[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50182-50183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1823]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ES04-44-000]


MDU Resources Group, Inc.; Notice of Application

August 9, 2004.
    Take notice that on July 30, 2004, MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) 
submitted an application pursuant to section 204 of the Federal Power 
Act requesting that the Commission authorize the issuance of an 
additional

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400,000 shares of common stock to be issued from time to time in 
connection with the Non-Employee Director Stock Compensation Plan.
    MDU also requests a waiver from the Commission's competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement requirements at 18 CFR 34.2.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 
385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining 
the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make 
protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a 
party must file a motion to intervene. All such motions or protests 
should be filed on or before the comment date, and, to the extent 
applicable, must be served on the applicant and on any other person 
designated on the official service list. This filing is available for 
review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. Protests and interventions may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site 
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. eastern time on August 26, 2004.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E4-1823 Filed 8-12-04; 8:45 am]
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