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MinnCan Project--Minnesota Pipe Line Company


Project Docket

Docket No PUC Docket # PL5/PPL-05-2003
Project name MinnCan Project--Minnesota Pipe Line Company
Applicant Minnesota Pipe Line Company
Description Proposed 295-mile between Clearbrook, MN in Clearwater County and the Flint Hills Resources refinery in Rosemont, MN in Dakota County
Location Minnesota, Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Clearwater County, Hubbard County, Wadena County, Todd County, Morrison County, Stearns County, Meeker County, Wright County, McLeod County, Carver County, Sibley County, Scott County, Dakota County
Contact Larry Hartman
larry.hartman@state.mn.us
Status
  • 2006-02-16: Application accepted
  • 2006-03-13: Public meeting
  • 2006-07-19: Routes accepted for consideration
  • 2006-08-24: Public hearing
  • 2007-04-13: Permit issued
  • 2008-09-30: Project built
  • Upcoming: Docket closed
eDockets 05-2003

Project Summary

This page provides documents relevant to the Pipeline Route Permit Application for the MinnCan Project that was submitted by Minnesota Pipeline Company (MPL) on January 5, 2006.

In addition to the Route Permit Application, MPL filed an application for a Certificate of Need for the MinnCan Project on January 3, 2006, the matter was assigned to Docket No. PL-5/CN-06-2.

On April 13, 2007, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued its Order Granting a Certificate of Need.  The Order can be accessed through the following link:

Order Granting a Certificate of Need

Additional documents relevant to the Certificate of Need and Route Permit Proceedings can be view through the eDockets search page by entering docket number 06-2 for the Certificate of Need Proceeding and docket number 05-2003 for the Route Permit Proceeding.
 

eDockets Search Page

Key Project Documents

Date Title Description
04/13/2007 PUC Order Granting a Route Permit for the MinnCan Pipeline Project Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Order Granting Route Permit for the MinnCan Pipeline Project
04/13/2007 Notice of PUC Order Granting Approvals for the MinnCan Pipeline Project PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on April 13, 2007 the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued two separate Orders granting a Certificate of Need and a Pipeline Routing Permit for the MinnCan Pipeline Project
02/09/2007 Supplement to MinnCan Comments and Recommendations Supplement to Comments and Recommendations of the Department of Commerce Energy Facility Permitting Staff in the Matter of the MinnCan Crude Oil Pipeline Project
02/02/2007 Comments and Recommendations to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in the Matter of the MinnCan Project Comments & Recommendations of the Department of Commerce Energy Facility Permitting Staff in the Matter of the MinnCan Crude Oil Pipeline Project
02/02/2007 MinnCan Pipeline Route Maps as of January 5, 2007 Pipeline Route Maps in the Matter of the MinnCan Crude Oil Pipeline Indicating the Proposed Route as of January 5, 2007
11/17/2006 Administrative Law Judge Heydinger�s Report providing Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Recommendations in the matter of the MinnCan Pipeline Project The Administrative Law Judge�s Findings of Fact, Conclusions and Recommendation in the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Pipeline Company for a Certificate of Need for a Crude Oil Pipeline and in the Matter of the Application of Minnesota Pipeline Company for a Routing Permit for a Crude Oil Pipeline
02/17/2006 PIPELINE ROUTING PERMIT APPLICATION-FIGURES-- MINNCAN PROJECT PUC DOCKET # PL5/PPL-05-2003 MinnCan Project--Minnesota Pipe Line Company
02/17/2006 Environmental Assessment Supplement to the Pipeline Routing Permit Application MinnCan Project--Minnesota Pipe Line Company
02/17/2006 Pipeline Routing Permit Application-MinnCan Project PUC Docket # PL-PL-05-2003 Minnesota Pipe Line Company MinnCan Project

Project Documents