State of Minnesota Public Utilities Commission

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1 State of Minnesota Public Utilities Commission August 7, 2009 NOTICE OF COMMISSION MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the items listed on the attached agenda will be heard at the Commission's regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday. August at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Commission's large hearing room, Suite 350, 121 7th Place East, St. Paul,MN Occasionally items may need to be rescheduled. Commission staff will make all reasonable efforts to notify you if your item is rescheduled. However, if you wish to confirm this hearing date, or to request permission to address the Commission at the meeting, please call (651) , and you will be directed to the appropriate staff person. The Commission hearing rooms have wheelchair access. If other reasonable accommodations are needed to enable you to fully participate in a Commission meeting (i.e., sign language, or large print materials), please call (651) or at least one week in advance of the meeting. BY THE COMMISSION Burl W. Haar Executive Secretary Attachment PHONE (651) FAX (651) TH PLACE EAST- SUITE 350 SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA

2 Public Utilities Commission Agenda Thursday, August 20, :30 AM start time Utilities represented: Telecom, Energy Facilities, Natural Gas, Electricity To find more information on the individual dockets or to find additional documents related to the following Agenda items, please go to edockets & efiling DELIBERATION ITEMS No Items DECISION ITEMS **1 P999/CI All Local Exchange Carriers; Interested Parties In the Matter of a Commission Investigation of the Applicability of 911, TAP, and TAM Surcharges to VoIP Services. What action should the Commission take regarding the application of 911, TAP, and TAM surcharges to VoIP Services? (PUC: Brion) ** 2 P5681,421/C ; Digital Telecommunications P5681,421/M Inc.; Qwest Corporation In the Matter of Digital Telecommunications Complaint Against Qwest Corporation; In the Matter of the Application of Qwest Corporation for Expedited Approval to Discontinue Physical Connection with Digital Telecommunications Inc. (1)P /C What further action should the Commission take regarding the complaint? (2)P /C What action should the Commission take regarding DTI's proposal for a $600,000 irrevocable letter of credit? (PUC: Krishnan) 3. IP-6728/CN Heartland Wind, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Heartland Wind, LLC for a Certificate of Need for the Elm Creek II Wind Project in Jackson and Martin Counties. Should the Commission review the certificate of need application using the contested case process or the informal review process? (PUC: DeBleeckere)

3 4 IP6722/WS Grant County Wind, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Grant County Wind, LLC, for a Large Wind Energy Conversion System (LWECS) Site Permit for the 20 MW Grant County Wind Farm Project. Should the Commission issue a Draft LWECS site permit for public review and comment? (PUC: DeBleeckere; OES, EFP: Hartman) 5 G002/M Xcel Energy - Gas In the Matter of Xcel Energy's Petition for Approval of a Variance to Commission Rules Regarding Billing Errors and the Company's Billing Error Tariff Requirements. (PUC: Rebholz; OES: Medhaug) **6 E015/PA Minnesota Power In the Matter of In the Matter of a Petition for Approval of a redevelopment Agreement for the M.L. Hibbard Units 3 & 4 Boilers and Related Facilities from the City of Duluth and for Approval of Investments and Expenditures at the M.L. Hibbard Energy Center through Minnesota Power's Renewable Resources Rider under Minn. Stat. 216B Is Minnesota Power's Redevelopment Agreement ("Agreement") with the City of Duluth consistent with the public interest under Minn. Stat. 216B.5O? Should the Commission determine that Minnesota Power's proposal to invest up to $22 million in the M. L. Hibbard Energy Center to convert boilers 3 & 4 to burning biomass is a reasonable and prudent action for meeting its RES obligations under Minn. Stat. 216B. 1691? Should MP be permitted to recover the estimated $22 million investment through its renewable resources rider under Minn. Stat. 216B.1645? (PUC: Kami, Gonzalez, Mackenzie) ORAL ARGUMENT ITEMS No items * One star indicates agenda item is unusual but is not disputed. ** Two stars indicate a disputed item or significant legal or procedural issue to be resolved. (Ex Parte Rules apply) Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 7th Place East, Suite 350 Saint Paul, MN Local: Toll Free: Fax: ContacUJs edockets & efiling

