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`1250 West Century Avenue
`Mailing Address:
`P.O. Box 5601
`Bismarck, ND 58506-5601
`(701) 530-1600
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`December 23, 2025
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`Debbie-Anne Reese, Secretary
`Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
`888 First Street NE, Room 1A
`Washington, DC 20426
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`Re: WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
`Bakken East Pipeline Project
`Request to Initiate NEPA Pre-filing Process
`Docket No. PF26-___-000
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`Dear Ms. Reese:
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`WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (WBI Energy), hereby requests approval from the Federal
`Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) to initiate the Commission’s National
`Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pre-filing review process for its planned Bakken East Pipeline
`Project (Project). This request is submitted in accordance with 18 C.F.R. § 157.21(b) of the
`Commission’s regulations. Upon completion of the pre -filing review, WBI Energy will file an
`application with the Commission for authorization to construct and operate the Project under
`Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). WBI Energy is evaluating using the expediated review
`under NEPA for the Project consistent with the opt -in fee process and schedule established
`pursuant to Section 60026 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
`Pursuant to 18 C.F.R. § 157.21(c), representatives of WBI Energy met with Commission
`Staff on December 4, 2025, to review the Project and WBI Energy’s progress towards obtaining
`the information required for use of the pre-filing process.
`The Project is being planned to serve new power generation, industrial facilities, and local
`distribution company demand in central and eastern North Dakota based on the results of a non-
`binding open season held in late 2024/early 2025. The Project will interconnect with WBI
`Energy’s existing natural gas pipeline system and other interstate pipelines along the planned route
`serving the Midwestern United State s. The initial design of the Project includes approximately
`350 miles of mainline pipeline and approximately 90 miles of lateral pipelines, new and modified
`compression, and various measurement and interconnect facilities in North Dakota. WBI Energy
`intends to hold a binding open season in the first quarter of 2026 after which final facility design
`will be determined. It is anticipated the Project will be constructed over two construction seasons
`and will be placed in service in two phases. The first phase of the Project has a target in -service
`date of November 2029, and the second phase has a target in-service date of November 2030.
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`In accordance with the Commission’s pre -filing procedures, WBI Energy submits the
`following information regarding the Project to initiate the pre-filing process:
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`1. Project Schedule (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(1))
`The desired milestone dates for the Project are as follows:
`Project Milestones
`WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
`Bakken East Pipeline Project
`WBI Energy submits request to use pe-filing process December 2025
`FERC staff issues Director’s Notice of approval January 2026
`WBI Energy conducts public open houses February 2026
`WBI Energy files NGA Section 7 Application July – September 2026
`FERC staff issues Environmental Document July 2027
`WBI Energy requests Certificate September 2027
`FERC staff issues Notice to Proceed November 2027 – February 2028
`WBI Energy places Phase 1 facilities in service November 2029
`WBI Energy places Phase 2 facilities in service November 2030
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`2. Zoning and Availability (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(2))
`Not applicable. The Project does not involve a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.
`3. Request Use of the Pre-filing Process (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(3))
`WBI Energy is requesting to use the pre -filing process to allow agencies, affected
`landowners, and other stakeholders to work cooperatively with WBI Energy and Commission staff
`to identify and address environmental issues prior to the filing of the Certificate application. The
`open and proactive communication associated with the pre-filing process will allow WBI Energy
`to prepare a Certificate application that more accurately and adequately address es stakeholder
`concerns. Early stakeholder engagement is consistent with WBI Energy’s commitment to building
`and maintaining strong relationships with the communities in which it operates.
`4. Project Description (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(4))
`The current design of the Project consists of approximately 350 miles of new mainline
`pipeline consisting of 36 or 42-inch pipeline from WBI Energy’s existing Elkhorn Creek
`Compressor Station to central North Dakota and 24, 30, and/or 36-inch diameter pipeline from
`central North Dakota to its existing Mapleton Compressor Station. C ertain natural gas lateral
`pipelines from processing plants within the Bakken region, as well as an approximate 9-mile-long
`8-inch-diameter lateral pipeline in Barnes County and an approximate 82-mile-long 20-inch-
`diameter lateral pipeline in Barnes, Lamoure , and Dickey Counties are included in the current
`design. Additional lateral pipelines may be included after the binding open season. Potential
`compression includes the construction of two greenfield compressor stations and additional
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`compression at three existing compressor stations . V arious measurement and interconnec t
`facilities would also be constructed. An overview map is attached as Exhibit A.
