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OAH 15-2500-20657-2 PUC No. IP-6687/TL-08-988 |
STATE OF
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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In the Matter of the Application for a Route Permit for the Noble Flat Hill Windpark I LLC 230 kV Transmission Line Project |
AMENDED NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE JULY 23, 2009 |
This matter was referred to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested case proceeding, by an Order issued by the Public Utilities Commission on September 26, 2008, and confirmed in an Order Accepting Application as Complete, Authorizing Informal Review Process, and Encouraging Joint Hearings and Environmental Reviews in PUC Docket No. IP-6687/CN-08-951 on January 13, 2009. The Public Utilities Commission has jurisdiction over applications for route permits for large energy facilities, including this transmission line project, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 216E.02, subd. 2.
At this time, the only party to this proceeding is the Applicant, Noble Flat Hill Windpark I, LLC. The Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security, Energy Facility Permitting Staff, has given notice of its intent to participate pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 216E.03.
To date, no petitions to intervene have been filed with the Administrative Law Judge. Persons who seek to intervene as a party must file a petition, as set forth in the Order, below.
Any person may appear at the hearings and offer testimony and exhibits without the necessity of intervening as a formal party to the proceedings. The Administrative Law Judge may allow any person to ask questions of other witnesses.
Any person may view and print all documents filed in this proceeding, with the exception of trade secret information, through the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission website, by clicking on “search edockets,” and entering the year (08) and number (988) for this proceeding into the “Basic Search.”
Pursuant to Minn. R. 7849.5250, the public advisor is available to answer questions from the public about the permitting process. Advice concerning the procedures to be followed in this proceeding or information regarding the permitting process is available from Ray Kirsch, Public Advisor, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security, 7th Place East, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55101, telephone: (651) 296-7588, or from staff attorneys at the Office of Administrative Hearings, telephone: (651) 361-7900.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
1. A prehearing conference will be held on July 23, 2009, at 1:30 p.m., at the Small Hearing Room, Public Utilities Commission, 121 Seventh Place East, Suite 350, St. Paul, MN.
2. Any person who desires to intervene in this contested case as a party shall file a written petition to intervene with the Administrative Law Judge and shall serve the petition upon all existing parties, as set forth in Minn. R. 1400.6200.
3. Any party may object to the petition for intervention by filing a written notice of objection with the Administrative Law Judge within seven days of service of the petition, stating the party’s reasons of objection, and shall serve a copy of the notice of objection on all other parties and the person seeking intervention.
4. The deadline to petition for intervention will be set at the prehearing conference.
5. Any person who needs an accommodation for a disability or appointment of an interpreter to participate in the Prehearing Conference shall notify the Office of Administrative Hearings by July 17, 2009.
6. This Order is being sent to all persons on the Public Utilities Commission service list for this proceeding and the related application for certificates of need. Any subsequent service in this contested case proceeding will be limited to parties to this proceeding.
Dated: July 10, 2009 s/Beverly Jones Heydinger
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BEVERLY JONES HEYDINGER Administrative Law Judge |
Mailing
Address: Voice: (651) 361-7900
P.O. Box 64620 TTY: (651) 361-7878
July 10, 2009
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See Attached Service List as of July 9, 2009 |
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Re: In the Matter of the Application for a Route Permit for the Noble
Flat Hill Windpark I LLC 230 kV Transmission Line Project
OAH No. 15-2500-20657-2
PUC No. IP-6687/TL-08-988
Dear Parties:
The document listed below has been filed with the E-Docket system and served as specified on the attached service list.
Amended Notice of Prehearing Conference July 23, 2009
Sincerely,
s/Beverly
Jones Heydinger
BEVERLY
JONES HEYDINGER
Administrative
Law Judge
Telephone:
(651) 361-7838
BJH:mo
Enclosures