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** E015/CN-25-111; Minnesota Power;
E015/TL-25-112 American Transmission Company, LLC
In the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Power and American Transmission Company, LLC for a Certificate of Need and Route Permit for the Iron Range - St. Louis County - Arrowhead 345 kV Transmission Project.
1. Should the Commission issue the draft route permit prepared by Public Utilities Commission Energy Infrastructure Permitting (PUC EIP) staff?
2. Should the Commission find that an Environmental Assessment addendum (EA) is required for the Project? And if so, should the Commission approve the scope of the EA addendum and Environmental Report (ER) recommended by PUC EIP staff?
3. Should the Commission refer the matter to the Court of Administrative Hearings (CAH) and request the appointment of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to preside over public hearings and prepare Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations on the merits of the proposed route permit application and any necessary route permit conditions?
4. Should the Commission extend the 216I statutory timeline from six months to a sufficient amount of time to make a decision on the certificate of need application and route permit application? (PUC: Maxon, Johnson)