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`Design and engineering for the Project are ongoing; therefore, plot plans for compressor
`stations and various measurement and interconnect stations are not available at this time. WBI
`Energy anticipates filing plot plans for these facilities with the Certificate application.
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`5. List of Relevant Federal and State Agencies in the Project Area with Permitting
`Requirements (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(5)).
`Exhibit B contains a table listing relevant federal and state agencies with regulatory review
`or permitting authority over the Project including address and contact information. Exhibit B also
`lists Indian Tribes that have or may have an interest in the Project. The table identifies the permit
`or approval required from each agency ; verifies that each agency has been contacted by WBI
`Energy; and indicates if the agency is expected to participate in the pre-filing process. WBI Energy
`plans to file all major federal permits concurrently with the Certificate application.
`WBI Energy sent introductory Project outreach to the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
`(USACE) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in March 2025 followed by meetings and
`discussions to gather information on resources in the Project area. Additionally, outreach letters
`providing information about the Project were sent to Indian Tribes in April 2025. The letters to
`the Indian Tribes noted that the Project is subject to review under section 106 of the National
`Historic Preservation Act, FERC is responsible for government -to-government consultation, and
`that archaeological surveys would begin along the planned pipeline route in the summer of 2025.
`WBI Energy also solicited the Indian Tribes’ participation in the archaeological field surveys.
`Project introduction letters were mailed to all agencies listed in Exhibit B by October 30,
`2025. As a follow -up to the Project introduct ory letters, WBI Energy has started contacting the
`agencies to determine their interest in participating in the pre -filing process and will continue to
`communicate with them throughout the Project.
`6. List and Description of the Interest of Other Persons/Organizations Contacts about
`the Project (18 C.F.R. § 157.21 (d) (6)).
`Exhibit C contains a table listing federal, state, and local officials, and other interested
`parties identified by WBI Energy. These stakeholders are in addition to the agencies in Exhibit B.
`The table provides address and contact information for each stakeholder. WBI Energy will send
`Project introductory letters to these stakeholders prior to public open houses . A Public
`Participation Plan has also been developed to identify and inform stakeholders who may be
`affected or have an interest in the Project. The Public Participation Plan is provided in Exhibit D.
`7. Project Work Already Done (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(7))
`Stakeholder Engagement: WBI Energy has identified the stakeholders listed in Exhibits
`B and C. WBI Energy has engaged with t he agencies and Indian Tribes listed in Exhibit B as
`explained above and the stakeholders listed in Exhibit C will be notified prior to the public open
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`houses. WBI Energy will follow up with these stakeholders in the upcoming weeks. WBI Energy
`has also prepared a Public Participation Plan for the Project (see Exhibit D).
`Agency Engagement: In April 2025, the FWS provided Geographic Information System
`(GIS) data for various FWS easements (e.g., grassland, wetland, waterfowl production areas) in
`the Audubon, Chase Lake, Long Lake, and Valley City Wetland Management District s.
`Preliminary discussions with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Reclamation, and the
`Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding surveys on federal lands took place between April
`and September 2025. WBI Energy will schedule an interagency call in early 2026 between the
`USACE, USFS, and BLM to discuss BLM involvement and issuance of a right-of-way easement.
`Additional activities conducted to date to engage regulatory agencies are described in Section 5
`above. Information regarding agency engagement is also provided in Exhibit B.
`Tribal Engagement : In response to the April 2025 outreach letter and subsequent
`communications, the following twelve Indian Tribes expressed interest in participating in cultural
`surveys for the Project: Crow Tribe of Montana; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;
`Fort Belknap Indian Community; Northern Cheyenne Tribe; Rosebud Sioux Tribe; Sisseton-
`Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation; Spirit Lake Tribe; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe;
`Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation (MHA Nation); Turtle Mountain Band of
`Chippewa Indians; Upper Sioux Community; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. WBI
`Energy held a virtual meeting with interested Indian Tribes on September 18, 2025, to discuss the
`Project, tribal participation, and the cultural survey methodology. Tribal participation in cultural
`surveys began on September 23, 2025.