4 STATE OF MINNESOTA) COUNTY OF RAMSEY ) )SS AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE I, Margie DeLaHunt. being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That on the 7th day of August, 2009 she served the attached NOTICE OF COMMISSION MEETING. MNPUC Docket Number: N/A XX By depositing in the United States Mail at the City of St. Paul, a true and correct copy thereof, properly enveloped with postage prepaid XX By personal service XX By inter-office mail to all persons at the addresses indicated on the attached list. /fit Subscribed and sworn to before me, a notary public, this 1***- day of, '^^^ L. RICE P Notary Public-Minnesota Notary Public

5 AGENDA for Thursday, 8/20/ : MNPUC 40: Regular Postal Mail Corey Juhl Juhl Wind Inc th Avenue Woodstock MN Burl W. Haar MN Public Utilities Commission Suite th Place East St. Paul MN Thomas Erik Bailey Briggs And Morgan 2200 IDS Center 80 South 8th Street Robert S Lee Mackall Crounse & Moore Law Offices 1400 AT&T Tower 901 Marquette Avenue : Dept. of Commerce Tom Bordwell Mediacom Communications 2381 Wilshire Blvd. Mound MN Michael Martin Minnesota Cable Communications Assn. Suite University Avenue West St. Paul MN Linda Chavez MN Department Of Commerce Suite th Place East St. Paul MN Angela Briggs Global Connection Inc. of America 3957 Pleasantdale Road Atlanta GA Anthony S. Mendoza Law Offices of Anthony S. Mendoza, LLC 2088 Randolph Ave. St. Paul MN Sharon Ferguson MN Department Of Commerce Suite th Place East St. Paul MN Diane C. Browning Sprint Nextel KSOPHN0212-2A Sprint Parkway Overland Park KS Gregory Merz Gray, Plant, Mooty 500 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street 30: Inter-Office Mail Andrew Carlson Briggs And Morgan 2200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street David R. Moeller Minnesota Power 30 West Superior Street Duluth MN Julia Anderson MN Office Of The Attorney General 1400 BRM Tower 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul MN Sarah Emery Iberdrola Renewables th Avenue South Minneapolis MN Andrew Moratzka Mackall, Crounse and Moore 1400 AT&T Tower 901 Marquette Avenue Manual Cervantes Office of Administrative Hearings PO Box St. Paul MN Andrew Fisher Comcast Cable Communications, LLC One Comcast Center, 50th Floor Phildelphia PA Michael David Nelson 183 Inverness Dr. West Englewood CO John Lindell OAG-RUD 900 BRM Tower 445 Minnesota Street St. Paul MN Scott Girard CenturyTel Of Minnesota 10 East Doty 8th Floor Madison Wl Michel Singer Nelson 360networks (USA) Inc. 997 Shadowstone Drive Highlands Ranch CO Megan Hertzler Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet Mall 5th Floor Minneapolis MN Don Ness City of Duluth Room West First Street Duluth MN printed 10:10:47 AM

6 AGENDA for Thursday, 8/20/2009 Edgar Persons Grant County Wind th Street Kensington MN Tom Siewert Digital Telecommunications Inc. P.O. Box Riverfront, Suite 305 Winona MN Adam Sokolski Heartland Wind, LLC c/o Iberdrola Renewables, Inc rd Avenue South Minneapolis MN Karl Sonneman Sonneman & Sonneman Suite Riverfront Winona MN Brita D. Strandberg WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP Suite th Street Washington DC Richard Strong Charter Communications Suite AmberparkDr. Alpharetta GA SaGonna Thompson Xcel Energy 414 Nicollet Mall 7th Floor Minneapolis MN Jason Topp Qwest Corporation Room South Fifth Street Charles G. Watkins, III Cbeyond Communications, LLC Suite Interstate North Parkway, SE Atlanta GA printed 10:10:47 AM