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South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
WEEKLY FILINGS
For the Period of January 12, 2006 through January 18, 2006
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ELECTRIC
On January 17, 2006, the Commission received an application from Otter Tail Power Company on behalf of seven regional utilities (Applicants) - Otter Tail Power Company, Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, Great River Energy, Heartland Consumers Power District, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, and Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (as represented by Missouri River Energy Services) for a permit to construct transmission lines and associated facilities in Grant and Deuel County in South Dakota. The applicants seek a Construction Permit designating a route and authorizing construction of three new transmission lines in South Dakota. Two lines would be constructed to 230 kV standards and would run from the Big Stone 230 kV Substation to a new Big Stone 345 kV Substation, with one 230 kV line continuing on to the Morris Substation near Morris, Minnesota, a distance of approximately 48 miles. Approximately 5.45 miles of new 230 kV line would be built in South Dakota. The third line would be constructed for future 345 kV operation but initially be operated at 230 kV and would run from the new Big Stone 345 kV Substation to the Granite Falls Substation in Granite Falls, Minnesota, a distance of approximately 90 miles, 33 miles of which are in South Dakota. In addition, modification of the existing Big Stone 230 kV Substation and existing transmission facilities and construction of a new Big Stone 345 kV Substation will also be required as part of the project.
Staff Analysts: Martin Bettmann and Bob Knadle
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 01/17/06
Intervention Deadline: 03/20/06
On January 18, 2006, Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc.(Southeastern) has requested that the Commission transfer the existing territorial Agreements of McCook Electric Cooperative, Inc.(McCook) to Southeastern. Effective January 1, 2006, McCook has merged into Southeastern.
Staff Analysts: Martin Bettmann and Bob Knadle
Staff Attorney: Karen Cremer
Date Filed: 01/18/06
Intervention Deadline: NA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
As a result of an annexation to the City of Brookings, the Commission received a filing from the City of Brookings Telephone d/b/a Swiftel Communications (Swiftel) for approval to include property annexed in its exclusive franchise territory. The service territory change includes the South 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 Section 1, T109N, R50W excluding the platted areas thereof, the East 300 feet and the North 30 feet, East 1,832 feet, West 2,165 feet in the County of Brookings, South Dakota. The City of Brookings has also annexed the following property which will be retained by Interstate Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.; Lot 1, Clark Addition and Outlot A excluding the North 444 feet thereof, all in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 10, T110N, R49W; Outlot B in the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20, T110N, R49W; and Outlot B and E in the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 20, T110N, R49W all in the County of Brookings, South Dakota.
Swiftel is making the request pursuant to SDCL 49-31-21 and upon previous South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) action in Docket #F-3555 and in the resulting decision by the Commission on January 2, 1987. Swiftel has also requested that the Commission waive rules ARSD 20:10:32:03(1-7); (9-21); and (23).
Staff Analyst: Harlan Best and Martin Bettmann
Staff Attorney: Sara Greff
Date Docketed: 01/17/06
Intervention Deadline: 02/07/06
On January 17, 2006 the Commission received a filing for the approval of a Triennial Review Order and Triennial Review Remand Order Amendment to an Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation and SBC Long Distance, Inc. f/k/a Southwestern Bell Communications Services. According to the parties, this Amendment deletes, changes, adds or places conditions on certain UNEs. Any party wishing to comment on the Agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Agreement no later than February 6, 2006. Parties to the Agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Sara B. Greff
Date Filed: January 17, 2006
Initial Comments Due: February 6, 2006
On January 6, 2006 the Commission received a filing for the approval of a Line Splitting Amendment to the Interconnection Agreement between Qwest Corporation and Metropolitan Telecommunications. According to the parties, this Amendment replaces the existing UNE-P Line Splitting section in its entirety. Any party wishing to comment on the Agreement may do so by filing written comments with the Commission and the parties to the Agreement no later than February 6, 2006. Parties to the Agreement may file written responses to the comments no later than twenty days after the service of the initial comments.
Staff Attorney: Sara B. Greff
Date Filed: January 17, 2006
Initial Comments Due: February 6, 2006
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