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October 20, 2011
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Notice
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
BakkenLink Pipeline, LLC
Crude Oil Pipeline - Williams to
Billings County
Siting Application
Case No. PU-10-218
NOTICE OF CONTINUED HEARING
September 7, 2011
On June 21, 2011, BakkenLink
Pipeline, LLC (BakkenLink) filed appli-
cations for a certificate of corridor
compatibility and a route permit to
authorize construction for approxi-
mately t44 miles of 8-inch and 12-inch
crude oil pipeline in Billings, Dunn,
McKenzie, Stark and Williams
Counties, North Dakota, as shown on
the attached map. The trunkline will
have bi-directional capability, and will
be able to transport crude oil between
Beaver Lodge and a new rail facility at
Fryburg, North Dakota. BakkenLink
also filed a request for waiver of proce-
dures and time schedules established
under North Dakota Century Code
Chapter 49-22 and North Dakota
Administrative Code Chapter 69-06-
06.
On August 3,. 2011, the
Commission issued a Notice of Filing
and Notice of Hearing scheduling a
public hearing to begin September 1,
2011 at 10 a.m. CDT, McKenzie
County Court House, 201,5th Street
NW, Watford City, North Dakota,
58854. The Commission found the
applications were complete.
At a worksession on August 30,
2011, the Commission indefinitely con-
tinued the formal hearing scheduled to
begin September 1, 2011, to be
rescheduled for a later date.
A Public Hearing on the applica-
WILLI
tions is now scheduled to begin
October 25, 2011 at 9 a.m. CDT,
McKenzie County Court House, 201
5th Street NW, Watford City, North
Dakota, 58854. The issues to be con-
sidered are:
1. is the proposed facility of such
length, design, location, or purpose
that it will produce minimal adverse
effects, or, does a demonstrable emer-
gency exist which requires immediate
construction and that adherence to the
procedures and time schedules would
jeopardize the utility's system?
2. Will the location, construction,
and operation of the proposed facilities
produce minimal adverse effects on
the environment and upon the welfare
of the citizens of North Dakota?
3. Are the proposed facilities com-
patible with the environmental preser-
vation and the efficient use of
resources?
4. Will the proposed facility loca-
tions minimize adverse human and
environmental impact while ensuring
continuing system reliability and
integrity and ensuring that energy
needs are met and fulfilled in an order-
ly and timely fashion?
For more information contact the
Public Service Commission, State
Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota
58505, 701-328-2400; or Relay North
Dakota, 1-800-366-6888 TTY. If you
require any auxiliary aids or services,
such as readers, signers,, or Braille
materials, please notify the
Commission at least 24 hours in
advance.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Kevin Cramer, Commissioner
Tony Clark, Chairman
Brian P. Kalk, Commissioner
(September 15)
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Debit card users should
watch out for new fees
The Better Business Bureau of
Minnesota and North Dakota
(BBB) is alerting consumers that
they may be seeing new fees on
their bank statements for using their
debit cards.
Recent changes in banking laws
capped the "swipe fee" that banks
can charge retailers for debit trans-
actions.
The average fee was 44 cents per
transaction, but the new law caps
that fee at 21 cents.
Banks estimate they will lose
hundreds of millions of dollars a
year in debit card transaction fees
and are looking to recoup that
money by modifying various check-
ing account fees.
Some of the nation's largest
financial institutions already have
announced a flat $3-$5 monthly fee
for debit card use, although some
may go to a per-transaction fee, par-
DID YOU KNOW?
Farm Credit Services of Mandan
www.farmcreditmandan.com
NO
HUNTING
SIGNS
PUBLIC
NOTICES
ticularlv for infi'equent users.
The BBB is advising consumers
and business owners to be on the
alert for notices from their financial
institutions about changes in the
terms of their accounts.
"If you don't understand a notice
vou receive or see a new tee on
your account statement that you
weren't expecting, contact your
financial institution and ask for an
explanation," said Dana Badgerow,
president and CEO of the BBB.
Account holders may want to
ask their bank if there are programs
to waive the fee for accounts with a
minimum balance.
It also pays to shop around;
some financial institutions ]nay con-
tinue offering no-fee debit cards.
A public notice is information
informing citizens of government
activities that may affect the
citizens' everyday lives.
Public notices have been printed
in local newspapers, the trusted
sources for community information
for more than 200 years.
North Dakota newspapers also
post public notices that are
printed in newspapers on
.ndpublicnotices.com
at no additional charge to
units of government.
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872-3755
Medicare open enrollment begins, seniors have choices
Medicare. Open Enrollment
began Saturday seniors have
more benefits, better choices, lower
costs
Affordable Care Act gives sen-
iors with Medicare cheaper pre-
scription drugs, free preventive
services, and lower costs
With more benefits, better choic-
es and lower costs, the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) is encouraging people with
Medicare and their families to begin
reviewing drug and health plan cov-
erage options for 2012. The
Medicare Open Enrollment Period
which began earlier this year, on
Saturday, October 15 has been
expanded to last seven weeks and
will end on December 7.
