HP07-001 -In the Matter of the Application by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP for a Permit under the South Dakota Energy Conversion and Transmission Facility Act to Construct the Keystone Pipeline Project

Date Filed: 04/27/07 ♦ Intervention Deadline: 06/26/07 ♦  Docket Closed: 06/10/08
Reopened: 06/10/08 ♦ Docket Reclosed: 05/02/13
Reopened: 02/06/24 ♦ Docket Reclosed: 03/28/24

Service Lists

Weekly Filing

Weekly Filing 04/26/07 to 05/02/07

Agendas
March 26, 2024, Agenda to Commission Meeting
April 24, 2012, Agenda to Commission Meeting
March 8, 2011, Amendment to Agenda which replaces the March 8, 2011, Agenda to Commission Meeting
May 28, 2008, Ad Hoc Agenda to Commission Meeting
May 20, 2008, Agenda to Commission Meeting
May 6, 2008, Addendum to Commission Meeting
March 11, 2008, Agenda to Commission Meeting

November 6, 2007, Addendum to Commission Meeting
October 9, 2007, Agenda to Commission Meeting
September 11, 2007, Agenda to Commission Meeting
August 28, 2007, Agenda to Commission Meeting
August 7, 2007, Agenda to Commission Meeting
July 11, 2007, Agenda to Commission Meeting
June 26, 2007, Addendum to the Agenda of Commission Meeting
June 12, 2007, Ad Hoc Agenda to Commission Meeting
June 5, 2007, Agenda to Commission Meeting
May 8, 2007, Addendum to Agenda to Commission Meeting

Minutes
Minutes of April 24, 2012, Commission Meeting
Minutes of March 8, 2011, Commission Meeting
Minutes of May 28, 2008 Ad Hoc Commission Meeting 
Minutes of May 20, 2008, Commission Meeting
Minutes of May 6, 2008, Commission Meeting
Minutes of March 11, 2008, Commission Meeting
      Archive of March 11, 2008, Commission Meeting 
Transcript of March 11, 2008, Commission Meeting
Minutes of November 6, 2007, Commission Meeting
Minutes of October 9, 2007, Commission Meeting
Minutes of September 11, 2007, Commission Meeting
Minutes of August 28, 2007, Commission Meeting
Minutes of August 7, 2007, Commission Meeting
Minutes of July 11, 2007, Commission Meeting
Minutes of June 12, 2007, Ad Hoc Commission Meeting
    Archive of June 12, 2007, Ad Hoc Commission Meeting (HP07-001)
    Transcript of June 12, 2007, Ad Hoc Commission Meeting (HP07-001)
Minutes of June 26, 2007, Commission Meeting
    Transcript of June 26, 2007, Commission Meeting (HP07-001)
Minutes of June 5, 2007, Commission Meeting
Minutes of May 8, 2007, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the March 26, 2024, Commission Meeting

Public Input Hearings

Formal Hearing

Keystone Oil Pipeline Project - Draft and final Environmental Impact Statements (DEIS and EIS)
(NOTE: The DEIS and EIS were prepared by USDOS in connection with Keystone's application for a Presidential Permit to construct a cross-border pipeline. The DEIS was admitted into evidence in the formal hearing record as Exhibit TC 15) 

PreFiled Testimony

Public Comments and Responses 

Applications of Interveners

Orders:

• NOTICE OF APPLICATION; ORDER FOR AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS; AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR PARTY STATUS
• ORDER OF ASSESSMENT OF FILING FEE, ORDER APPROVING NOTIFICATION OF LANDOWNERS; AND ORDER APPROVING LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
• SCHEDULING ORDER FOR DETERMINATING CONFIDENTIALITY OF DOCUMENTS FILED CONFIDENTIAL
• ORDER EXTENDING INTERVENTION DEADLINE
• ORDER DENYING MOTION TO WITHDRAW FILINGS; RELEASING DOCUMENTS, REQUESTING NOTICE, GRANTING PARTY STATUS AND ESTABLISHING PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES
• ORDER GRANTING PARTY STATUS
• SCHEDULING AND PROCEDURAL ORDER
• ORDER RELEASING INFORMATION FILED CONFIDENTIAL
• PROTECTIVE ORDER
• ORDER FOR AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
• SECOND SCHEDULING AND PROCEDURAL ORDER
• NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR TAKING JUDICIAL NOTICE
• FINAL DECISION AND ORDER; NOTICE OF ENTRY
• ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF PUBLIC LIAISON OFFICER
• ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION BOND
• ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR RELEASE OF CONSTRUCTION BONDS
• 03/01/24 - Order for and Notice of Hearing on Motion for Approval under § 49-41b-29
• 03/28/24 - Order Granting Motion for Approval under § 49-41B-29

