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Specific requirements with regard to the environmental review process include (Minn. Rules <br />7850.5300, Subp. 5): <br />(1) Providing an opportunity for the public to participate in the development of the scope of <br />the environmental assessment (EA) before it is prepared, <br />(2) Publishing notice in the EQB Monitor when the assessment is available for review and <br />the procedure for commenting on the assessment, and <br />(3) Withholding a final decision on the project until at least ten days after the notice appears <br />in the EQB Monitor. <br />The City of Orono must also provide a copy of the environmental assessment to the Commission <br />when it is completed (Minn. Rules 7850.5300, Subp. 5). Electronic filing (eFiling) of the <br />environmental assessment is encouraged (hgps://www.edockets.state.nm.us/EFiling). Files of <br />less than five megabytes (5 MB) in size are also encouraged. <br />Finally, this letter confirms that Xcel Energy has sent the required notice to those persons on the <br />Commission's general notification list that a permit has been applied for from a local unit of <br />government (Minn. Rules 7850.5300, Subp. 3). <br />Please contact me with any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />Ray Kirsch <br />Energy Facility Permitting <br />Office of Energy Security <br />raymond.kirschgstate.mn.us <br />651-296-7588 <br />cc: Burl Haar, Commission <br />Bob Cupit, Commission <br />