'" This will give seniors and people
with disabilities more time to com-
pare and find the best plan that
ineets their unique needs.
Across the country, HHS offi-
cials will hold 150 events in the
days leading up to Medicare's Open
Enrollment Period to inform and
educate people with Medicare.
"Thanks to the Affordable Care
Act, people with Medicare can get
certain preventive services for free
and can get more affordable pre-
scription drugs," said HHS
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "'Open
enrolhnent is seniors' chance to
review their Medicare choices and
pick the plan that works for them, or
keep the plan they have today."
Beginning today, people with
Medicare can begin reviewing the
2012 quality ratings for Medicare
Advantage health plans (Part C) and
prescription drug plans (Part D) for
the upcoming year.
This year CMS is highlighting
plans that have achieved an overall
quality rating of 5 stars with a high
performer or "gold star" icon so
people with Medicare can easily
find high quality plans. People with
Medicare can switch to an available
5-star plan at any time during the
year.
Using Medicare's Plan Finder -
available at www.medicare.gov/find-
a-plan - people will see the
enhanced star ratings for 2012. In
addition to the enhanced star ratings
for 2012 and new "gold star" icon,
Plan Finder users wilt see an icon
showing which plans received a low
overall quality rating for the past
three years.
"Over the past year, we have
worked to improve health coverage
choices for people with Medicare,
and make it easier for people to find
a plan that is both a good value and
meets their health care needs," said
CMS Administrator Donald M.
Berwick, M.D. "Due to these
efforts, people with Medicare have
good, meaningful choices for their
2012 plan options."
In 2012, thanks to the Affordable
Care Act. additional benefits to peo-
ple with Medicare include lower
prescription drug costs through a 50
percent discount on covered brand
name drugs in the coverage gap
(also referred to as the "donut
hole"), wellness checkups, and
access to certain preventive care
with no copayments - a benefit that
all Medicare Advantage plans will
offer starting in 2012.
Resources for Medicare
Beneficiaries
People with Medicare, their fam-
ilies and other trusted representa-
tives can review and compare cur-
rent plan coverage with new plan
offerings, using many proven
resources, including:
• Visiting www.medicare.gov,
where they can get a personalized
comparison of costs and coverage
of the plans available in their area,
The popular Medicare Plan Finder
tool has been enhanced for an effi-
cient review of plan choices.
Spanish Open Enrollment informa-
tion is available.
• Calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-
800-633-4227) for around-the-
clock assistance to find out more
about coverage options. TTY users
should call 1-877-486-2048.
Multilingual counseling is avail-
able.
• Reviewing the 2012 Medicare
& You handbook. It is also accessi-
ble online at:
http://www.medicare.gov/publicati
ons/pubs/pdf/10050.pdf and it
has been mailed to the homes of
people with Medicare.
• Getting one-on-one counseling
assistance from the local State
Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP). Local SHIP con-
tact information can be found:
At
http://www.medicare.gov/contacts/o
rganization-search-criteria.aspx or
On the back of the 2011
Medicare & You handbook or:
- By calling Medicare (contact
information above).
- Through a listing of national
stand-alone prescription drug plans
and State specific fact sheets can be
found at:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/ope
nenrollment.asp
People with Medicare who have
limited incomes and resources ]nay
qualify for Extra Help paying for
their prescription drug costs. There
is no cost to apply for Extra Help,
also called the low-income subsidy.
Medicare beneficiaries, family
members, trusted counselors or
caregivers can apply online at
www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptio
nhelp or call Social Security at 1-
800-772-1213 (TTY users should
call 1-800-325-0778) to find out
more.
Protecting Against Fraud and
Identity Theft
During this Open Enrolhnent
Period, Medicare recommends that
people treat their Medicare number as
they do their soci',d security number
and credit card information. People
with Medicare should never give theh"
personal information m anyone arriv-
ing at their home uninvited or making
unsolicited phone calls selling
Medicare-related products or services.
Beneficiaries who believe they
are victims of fYaud or identity theft
should contact Medicare (contact
information above). More informa-
tion is available at
www.stopmedicarefraud.gov
State's natural resources service highlights accomplishments
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) issued over 2.000 contracts to
North Dakota producers and close to $93 million in
financial assistance in fiscal year 2011. NRCS fund-
ing will help improve, protect, and conserve natural
resources on over 1.7 million acres of private lands
and restore over l 1,000 acres of wetlands.
"North Dakota NRCS had a very successfnl
year delivering conservation assistance to thou-
sands of private landowners," stated Mary
Podoll, NRCS State Conservationist. "In addi-
tion to these eontracts we had over 6.000 appli-
cations requesting NRCS conservation assis-
tance. This demonstrates the level of interest
landowners have in partnering with NRCS to
conserve and sustain the state's priate ]ands."