Open Docket

• Application

04/27/07 - Letter    05/24/07 - Letter    05/31/07 - Letter

• Exhibit A
• SD GSM Soils and Route Maps Combined 
  • Map 1,  Map 2,  Map 3 ,  Map 4, Map 5, Map 6,  Map 7, Map 8,  Map 9,  Map 10
• Soil Types
• Project Location Maps
• Land Use Maps
• Detail Line Location Maps by County Filed - 06/21/07
• Exhibit B - Construction Mitigation and Reclamation (CMR) Plan
• Exhibit C
  • Risk Assessment and Emergency Response (Transcanada's Letter regarding documentation is not confidential)
  • Biological Surveys (Transcanada's Letter regarding documentation is not confidential)
  • Biological Surveys (Transcanada's Letter regarding documentation is not confidential)
  • Cultural Surveys (Transcanada's Letter regarding documentation is not confidential)
  • Final Environmental Report (Transcanada's Letter regarding documentation is not confidential)
• Exhibit D - Raptor Reports and Surveys
• 05/22/07 - Notice of Public Hearing
• 05/22/07 - Letters to Newspapers:  Daily Press & Dakotan, Freeman Courier, Salem Special, The Alexandria Herald, Miner County Pioneer, De Smet News, The Plainsman, The Clark County Courier, Reporter & Farmer, The Britton Journal.
• 05/24/07 - Affidavit of Publication (Britton Journal)
• 05/24/07 - Affidavit of Publication (Freeman Courier)
• 05/24/07 - Affidavit of Publication (Minor County Pioneer)
• 05/29/07 - Letter to Interested Parties Regarding Public Meeting
  • Notice of Public Hearing
  • Application for Party Status
  • Certificate of Service
• 05/29/07 - List of Landowners Revised (Available Upon Written Request)
• 05/31/07 - Affidavit of Publication (Yankton Daily Press) and (Dakotan)
• 05/31/07 - Affidavit of Publication (De Smet News)
• 05/31/07 - Affidavit of Publication (Reporter & Farmer)
• 06/01/07 - Affidavit of Publication (Alexandria Herald)
• 06/04/07 - Letter from Staff Requesting Extension of Intervention
• 06/04/07 - Affidavit of Publication (Salem Special)
• 06/05/07 - Request Access to Confidential Information (Lillian Anderson)
• 06/05/07 - Request Access to Confidential Information (Curt Hohn)
• 06/06/07 - Letter to Request Access to Confidential Information (Rodrick Tobin)
• 06/06/07 - Letter to Dennis Davis
  • Certificate of Service
• 06/06/07 - Motion for Release of Information Filed as Confidential
• 06/06/07 - Brief in Support of Motion of Information Filed as Confidential
  • Certificate of Service
• 0607/07 - Affidavit of Publication (Huron Plainsman)
• 06/12/07 - Letter from Brett Koenecke
• 06/14/07 - Letter from Kara Van Bockern
• 06/14/07 - Letter of Concern (Reed Rassmussen of Seigel, Barnett & Schutz LLP)
• 06/15/07 - Letter from Brett Koenecke Regarding Redacted Exhibits
• 06/18/07 - Keystone Responses to Staff's First Data Request
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:10
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:11
    • Detail Line Location Maps
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:14
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:14 (8)
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:15 (1)
  • Additional Application Information Request D.R. 1-6
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:16
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:23 (4)
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:23 (6)
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:24
  • Additional Application Information Request D.R. 1-11
