Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings

600 North Robert Street

Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101

Mailing Address: Voice: (651) 361-7900

P.O. Box 64620 TTY: (651) 361-7878

St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620 Fax: (651) 361-7936

January 7, 2010

To All Parties Listed on the OAH

E-Docket System Service List

Re: In the Matter of the Application for a Route Permit for the

Monticello to St. Cloud 345 kV Transmission Line Project

OAH 15-2500-20665-2; PUC No. E-200-/TL-09-246

To The Parties:

The Amended Prehearing Order issued on September 30, 2009, stated that a Prehearing Conference would be held by telephone on January 29, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of the Prehearing Conference is to review the schedule set in September to determine if any revision is required and to address any additional prehearing issues.

In order to participate in the Prehearing Conference, dial 866-766-0067, and enter the participant passcode 7649290.

The deadline to intervene as a party to this proceeding is January 22, 2010. To date, no petitions to intervene have been filed.

Sincerely,

s/Beverly Jones Heydinger

BEVERLY JONES HEYDINGER

Administrative Law Judge

Telephone: (651) 361-7838

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Enclosure