[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8723-8724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3306]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-75-000]


Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on February 1, 2011, Minnesota Energy Resources 
Corporation (MERC), 2665 145th Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068, filed 
an abbreviated application pursuant to Section 7(f) of the Natural Gas 
Act for amendment to its service area determination issued in an order 
dated July 14, 2006, Docket No. CP06-370-000. MERC also requests: (i) a 
finding that MERC continues to qualify as a local distribution company 
(LDC) for purposes of section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 
(NGPA); and (ii) a waiver of the Commission's accounting and reporting 
requirements and other regulatory requirements ordinarily applicable to 
natural gas companies under the NGA and NGPA. The filing may also be 
viewed on the Web 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, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    MERC requests to own facilities located in South Dakota. The 
request arises from a service agreement between MERC and NorthWestern 
Corporation doing business as NorthWestern Energy. MERC proposes to 
take service from NorthWestern Energy near the South Dakota/Minnesota 
border, and receives gas on the South Dakota side near Big Stone City. 
MERC will transport the gas,

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on its own facilities, to Minnesota near Ortonville. MERC will own less 
than 100 feet of pipeline in South Dakota. MERC will serve no customers 
in South Dakota. The purpose of owning facilities in South Dakota is to 
bring gas to Minnesota to serve MERC's customers in Minnesota.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Mary 
Klyasheff, Integrys Energy Group, Inc., Legal Services Department, 130 
East Randolph Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601; phone number (312) 240-
4470; or e-mail: [email protected].
    Any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to 
the proceedings for this project should, on or before the below listed 
comment date, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the 
NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on 
the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will 
receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other 
parties. A party must submit original and 7 copies of filings made with 
the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other 
party in the proceeding. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for 
court review of Commission orders in the proceeding.
    Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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: February 18, 2011.

    Dated: February 8, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-3306 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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