  • Additional Application Information Required by SDAR 20:10:22:38 (1)
  • Additional Application Information for Appendix D
• 06/20/07 - Affidavit of Publication from Clark County Courier
• 06/20/07 - E-mail from Jay Vogt, Director SD State Historical Society and State Historic Preservation Officer
• 06/21/07 - Letter from Kara Van Bockern
• 06/21/07 - Detail Line Location Maps by County
• 06/22/07 - Letter from Kara Van Bockern to County Auditor
  • Certificate of Service
• 06/25/07 - Letter from the US Department of State
• 07/05/07 - Request for Confidential Information (George Piper)
• 08/02/07 - Letter from Brett Koenecke
• 08/02/07 - Certificate of Service
• 08/03/07 - Letter from Kara Semmler
• 08/06/07 - Request for Confidential Information (Curt Hohn)
• 08/08/07 - Letter from Kara Semmler to County Auditors
  • Docket Print-Out
  • Certificate of Service
• 08/14/07 - Letter from Brett Koenecke Regarding U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Letter
• 08/15/07 - Letter from Commission Staff to Curt Hohn Regarding Landowner List
• 08/23/07 - Letter from Brett Koenecke Regarding Special Permit
• 09/04/07 - Draft Scheduling and Procedural Order
• 09/06/07 - Motion for Entry of Protective Order
• 09/06/07 - Certificate of Service
• 09/12/07 - Letter from Patricia Van Gerpen
  • Certificate of Service
  • Exhibit A Confidential (Not Available to the Public)
• 09/19/07 - Letter from Kara Semmler to Interveners
  • South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Staff's First Set of Interrogatories and Request for Documents to all Parties with Intervener Status
  • Scheduling Order and Procedural Order
  • Order Releasing Information Filed Confidential
  • Certificate of Service
• 10/03/07 - Certificate of Service
• 10/04/07 - Supplement Filing on Motion for Protective Order
  • Certificate of Good Faith
  • Certificate of Service on Certification of Good Faith and Supplemental Filing on Motion for Protective Order
• 10/16/07 - Certificate of Service
• 10/31/07 - Request to Change Hearing Location (Michael and Susan Sibson)
• 11/01/07 - Certificate of Service
• 11/01/07 - Request to Change Hearing Location (Gerald Glanzer)
• 11/01/07 - Letter from Reed Rasmussen to Request Extension of the Deadline for Testimony
• 11/02/07 - Intervener Web Water Development Association's Motion for Extension of Time to File Direct Testimony
  • Affidavit of Curt Hohn
  • Certificate of Service
• 11/05/07 - Request to Change Hearing Location (Delwin and Pam Hofer)
• 11/05/07 - Request from to Change Hearing Location (Lillian Anderson)
• 11/05/07 - Resistance to Intervenor Web Water Development Association's Motion for Extension of Time to File Direct Testimony and to Request to Move the Hearing Location
  • Certificate of Service
• 11/05/07 - Motion in Opposition of Web Water Association's Motion for Extension of Time to File Direct Testimony
  • Exhibit A
  • Exhibit B
  • Exhibit C
  • Exhibit D
• 11/05/07 Affidavit of Kara Semmler
  • Exhibit A
  • Exhibit B
  • Exhibit C
• 11/05/07 - Certificate of Service 
• 11/06/07 - Notice of Taking of Deposition of Curt Hohn
  • Certificate of Service on Notice of Taking of Disposition of Curt Hohn
• 11/06/07 - Letter from Kara Semmler to Lillian Anderson
• 11/08/07 - Letter from Kara Semmler
• 11/09/07 - Certificate of Service
  • Attachment Confidential (Not Available to the Public)