`Land/Right-of-Way: WBI Energy has identified landowners along the planned route
`through publicly available data and courthouse research in each of the counties crossed by planned
`Project facilities. WBI Energy began contacting landowners in January 2025 and held invitational
`landowner information meetings in Watford City, Killdeer, and Beulah , North Dakota on
`November 3, 4, and 5, 2025, respectively and Bismarck, Ellendale, Jamestown, and Casselton,
`North Dakota on November 17, 18, 19, and 20, 2025, respectively. A list of affected landowners
`will be included with the stakeholder mailing list to be filed with the Commission staff within 30
`days of receiving Commission approval to use the pre-filing process in accordance with §157.21
`(f)(4).
`Route and Facility Planning: WBI Energy evaluated a number of potential routes and
`facility alternatives for the Project. For the route as currently planned, WBI Energy completed a
`detailed review of publicly available data, aerial photography, topographic maps, and ground
`reconnaissance to identify routing constraints and opportunities . Based on environmental and
`engineering considerations, existing corridor collocations, and landowner discussions, WBI
`Energy selected the planned pipeline route and facilities that have been used to initiate discussions
`with stakeholders. As WBI Energy continues engagement with landowners and other
`stakeholders, WBI Energy will continue to refine the route and planned facilities. Environmental
`and cultural survey results will help determine if additional route adjustments are needed.
`Open Houses: WBI Energy plans to hold open houses along the planned route in February
`2026 upon consultation with FERC staff. Additional information on WBI Energy’s open house s
`is provided in the Public Participation Plan provided in Exhibit D. WBI Energy held invitational
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`landowner information meetings in November 2025 as described in the Land/Right-of-Way
`section above.
`Engineering and Environmental Subcontractors : WBI Energy is engineering the
`Project, conducting centerline and civil surveys, and will prepare aerial photo- based alignment
`sheets for the Project. WBI Energy has contracted with Burns and McDonne ll Engineering
`Company, Inc. (Burns and McDonnell) to provide engineering, environmental, and permitting
`support services, environmental field surveys, and to support stakeholder engagement activities.
`Biological Field Surveys : WBI Energy consulted FWS’s Information for Planning and
`Consultation (IPaC) system to identify federally listed threatened and endangered species in the
`counties crossed by the Project. Based on IPaC results and conversations with the FWS, USFS,
`and BLM, WBI Energy determined that sensitive species habitat surveys would be required for
`the Dakota skipper and the western regal fritillary in select locations across the Project route. WBI
`Energy will hold conference calls with thes e agencies in December 2025 to discuss appropriate
`field surveys and survey protocols . WBI Energy conducted wetland, waterbody, general habitat
`field surveys, and sensitive species habitat surveys beginning in June 2025. Additional s urveys
`will be conducted in the summer of 2026 or in accordance with survey windows identified by the
`agencies.
`Cultural Resources Field Surveys: On several occasions between February and August
`2025, WBI Energy conducted research at the State Historical Society of North Dakota to identify
`previously recorded cultural resource sites along and near the planned Project facilities.
`Additionally, WBI Energy has initiated correspondence with the North Dakota State Historic
`Preservation Office to discuss field methods for cultural resources field surveys. WBI Energy
`prepared a scope of work for the field surveys which was approved by the State Historical Society
`of North Dakota and field surveys began in June 2025. In September 2025, WBI Energy submitted
`an Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) cultural resources permit application to the
`district archaeologist at USFS, Dakota Prairie Grasslands, and a fieldwork authorization request
`to BLM, North Dakota Field Office. The Grasslands ARPA permit and BLM fieldwork
`authorization request were approved by the agencies in September 2025.
`8. Third-Party Consultant Proposals (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(9))
`WBI Energy plans to hire and fund a third- party environmental consultant to prepare the
`NEPA document for the Project. WBI Energy submitted a draft Request for Third-Party Proposal
`for FERC staff’s review in December 2025 and will begin soliciting proposals from potential third-
`party contractors in December 2025. WBI Energy will submit the third-party contractor proposals
`to FERC in January 2026 and anticipates FERC will select a third-party contractor prior to FERC’s
`initiation of scoping, which WBI Energy anticipates will begin in March 2026.
`9. Acknowledgment: Complete Environmental Report and Complete Application
`Required at the Time of Filing (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(10))
`WBI Energy acknowledges that a complete Environmental Report and a complete
`Certificate application are required at the time of filing its application.
