{"id":2386,"date":"2010-08-02T12:01:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T19:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2010-08-02T12:55:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-02T19:55:11","slug":"public-comment-period-requested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nocapx2020.info\/?p=2386","title":{"rendered":"Public Comment period requested"},"content":{"rendered":"

NoCapX 2020 and United Citizen Action Network have requested that public comments on the CapX 2020 Bemidji-Grand Rapids transmission line<\/strong><\/a> be open until at least September 7, 2010, which is one week after the FEIS is due to be released.<\/p>\n

Request for Public Comment to September 7, 2010<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Please contact Judge Lipman, by email preferably, and ask that the Public Comment period be extended:<\/p>\n

Eric Lipman\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 eric.lipman@state.mn.us
\nAdministrative Law Judge
\nOffice of Administrative Hearings
\nP.O. Box 64620
\nSt. Paul, MN 55164-0620<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m still digging around in theCapX 2020 Bemidji-Grand Rapids transmission line docket.\u00c2\u00a0 What I’m finding is disturbing — at first the state process, Certificate of Need (07-1222) and Routing (07-1327), were a joint proceeding.<\/p>\n

To view the entire dockets, go to www.puc.state.mn.us and then “Search eDockets” and search for 07-1222 (CoN) or 07-1327 (Routing).\u00c2\u00a0 Remember that the Energy Facilities Permitting site for the Bemidji-Grand Rapids<\/a> is NOT the official site, it’s the PUC eDockets site, as above!<\/p>\n

And a part of that is the joint Minnesota\/Commerce and federal\/Rural Utilities Service EIS.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Look what happened — on PUC initiative, the state joint process was bifurcated, which eliminated the RUS from the need equation.\u00c2\u00a0 Very slick…\u00c2\u00a0 First the PUC says to MOES, “hey, this Certificate of Need is simple and the Routing is a mess, so separate them out,” and MOES says, “sure, WTF!” and then MOES issues first the scope for the Certificate of Need “Environmental Report” which is nothing… and then MOES issues the scope for the Routing Environmental Impact Statement.”\u00c2\u00a0 Read carefully the “Agency Comments” below, which were first made public, filed in the PUC’s eDockets, A YEAR AND A HALF<\/span><\/strong> after they were filed with MOES.\u00c2\u00a0 These federal agency comments were filed before the state’s bifurcation to limit the scope of the EIS, the EPA comments, read them carefully, those were filed in September, 2008!<\/p>\n

Feb 10, 2009 PUC Burl Haar to Commerce Bill Glahn<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Feb 12, 2009 Commerce Bill Glahn to PUC Burl Haar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

March 3, 2009 Scoping Decision – ER – Glahn separates CoN & Routing Environmental Review<\/a><\/p>\n

March 31, 2009 Scoping Decision – Routing EIS<\/a><\/p>\n

April 20. 2010 MOES files agency comments from 2008<\/a><\/p>\n

RUS Notice of Availability of DEIS – Federal Register March 3, 2010<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The FEIS still isn’t out, and the end of last week, ALJ Lipman issued a
\nrevised scheduling order:<\/p>\n

Fourth Prehearing Order – July 28, 2010<\/a><\/p>\n

… replacing this Third Prehearing Order March 16, 2010<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And here’s the specifics:<\/p>\n

\"4phosnippet\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you see anything there about Public Comment after the EIS?\u00c2\u00a0 Under the terms of the Third Prehearing Order, Public Comment closed May 3, 2010, and the Final EIS wasn’t even out yet!\u00c2\u00a0 Oh… my…<\/p>\n

So NoCapX 2020 and United Citizens Action Network have requested Public Comment be open until September 7, 2010.<\/p>\n

Request for Public Comment to September 7, 2010<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We’ve asked for at least a week after the FEIS is released, and if it’s not available on September 2, as scheduled, for a week after it is available to the public.<\/p>\n

Again, please contact Judge Lipman, by email preferably, and ask that the Public Comment period be extended:<\/p>\n

Eric Lipman\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 eric.lipman@state.mn.us
\nAdministrative Law Judge
\nOffice of Administrative Hearings
\nP.O. Box 64620
\nSt. Paul, MN 55164-0620<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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