• 11/14/07 - Certificate of Service
• 11/14/07 - Letter from Kara Semmler
• 11/19/07 - Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, and Order
• 11/21/07 - Letter from Reed Rasmussen
  • Subpoena - John Kirk
  • Subpoena - Derric Iles
  • Subpoena - Paige Hoskins
  • Subpoena - Jay Vogt
  • Subpoena - Kelli Buscher
  • Subpoena - Garland Erbele
  • Subpoena - Kim McIntosh
  • Subpoena - Bill Markley
  • Subpoena - Mark Mayer
• 11/26/07 - Letter from Kara Semmler Regarding Intervener Testimony
• 11/29/07 - Motion in Limine
• 11/29/07 - Motion to Strike Testimony of Perry Rahn
• 11/29/07 - Certificate of Service
• 11/30/07 - Letter from Edward D. Miller
• 12/03/07 - Notice of Special Appearance
• 12/04/07 - Resolution from Marshall County Board of County Commissioners
• 12/06/07 - Letter from Jay Leibel
• 12/28/07 - Petition from District III Farmers Union
• 01/07/08 - Resolution from Clark County Board of County Commissioners
• 01/07/08 - Letter from Robert Jones to Marshall County Board
• 01/09/08 - Resolution from Hutchinson County Board of County Commissioners
• 01/11/08 - Letter from US Department of State Regarding EIS (See Link Above)
• 01/11/08 - Letter and Commission Staff Brief
  • Attachment
• 01/11/08 - Intervener WEB Water Development Association's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
• 01/11/08 - Intervener WEB Water Development Association's Post Hearing Brief
  • Certificate of Service
• 01/11/08 - Applicants Initial Post-Hearing Brief
  • Certificate of Service
• 01/14/08 - Keystone's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
  • Certificate of Service
• 01/16/08 - Response from Robert Jones to SD Association of Rural Water System Resolution
• 01/31/08 - Commission Staff Reply Brief and Certificate of Service
  • Attachment
• 01/31/08 - Applicant's Reply Brief
  • Certificate of Service
• 01/31/08 - Intervener WEB Water Development Association's Objections to Keystone's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
• 01/31/08 - Intervener WEB Water Development Associations Reply Brief
  • Certificate of Service
• 03/11/08 - Permit Conditions Approved by the Commission(Corrected Exhibit References in Condition 6)
• 04/25/08 - Certificate of Service
• 04/29/08 - Motion for Approval of Public Liaison Officer
  • Certificate of Service
• 04/30/08 - Motion for Approval of Construction Bond
  • Certificate of Service
• 05/09/08 - Letter and South Dakota Access Roads
• 05/09/08 - Letter
  • South Dakota Maps with Aerial  
• 05/27/08 - Letter and Rider No. 1 to Bond
• 06/04/08 - Letter from Kara Semmler
• 06/10/08 - Letter from Dave Gerdes
• 06/10/08 - South Dakota Energy Facility Permit Act Bond
  • Rider No. 1
  • Certificate of Service
• 06/10/08 - Docket Closed
• 06/30/08 - PUC Condition #30 Letters (Not Available to the Public)
• 07/31/08 - Letter and Quarterly Report Ending 06/30/08
• 08/01/08 - Letter and Keystone Pipeline Liaison Quarterly Report, Second Quarter 2008
• 10/31/08 - Quarterly Report Ending 09/30/08
  • Keystone Non Environmental Permits for Q3 2008 (Part 1), (Part 2), (Part 3) and (Part 4)
  • Keystone Route Changes for Q3 2008
• 10/31/08 - Keystone Pipeline Liaison Quarterly Report, Third Quarter 2008
• 11/19/08 - Winterization Plan
• 11/19/08 - Aerial Route Variation Map
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Marshall County
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Day County
  