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`10. Public Participation Plan Details (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(11))
`WBI Energy’s Public Participation Plan is attached as Exhibit D.
`11. Submittal to U.S. Coast Guard of Letter of Intent and Preliminary Waterways
`Suitability Assessment (18 C.F.R. § 157.21(d)(12))
`Not applicable. The Project does not involve an LNG facility.
`WBI Energy respectfully requests that the Director issue a Notice commencing the pre-
`filing process by the end of December 2025. Should you have any questions about this request,
`please feel free to contact the undersigned at (701) 530-1563.
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` Sincerely,
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`/s/ Lori Myerchin
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`Lori Myerchin
`Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
`and Transportation Services
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`Attachments:
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`Exhibit A: Overview Map
`Exhibit B: Federal and State Agencies and Indian Tribes Environmental Permits / Approvals
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`Exhibit C: Stakeholder List
`Exhibit D: Public Participation Plan
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`Exhibit A
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`Overview Map
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`North Dakota
`South Dakota
`Minnesota
`Montana
`Casselton
`Dickinson
`Williston
`Watford City
`Beulah
`Jamestown
`Ellendale
`Bismarck
`Hazen
`Minot
`Valley City
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`Legend
`County Boundaries
`State Boundaries
`Northern Border Pipeline
`Viking
`Alliance
`Foreign Natural Gas Pipelines
`Existing WBI System
`Bakken East Pipeline Project
`Cities^^^^
`McKenzie
`Dunn Mercer
`Oliver
`Burleigh Kidder Stutsman
`Barnes Cass
`LaMoure
`Dickey
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`Exhibit B
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`Federal and State Agencies and Indian
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`Approvals / Consultations
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`Consultation
`Receipt
`Federal
`U.S. Fish and Wildlife
`Service (USFWS),
`North and South
`Dakota Ecological
`Services and Eastern
`North Dakota Wetland
`Management District
`Complex
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Federally Listed Threatened
`and Endangered Species
`and Critical Habitat -
`Section 7 of the
`Endangered Species Act
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`Consultation for impacts on
`federal conservation
`easements for grasslands
`and wetlands
`Luke Toso, Deputy Field
`Supervisor
`U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
`3425 Miriam Ave
`Bismarck, ND 58501
`(720) 793-6797
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`Christopher Swanson, North and
`South Dakota Ecological
`Services Project Leader
`U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
`420 S Garfield Ave
`Suite 400
`Pierre, SD 57501
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`Dave Azure, Wildlife Refuge
`Manager
`Eastern North Dakota Wetland
`Management District Complex,
`Arrowwood National Wildlife
`Refuge (office location)
`7780 10th St SE
`Pingree, ND 58476
`(701) 269-2877
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025
`• Coordination call/emails
`regarding project and
`conservation easements in
`March, April, and May 2025
`3rd Quarter (Q3)
`2026 Q3 2027
`U.S. Army Corps of
`Engineers (USACE) -
`Omaha and St. Paul
`Districts
`Issuance of a Section 404
`permit for discharges of
`dredged or fill material into
`waters of the United States,
`including jurisdictional
`wetlands.
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`Issuance of a Section 10
`permit for structures or work
`in or affecting navigable
`waters of the United States.
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`Issuance of a Section 408
`permit for projects that
`impact (i.e., modify of
`occupy) any USACE
`constructed public works
`projects that include dams,
`basins, levees, channels,
`Jason Renschler, Senior Project
`Manager
`U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
`3319 University Drive
`Bismarck, ND 58504
`(701) 989-6429
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`Daniel Climarosti, North Dakota
`Regulatory Office
`U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
`3319 University Drive
`Bismarck, ND 58504
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`Adam Nebel, Section 408
`Coordinator & Program Manager
`U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -
`Omaha District
`1616 Capitol Avenue
`Suite 9000
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025
`• Project introductory calls/emails
`regarding Section 408 permitting
`in March, April, and May 2025
`Q3 2026 Q3 2027
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`Receipt
`navigational channels, or
`other local flood protection
`works.