NRCS offers fiffancial- and te;chnical .asis
tance on a competitive basis to eligible producers
through its 15 programs and special initiatives.
Assistance provided through these programs and
initiatives is intended to ensure that private lands
are conserved, restored, and made more resilient
to environmental challenges.
New additions to the NRCS programs portfo-
lio were the Oil Spill Prevention, Control. and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Initiative and the
Northern Plains Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative
(NPMBHI). NRCS issued over 500 contracts and
$1.2 million in funding through SPCC to help
prevent and mitigate fuel and oil spills on agri-
cultural operations. Through the NPMBHI. over
100 contracts and $2.1 million in financial assis-
tance were issued to help producers manage their
wetlands and' farmlands while protecting and
en'hancing habi6ts for migrory, bids '. .....,
<,.The Environmental Quality Incentives
Program (EQIP) generated the most public inter-
est among NRCS programs with over 3,500
applications and close to 1,400 new contracts.
The longest running program offered by NRCS,
EQIP is a voluntary program that offers farmers
and ranchers assistance to address their natural
resource concerns based upon locally developed
priority areas and resource concerns.
With field offices located in most North Dakota
counties. NRCS tailors its programs to meet the
specific needs of any private landowner in the
state. This legacy of local conservation planning
has helped NRCS establish itself as a leader in nat-
ural resource conservation. Working cooperative-
ly with its clients throughout the state, NRCS pro-
grams and services benefit the soil, Water, air,
plants, and animals, resulting m prodaq%ve lands 0_
and healthy ecosystems. ,,,
T"
Department of Human Sen/ices seeking public input
The N.D. Department of Human Director Carol K. Olson. "We online at enforcmnent, disability services,
Services is seeking public input
about local and statewide human
services-related needs and issues
through a new online stakeholder
survey.
The Depamnent invites clients,
their family members, service
providers, advocates, county staff,
legislators, and other interested
individuals to complete the survey
by close of business on October 21.
2011. It is online at
www.nd.gov/dhs.
"We value all the feedback we
receive from the people we serve."
said Department Executive
encourage participation because
the information we gather will help
us serve people more effectively
and is used in program administra-
tion and budgeting efforts."
The survey, which asks open-
ended questions about gaps in serv-
ices, service access issues• and
other concerns, and also solicits
suggestions, may take about 10-15
minutes to complete. All responses
remain anonymous.
Paper surveys are also available
at the department's eight regional
human service centers in North
Dakota. Location information is
DEADLINES
http://www.nd.gov/dhs/locations/r
egionalhsc/.
In addition, individuals can sub-
mit written comments and sugges-
tions about services by October 21.
2011. to the N.D. Department of
Human Services Executive
Office. 600 E. Boulevard Ave..
Dept. 325. Bismarck, ND 58505-
0250 or by email to
dhseo@nd.gov.
The N.D. Department of Human
Services administers child protec-
tion services, child support
foster care, economic assistance
programs including the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program, Medicaid, the children's
health insurance program, home
and community-based long term
care selwices, mental health and
substance abuse treatment services,
and aging services including senior
meals and related services. The
Department operates on a two-year
$2.6 billion budget and employs
about 2,200 North Dakotans.
The deadline for submitted copy and
stories and all ad orders is noon on
Fridays. Call 872-3755 or e-mail
gvnews @ m idstate, net.
HELP US CELEBRATE
Farm Credit Services Annual Harvest Dayst
Includes: producer education, food bank donations and
customer appreciation events, check website for details.
GLORIOUS YEARS
Gloria Ueckert's 70th birthday
is Thursday, October 20, 2oxx
If you'll be in town, please join us for celebration (and cake):
Gloria Ueckert's house
Saturday afternoon, October 22
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NOTICE TO AREA RESIDENTS
Greetings, we are writing this ad to put at ease the many
:rumors that are circulating throughout our communities. As
many of you have probably heard, the Wibaux County
Nursing home is currently facing some financial hardships.
Comments have been made that the Nursing Home is
closing. The Wibaux County Nursing Home Board of
Directors and the Wibaux County Commissioners are
working together to examine all possible solutions.
We want you to know that we are striving together to
amend this situation. We currently have a committee in place
to work on obtaining grants for funding items needed at our
home. The committee is also looking into different advertis-
ing methods in hopes that we will be bringing more aware-
ness to surrounding communities of the great Nursing Home
we have here. There are many nursing homes in our area that
are also facing the resident and staffing shortages that we are
currently experiencing. The Wibaux County Nursing Home
is coordinating efforts with surrounding facilities to remedy
this situation for everyone. We are determined to continue to
make this nursing home a place that your family member can
call home. Quality care remains a priority for our residents.
Please, rest assm'ed that we will continue to do everything in
our power to maintain Wibaux County Nursing Home as "The
Small Home with the Big Heart" for many years to c0me.
Wl'baux Coun O, Nursing Home Board of Directors