BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONOF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATIONBY TRANSCANADA KEYSTONE PIPELINE,LP FOR A PERMIT UNDER THE SOUTHDAKOTA ENERGY CONVERSION ANDTRANSMISSION FACILITIES ACT TOCONSTRUCT THE KEYSTONE XLPROJECT
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Brett Koenecke ofMay, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson LLP, hereby certifies that he is the attorneyof record for TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP in the above noted action. TransCanada haspublished the Notice ofHearing pursuant to law and in a timely fashion in the followingpublications:
• Black Hills Pioneer• Rapid City Journal• Murdo Coyote• Bison Courier• Winner Advocate• Faith Independent• Pioneer Review• Lyman County Herald• Butte County Post• Meade County Times• Pennington County Courant
Attached to this are Affidavits ofPublications from all publications, except for the PioneerReview.
Dated this Z.3 day of April, 2009.
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BRETT KOENECKEAttorneys for TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP503 South Pierre StreetP. O. Box 160Pierre, SD 57501(605) 224-8803
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTACounty ofPennington 55.
02-609.Anril
first publication thereof being on the· -6l..'i<I:lUfe::::.;-nu..li!:7fL....=:..-...:;-h=t..,-Sl-'f:.L../JI...-_ day of7 J .
March ezpo 7' ; that the fees charged for the
publication thereofare --'5==!.'=e.:=l!.;::..ee.aau~drlL..------- Dollars
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ~--;/---(-- _
for __----'f<........L.L(O",,-__~__ successrve __~_"",!.J"""ee.",",*,,-,,....5 -,r the
upon her oath says: That she is now and was at all times hereinafter mentioned,
an employee of the RAPID CITY JOURNAL COMPANY, a corporation, of
Rapid City, South Dakota, the owner and publisher of the RAPID CITY JOUR
NAL, alegal and daily newspaper printed and published in Rapid City, in said
County of Pennington, and has full and personal knowledge of all the facts
herein stated as follows: that said newspaper is and at all of the times herein
mentioned has b~en a legalan~ daily newspaper with a bonafide paid circula
tion of at least"Two Hundred copies dm1y, a1td has been printed and published
in the English langUage, at and within an 'Office maintained by the owner and
publisher thereot at Rapid City, in sa.id Pennington County, cmd has been
admitted to the Uni£ed States mat? under the- seco~d class mat1ing privilege for
at least one'year'Prwr to the publication herein mentioned; that the advemse
ment, a printed;copy of which, taken from said RAPID CITY JOURNAL, the
paper in which the same was published, is attached to this sheet and made a part. . . . .
of this af.ficlirvit, was published in said paper once each week
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Notice of Meetings
COUNTY OF JONES
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ---=2""n.=.d day of __A-Jp.:-r.:-i1 " 2009.
a printed copy of which is hereto attached, was printed and published in said newspaper
for_2_ successive issues, the first publication being on the 26th day of
March ,2009, and the last publication on the 2nd day of
April 2009, that $ 30.54 being the full amount of the fee for publi-
cation of the annexed notice solely to the benefit of the publishers of the said newspaper,
that no arrangement or understanding for a division thereof has been made with any per
son and that no part thereof has been agreed to be paid to any other person whomsoev
er.
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Kelcy Nash , of said County and State, being duly sworn, on oath
says: THE MURDO COYOTE is a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed and
published in MURDO, in said County and State and has been such newspaper during the
times hereinafter mentioned; that the said THE MURDO COYOTE is a legal newspaper
and has been in existence for more than one year immediately preceding the first publica
tion herein mentioned; and has more than 200 bonified sUbscribers; that I, the undersigned
am Editor , of said newspaper, and in charge of the advertising department
thereof, and have personal knowledge of all facts stated in this affidavit; and that the adver
tisement headed
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a printed copy of which is hereto attached, was printed and publishedin said newspaper for ::,)... successive ~d consecutive weeks, the .first publication being made on the ~ay of Ka.rt::h,d.cxl9, andthe last publication on the .3::Jib.. dayof~, .;k:'Jo9, that the fullamount of fees charged for publishing same, to-wit: The sum of$ ~".Q.s:, insures solely to the benefit of the publisher Dfthe BLACKHILLS PIONEER, that no agreement or understanding for a divisionthereof has been made with any person and that no part thereof hasbeen agreed to be paid to any other person whomsoever.