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`Omaha, NE 68102
`(402) 995-2068
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`Michelle Prosser, Project
`Manager
`U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -
`St. Paul District
`332 Minnesota Street
`Suite E1500
`St. Paul, MN 55101
`U.S. Department of the
`Interior, Bureau of
`Reclamation (USBR)
`Right-of-Way Permit
`Joe Hall, Area Manager -
`Dakotas
`U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
`304 East Broadway Ave
`Bismarck, ND 58501
`(701) 250-4242
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`Scott Hettinger, Deputy Area
`Manager - Dakotas
`U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
`304 East Broadway Ave
`Bismarck, ND 58501
`(701) 250-4242
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025
`• May 1, 2025 email
`communication regarding
`Stutsman County jurisdiction
`over Jamestown Reservoir
`crossing (land deeded to the
`county)
`Not applicable (N/A) N/A
`U.S. Department of the
`Interior, Bureau of Land
`Management (BLM)
`Coordination of National
`Environmental Policy Act
`process when more than
`one federal land
`management agency’s
`lands are crossed. BLM is
`responsible for issuing right-
`of-way over lands managed
`by two or more federal
`agencies.
`Sonya Germann, State Director
`U.S. Department of the Interior,
`Bureau of Land Management
`5001 Southgate Drive
`Billings, MT 59101
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`Chelsie McKenzie, Realty
`Specialist
`U.S. Bureau of Land
`Management
`99 23rd Avenue West
`Suite A
`Dickinson, ND 58601
`• Sent project shapefiles in
`November 2025
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025
`Consultation initiated
`Q3 2025 Q3 2027
`U.S. Forest Service
`(USFS)
`Consultation to cross Forest
`Service Lands and issuance
`of a Special Use Permit.
`Kristin Bail, Regional Forester
`(acting)
`U.S. Forest Service
`Federal Building
`26 Fort Missoula Road
`Missoula, MT 59804
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`Benjamin Poindexter, Resource
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025
`• September 25, 2025 email
`communication regarding
`Archaeological Resources
`Protection Act Permit
`Consultation initiated
`in Q2 2025 Q3 2027
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`Consultation
`Receipt
`Assistant
`U.S. Forest Service
`1905 S. Main Street
`Watford City, ND 58854
`(701) 842-8500
`• May 30, 2025 email
`communication regarding
`wetland delineation surveys
`U.S. Department of
`Agriculture (USDA)
`Consultations regarding
`erosion and sedimentation
`controls and seed mixes,
`and Agricultural
`Conservation Easement
`Program
`Thomas Campbell, State
`Director
`USDA Rural Development
`220 East Rosser Ave Room 208
`Bismarck, ND 58502
`(701) 530-2061
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`Doug Goehring, Agriculture
`Commissioner
`Office of Agriculture
`600 E Boulevard Ave
`Bismarck, ND 58505
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2027
`State
`North Dakota
`Department of
`Environmental Quality,
`Division of Air Quality
`Permits for Construction
`and Operation of an Air
`Contaminant Source
`Jim Semerad, Air Quality
`Division Director
`Department of Environmental
`Quality
`4201 Normandy Street
`Bismarck, ND 58503
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2027
`North Dakota
`Department of
`Environmental Quality,
`Division of Water
`Quality
`Clean Water Act Section
`401 Water Quality
`Certificate
`L. Dave Glatt, P.E., Director
`Department of Environmental
`Quality
`4201 Normandy Street
`Bismarck, ND 58503
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`Marty Haroldson, Water Quality
`Division Director
`Department of Environmental
`Quality
`4201 Normandy Street
`Bismarck, ND 58503
`(701) 328-5234
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2027
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`North Dakota Pollutant
`Discharge Elimination
`System (NDPDES) General
`Permit for Construction
`Stormwater Discharge
`Marty Haroldson, Water Quality
`Division Director
`Department of Environmental
`Quality
`4201 Normandy Street
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2027
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`Consultation
`Receipt
`(NDR11-0000)
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`NDPDES General Permit for
`Construction Dewatering
`and Discharge of
`Hydrostatic Test Water
`(NDG070000)
`Bismarck, ND 58503
`(701) 328-5234
`North Dakota State
`Water Commission -
`Office of the State
`Engineer
`Navigable Water Crossing
`Permit (Sovereign Lands)
`John Paczkowski, State
`Engineer
`North Dakota Department of
`Water Resources
`1200 Memorial Highway
`Dept 770
`Bismarck, ND 58504
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2027