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Mile Marker 326-327
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Mile Marker 356 -357
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Mile Marker 363
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Miner County
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Hutchinson County
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Mile Marker 395-396
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Mile Marker 407
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, Mile Marker 412.6 -413.7
• 11/19/08 - Route Variation Map, 353-SD-419.4-148. 4-S
• 11/19/08 - Project Location Maps 1-9 of 46
• 11/19/08 - Project Location Maps 10-18 of 46
• 11/19/08 - Project Location Maps 19-27 of 46
• 11/19/08 - Project Location Maps 28-36 of 46
• 11/19/08 - Project Location Maps 37-44 of 46
• 11/19/08 - Project Location Maps 45-46 of 46
• 11/19/08 - US Army Corps of Engineers Letter, Permit Completion and Compliance Certification
  • Jurisdictional Determination Table
• 11/19/08 – Department of State Record of Decision and National Interest Determination
• 11/19/08 – SD General Permit for Temporary Discharge
• 11/19/08 – Letter from DENR and Temporary Permits to use Public Waters
• 11/19/08 – Final Biological Assessment
• 11/19/08 – Letter of Concurrence under Section 7
• 11/19/08 – Special Use Permit
• 12/12/08 - Winterization Landowner Letter
• 01/30/09 - Quarterly Report Ending 12/31/08
  • Non-Environmental Permits
• 02/02/09 - Keystone Pipeline Liaison Quarterly Report, Fourth Quarter, 2008
• 02/12/09 - Letter from Brett Koenecke
  • Emergency Response Plan Confidential (Not Available to the Public)
• 03/13/09 - Letter and South Dakota Energy Facility Permit Act Bond
• 04/16/09 - Construction Notice
• 05/01/09 - Keystone Pipeline Liaison Quarterly Report, First Quarter, 2009
• 05/01/09 - Quarterly Report Ending 03/31/09
  • Non-Environmental Permits
  • Haul Route Agreements
• 07/31/09 - Keystone Pipeline Quarterly Report, Ending June 30 2009
• 08/07/09 - Letter from Brett Koenecke
  • Hazardous Liquid Integrity Management Program for High Consequence Areas Confidential (Not Available to the Public)
• 10/22/09 - Letter from Brett Koenecke
  • Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manual Confidential (Not Available to the Public)
• 10/30/09 - Keystone Pipeline Quarterly Report, Ending September 30, 2009
• 10/30/09 - Keystone Pipeline Liaison Quarterly Report, Second Quarter, 2009
• 10/30/09 - Keystone Pipeline Liaison Quarterly Report, Third Quarter, 2009
• 01/13/10 - Correspondence from Commission Staff
• 01/29/10 - Keystone Pipeline Liaison Quarterly Report, Fourth Quarter, 2009
• 01/29/10 - Keystone Pipeline Quarterly Report, Ending December 31, 2009
• 03/18/10 - Renewal or Continuation Certificate of Energy Facility Permit Act Bond
• 05/04/10 - Keystone Pipeline Quarterly Report, Ending March 31, 2010
• 07/31/10 - Keystone Pipeline Quarterly Report, Ending June 30, 2010
• 04/16/12 - Keystone Pipeline Quarterly Report, Ending September 30, 2010
• 01/31/11 - Keystone Pipeline Quarterly Report, Ending December 31, 2010
• 01/31/11 - 2010 Keystone Pipeline Liaison Annual Report
• 03/02/11 - TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP's Motion
  • Exhibit 1
  • Exhibit 2
  • Exhibit 3
  • Certificate of Service
• 07/15/11 - Letter regarding Keystone Pipeline Acoustic Monitoring Report for South Dakota
  • Keystone Pipeline Phases 1 & 2 Acoustic Monitoring Report for South Dakota – U.S. Pump Stations
• 12/20/11 - Motion for Release of Construction Bonds and Certificate of Service
• 03/28/12 - 2011 Keystone Pipeline Liaison Annual Report
• 04/16/12 - Revised As-Built Alignment Maps
• 05/02/13 - Construction Bond Release (#SN4208)
• 05/02/13 - Construction Bond Release (#SN4247)
• 05/02/13 - Certificate of Service
• 05/02/13 - Docket Closed
• 07/26/13 - 2012 Keystone Pipeline Liaison Annual Report
• 02/06/24 - TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP's Letter regarding Motion for Approval Under SDCL § 49-41B-29 and Affidavit of Richard Prior
  • Motion for Approval Under SDCL § 49-41B-29
  • Affidavit of Richard Prior
  • Certificate of Service
• 02/12/24 - TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP's Letter regarding Notice of Appearance
  • Notice of Appearance (William Taylor & James E. Moore)
  • Certificate of Service
• 03/01/24 - TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP's Certificate of Service
• 03/08/24 - TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP's Letter to Staff
• 03/28/24 - Docket Reclosed