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Notary Public, Lawrenc unty, South DakotaMy commission expires: 10- 4-2010
Subscribed and sworn to before me this -L-__
Affidavit of PublicationSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:COUNTY OF LAWHENCE:Stewart Huntington of said County and State being first duly sworn,on his oath says: That the BLACK HILLS PIONEER is a leg8J. dailynewspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City ofSpearfish, in said County and State by Stewart Huntington, and hasbeen such a newspaper during the times hereinafter mentioned; andthat said newspaper has a bonafide circulation of at least 200 copies·weekly, and has been published within said County in the English language for at least one year prior to the first publication of the noticeherein mentioned, and is printed in whole or in part in an office maintained at the place ofpublication; arid that I, Stewart Huntington, theundersigned, am the Publisher of said newspaper and have personalknowledge of all the facts stated in this affidavit; and that the advertisement h~aded:
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
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COUNTY OF PERKINS
Elizabeth Hulm , of said County and State, beingduly sworn, on oath says: THE BISON COURIER is a weeklynewspaper of general circulation, printed and published in Bison, insaid County and State and has been such newspaper during the timeshereinafter mentioned; that the said BISON COURIER is a legalnewspaper and has been in existence for more than one yearimmediately preceding the first publication herein mentioned; andhas more than 200 bonafide subscribers; that I, the undersigned, amLegal Advertising Manager ,of said newspaper, and in charge of
the advertising department thereof, and have personal knowledge ofall facts stated in this affidavit; and that the advertisement headed
Notice
Subscribed and sworn to before me this _=2 day of April2009.
My commission expires:
June 27, 2012
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATIONState of South Dakota, county of Tripp-ss.
Dan Bechtold
of said county being first duly sworn, on oath says that heis the Editor of
WINNER ADVOCATE
a weekly newspaper printed and published at Winner, saidcounty of Tripp, and has full and personal knowledge of allthe facts herein stated that said newspaper is a legalnewspaper and has a bona fide circulation of a least twohundred copies weekly and has been published within saidCounty for ·fifty-two successive weeks prior to thepublication of the notice herein mentioned, and wasprinted wholly or in part in a office maintained at saidplace of publication; that the
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a printed copy of which, taken from the paper in which thesame was published, is attached to this sheet, and is madea part of this affidavit, was published in said newspaper atleast one in each week for 2· successiveweeks, on the day of each week on which said newspaperwas regularly published to wit:
·03/25/0904/01/09
That the full amount of the fees for the publication of the
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Notary PublicCounty of Tripp, South Dakota
Subscribed and sworn to before me this _---:.1:.st=-- _day of April, 2009
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTACOUNTY OF BUTTE
Pam Capp, being duly sworn, says: That the Butte County Post is, and during all timeshereafter mentioned, was a legal newspaper as defined in SDCL 17-2-2, as amended,published at Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota, by Lee Enterprises; thataffidavit is and, during all of said times, was employed as an Office Manager by thepublisher of such newspaper and has personal knowledge of the facts stated in theaffidavit; that the notice, order or advertisement, a printed copy of which is attached, waspublished in said newspaper for successive issues, bearing the following dates:
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that the full~ount of the fee charged for publishing the same, to-wit, the sum of$ :.J ~ ,ai ( insures solely to the benefit of the publisher of said newspaper; that noagreement or understanding fcir the division of the fee has been made with any person,
and.thal no part ofthe fee has been agreed IObe(}'~th<:;p.. . . () f-hce mq<I&Cl-~1A_
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Subscribed and sworn to before me this
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Publisher's Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ))SS
COUNTY OF LYMAN )
Connie Penny, of said county and state being duly sworn on her oath says: The LymanCounty Herald is a weekly newspaper of general circulation and published in Presho,Lyman County, and State of South Dakota; and has been such newspaper during thetimes hereinafter mentioned; That said newspaper is a legal weekly, that it has a bonafidecirculation of more than 200 copies weekly, that it has been published within said Countyof Lyman more than fifty-two successive weeks next prior to publication of the noticehereinafter mentioned and maintained at the place of publication; That I, the undersignedam editor of said newspaper, in charge of the advertising department thereof, and havepersonal knowledge of all the facts stated in this affidavit; that the advertisement headed:
a printed copy' of which is hereto attached and· published in the said newspaper for__.::.~ c.onsecutive week(s)" .
The first publication of said notice in said neww~per aforesaid was onWednesday, the c:25 day of YJz4A---~ AD., 2009and that the succeeding PUblicatiom;~e se,,\,rallyWednesday, the L day of t-JI-f \C .. I AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of A.D., 2009
and the last publication on Wednesday, the -t-day of l.AV l J , 2009,that the full sum of fees charged for publishing the same,~ SULl of$ 3.:2 ./LP insures solely to the editor of The Lyman County Herald.That no agreem"ent or understanding for any division thereof had been made with anyother person, and that no part thereof has been agreed to be paid to any personWnatso'-er: . . c., . ..,.. ....• .
Notary Public
Subscribed and sworn to before methis~ day~OO9 .
