LLC for a Certificate of
Need for a Large Energy Facility for the |
SUMMARY
OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY |
This matter came on for a public hearing before
Administrative Law Judge Beverly Jones Heydinger on October 24, 2008, at 6:00 p.m.
at the Crookston American Legion,
John R. Gasele, Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith &
Frederick, P.A., appeared on behalf of Enbridge Pipelines (North Dakota) LLC
(Enbridge), accompanied by Brent J. Horton, Enbridge Project Manager, and Jeff
Mackenthun, Environmental Consultant.
Bret Eknes appeared as the staff representative for the Public Utilities
Commission.
The Applicants are required to seek a Certificate of
need pursuant to
No members of the public attended the public
hearing. After the hearing, the record
remained open for ten days to allow all interested persons to submit written
comments. No members of the public filed
a written comment. The record closed on October
31, 2008.
NOTICE
This report contains a summary of public
testimony. It is not a final
decision. Pursuant to
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
1. Enbridge
owns and operates a 330-mile crude oil gathering and 620-mile interstate
pipeline transportation system that gathers crude oil from points near
producing wells in 36 oil fields in
2. On
April 3, 2008, the Commission issued a notice soliciting comments on the
completeness of the application, and on April 22, 2008, extended the time
period for determining completeness.
3. On April
21, 2008, the Office of Energy Security (OES) of the Minnesota Department of
Commerce filed comments, and the matter came before the Commission on June 12,
2008.
4. On June
19, 2008, the Commission issued an Order requesting that the Office of
Administrative Hearings conduct a public hearing to take public testimony
concerning the application. [1]
5. On
October 3, 2008, the Commission gave advance notice of the public hearing to
persons on the service list, and on October 12, 2008, notice was published in
the State Register, 33 S.R. 672.
6. Notice
of the Public Hearing was published in local newspapers:
October
8, 2008 – Exponent – East Grand Forks (
October
8, 2008 – Crookston Daily Times (
October 9, 2008 –
October
8, 2008 – The Leader Record (
October
8, 2008 – Farmers Independent (
7. On
October 23, 2008, the Administrative Law Judge convened the public hearing and
explained that its purpose was to solicit public comments regarding the need
for the proposed upgrade of the three existing pumping stations.
SUMMARY OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY
No members of the public attended the hearing.
SUMMARY OF WRITTEN COMMENTS
There were no written comments submitted to the Administrative
Law Judge by the published deadline to submit comments, October 31, 2008.
Dated: November 14, 2008
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s/Beverly Jones Heydinger |
BEVERLY
JONES HEYDINGER
Administrative
Law Judge