[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79075-79076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30563]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL09-23-000]


Welch Motel, Inc.; Welch Oil Inc.; Boondocks USA Truck Stop; Bob 
Welch; Complainants v. Midland Power Cooperative; Corn Belt Power 
Cooperative; Respondents; Notice of Complaint

December 17, 2008.
    Take notice that on December 17, 2008, pursuant to section 206 of 
the Rules and Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, Welch Motel, 
Inc., Welch Oil, Inc., Boondocks USA Truck Stop, and Bob Welch 
(Complainants) filed a formal complaint against Midland

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Power Cooperative and Corn Belt Power Cooperative (Respondents) 
requesting that the Commission issue an order to (a) Allow the 
Complainants to enter into a contract to consume all of the electric 
energy and capacity generated by their wind turbine at 3065 220th St. 
Williams, Iowa 50271-7518 before drawing power from Midland Power 
Cooperative; (b) require Midland Power Cooperative to program its 
electric meter in such a way that Complainants are not billed for 
electricity until Complainants have consumed all of their electric 
energy from their wind turbine or; (c) in the alternative, if the 
Commission fails to act within 90 days, to be allowed to enter into any 
court whether federal or state, for the enforcement of the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must 
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 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 notice of 
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's 
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before 
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and 
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an 
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the 
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's 
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription'' 
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail 
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For 
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail 
[email protected], or call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For 
TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 6, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-30563 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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