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CAROLYN ANN McCLANAHANSEAL NOTARY PUBLIC SEALSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Publisher's Affidavit of Publication
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a print~ copy of which is hereto attached and· pUblished in the said newspaper for__=-:.L. consecutive week(s).
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The first publication of said notice in said ne~er aforesaid was onWednesday, the..s25- day of fJ1CiA- AD., 2009and that the succeeding PUblication;tye se~rally
Wednesday, the --L-- day of v: .. I AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of A.D., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of A.D., 2009Wednesday, the day of A.D., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009Wednesday, the day of AD., 2009
and the last publication on Wednesday, the -l-day of 'v I J , 2009,that the full sum of fees charged for publishing the same, to- it; the SULl of$ 3.:2 .Iv insures solely to the editor of The Lyman County Herald.That no agreement or understanding for any division thereof had been made with anyother person, and that no part thereof has been agreed to be paid to '.any personwhatso~er ..
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA ))SS
COUNTY OF LYMAN )
Connie Penny, of said county and state being dUly sworn on her oath says: The LymanCounty Herald is a weekly newspaper of general circulation and published in Presho,Lyman County, and State of South Dakota; and has been such newspaper during thetimes hereinafter mentioned; That said newspaper is a legal weekly, that it has a bonafidecirculation of more than 200 copies weekly, that it has been published within said County .of Lyman more than fifty-two successive weeks next prior to publication of the noticehereinafter mentioned and maintained at the place of publication; That I, the undersignedam editor of said newspaper, in charge of the advertising department thereof, and havepersonal knowledge of all the facts stated in this affidavit; that the advertisement headed:
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTACOUNTY OF MEADE
Pam Buhler, being dilly sworn, says: That the Meade County Times Tribune is, andduring all times hereinafter mentioned, is a legal newspaper as defined in SDCL 17-2-2,as amended, published in Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, by Lee Enterprises; thataffidavit is and during all of said times, is employed as an Office Manager by thepublisher of such newspaper and has personal knowledge of the facts stated in theaffidavit, that the notice, order or advertisement, a printed copy which is attached, waspublished in said newspaper for successive issues, bearing the following dates:
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that" the :fuJ! pmount ofthe fee charged for publishing the same, to-wit, the sum of$ .Q fa, OLL, insures solely to the benefit ofthe publisher ofsaid newspaper: that noagreement or understanding for the division ofthe fee has been made with any person,
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Notice
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day of April. 20 09.Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th
a printed copy of which is hereto attached, was printed and published in said
newspaper for _two successiye issues, the first pUblication being on the_ 26th
day of March, 20 -illL, and the last publication on the 2nd day of April
20 --.illL- , that $ 31.84 being the full amount of the fee for publication of the
annexed notice insures solely to the benefit of the publishers of the said
newspaper; that no arrangement or understanding for a division thereof has been
made with any person and that no part thereof has been agreed to be paid to any
other person whomsoever.
Notary Public, State of South Dakota
My Commission Expires
Jan. 24,2014
Brittney Drury of said County and State, being duly sworn on oath
says: THE PENNINGTON COUNTY COURANT is a weekly newspaper of general
circulation, printed and pUblished in WALL, in said County and State and has
been such newspaper during the times thereinafter mentioned; that the said THE
PENNINGTON COUNTY COURANT is a legal newspaper and has been in
existence for more than one year immediately preceding the first publication
herein mentioned; and has more than 200 bonafide subscribers; that I, the
undersigned, am Administrative Assistant of said newspaper, and have personal
knowledge of all facts stated in this affidavit; and that the advertisment headed:
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA )
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
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COUNTY OF MEADE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this __2_2_n_d__ day of A_p_ri_1 _
2009
County and State, being duly sworn, on oath says: THE FAITH INDEPENDENT
is a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in FAITH, in
said County and State and has been such newspaper during the times herein
after mentioned; that the said THE FAITH INDEPENDENT is a legal newspaper
and has been in existence for more than one year immediately preceding the first
pUblication herein mentioned; and has more than 200 bona fide subscribers; that
I, the undersigned, am Legal Advertising Manager , of
said newspaper, and in charge of the advertising department thereof, and have
personal knowledge of all facts stated in this affidavit; and that the advertisement
headed Notice Trans Canada
a printed copy of which is hereto attached, was printed and published in said
newspaper for 2 successive issues, the first publication being on the
25th day of March 2009 , and the last publication on
the 1st day of April 2009 that
$ 30.52 , being the full amount of the fee for publication of the annexed
notice insures solely to the benefit of the publishers of the said newspaper; that
no arrangement or understanding for a division thereof has been made with any
person and that no part thereof has been agreed to be paid to any other person
whomsoever.
of saidDiane Isaacs
Notary Public, Meade ou ty
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