2011-11758. Gregory R. Swecker, Beverly F. Swecker v. Midland Power Cooperative, State of Iowa; Notice of Complaint

Take notice that on May 6, 2011, pursuant to section 210(h)(2)(A) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA),^[1] Gregory R. Swecker and Beverly F. Swecker (Complainants) filed a petition requesting that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) enforce the requirements of PURPA against Midland Power Cooperative and the State of Iowa (Respondents), alleging that Respondents have failed to implement the Commission regulations by acting in direct contravention of said statutes, rules, orders and other laws administered by the Commission and the US Supreme Court.

Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible online at http://www.ferc.gov,, using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 26, 2011.

Dated: May 9, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.

Footnotes

1.  16 U.S.C. 824a-3(h)(2) (2006).