

[Federal Register: June 21, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 119)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP06-370-000]

 
Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation; Notice of Application

June 14, 2006.
    Take notice that on May 31, 2006, Minnesota Energy Resources 
Corporation (``MERC''), 700 North Adams Street P.O. Box 19001 Green 
Bay, WI 54307-9001, filed in Docket No. CP06-370-000, an abbreviated 
application pursuant to section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act requesting 
the determination of a service area within which MERC may, without 
further commission authorization, enlarge or expand its natural gas 
distribution facilities. MERC also requests: (i) A finding that MERC 
qualifies as a local distribution company (``LDC'') for purposes of 
section 311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (``NGPA''); (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; and (iii) such further relief as the 
Commission may deem appropriate, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection. 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 
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 

(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Karl 
Hoesly, Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation c/o WPS Resources 
Corporation, 700 North Adams Street P.O. Box 19001 Green Bay, WI 54307-
9001; (920) 433-1464 (telephone) or (920) 433-5734 (fax), 
KJHoesly@wpsr.com or Elizabeth W. Whittle, Nixon Peabody, L.L.P., 401 

Ninth Street, NW., Suite 900 Washington, DC 20004; 202-585-8338 
(telephone) or 202-585-8080 (fax), ewhittle@nixonpeabody.com.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before the 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 14 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.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have 
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with 
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and 
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. 
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the 
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will 
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's 
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project 
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly 
involved in the protest.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.


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    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on June 26, 2006.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-9794 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am]

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