`North Dakota State
`Water Commission
`Temporary Water Permit -
`Water Appropriation Permit
`for Withdrawals Associated
`with Hydrostatic Test Water
`and Drilling Mud
`James Odermann, Little
`Missouri, Upper Heart & Upper
`Cannonball River Basins
`Division Director
`Water Resource District
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`Jay Volk, Lower Missouri River
`Basin Division Director
`Water Resource District
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`Steve Hansen, James River
`Basin Division Director
`Water Resource District
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`North Dakota Department of
`Water Resources
`1200 Memorial Highway
`Bismarck, ND 58504
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2027
`North Dakota
`Department of Game
`and Fish
`Consultation for fishery and
`wildlife impact
`Jeb Williams, Director
`North Dakota Game and Fish
`Department
`100 N. Bismarck Expressway
`Bismarck, ND 58501
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`William Haase, Division Chief -
`Wildlife
`North Dakota Game and Fish
`Department
`100 N. Bismarck Expressway
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025 Q4 2025 To be determined
`(TBD)
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`Submittal Date
`Anticipated
`Permit/Approval/
`Consultation
`Receipt
`Bismarck, ND 58501
`(701) 220-1020
`North Dakota Parks and
`Recreation Department
`North Dakota Natural
`Heritage Program
`consultation
`Cody Schulz, Director
`North Dakota Parks and
`Recreation
`604 E Boulevard Ave
`Dept. 750
`Bismarck, ND 58505
`• Sent project shapefiles in
`November 2025
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025
`Q4 2025 TBD
`State Historical Society
`of North Dakota
`National Historic
`Preservation Act Section
`106 consultation
`Bill Peterson, Director, State
`Historic Preservation Office
`North Dakota State Historical
`Society
`612 East Boulevard Ave
`Bismarck, ND 58505
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025
`• Coordination regarding cultural
`surveys started Spring/Summer
`2025
`Q3 2026 Q3 2027
`North Dakota State
`Lands Board Right-of-Way Grants
`Kelly Armstrong, Governor
`North Dakota Trust Lands Land
`Board
`1707 N 9th St
`Bismarck, ND 58501
`(701) 328-2800
`• Project introductory letter sent
`October 30, 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2027
`Tribal
`Apache Tribe of
`Oklahoma
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Cultural Resources -Section
`106 of the National Historic
`Preservation Act
`Durrell Cooper, Chairman
`Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
`511 East Colorado
`Anadarko, OK 73005
`• Project introductory letter sent
`April 18, 2025 N/A N/A
`Cheyenne River Sioux
`Tribe of the Cheyenne
`River Reservation,
`South Dakota
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Cultural Resources -Section
`106 of the National Historic
`Preservation Act
`Steven Vance, Tribal Historic
`Preservation Officer
`Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of
`the Cheyenne River
`Reservation, South Dakota
`P.O. Box 590
`Eagle Butte, SD 57625
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`Ryman Lebeau, Chairman
`Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of
`the Cheyenne River
`Reservation, South Dakota
`P.O. Box 590
`Eagle Butte, SD 57625
`• Project introductory letter sent
`April 18, 2025 N/A N/A
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`WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
`Bakken East Pipeline Project
`Federal, State, and Indian Tribe Environmental Consultations/Permits/Approvals
`
`Page 6 of 11
`Agency or
`Organization
`Jurisdiction/Regulatory
`Involvement Contact Information Comments
`Anticipated
`Permit/Approval/
`Consultation
`Submittal Date
`Anticipated
`Permit/Approval/
`Consultation
`Receipt
`Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
`of the Crow Creek
`Reservation, South
`Dakota
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Cultural Resources -Section
`106 of the National Historic
`Preservation Act
`Merle Marks, Tribal Historic
`Preservation Officer
`Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the
`Crow Creek Reservation, South
`Dakota
`P.O. Box 50
`Fort Thompson, SD 57339
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`Peter Lengkeek, Chairman
`Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the
`Crow Creek Reservation, South
`Dakota
`100 Drifting Goose Street
`Fort Thompson, SD 57339
`• Project introductory letter sent
`April 18, 2025 N/A N/A
`Crow Tribe of Montana
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Cultural Resources -Section
`106 of the National Historic
`Preservation Act
`Frank Whiteclay, Chairman
`Crow Tribe of Montana
`43 Heritage Road
`Crow Agency, MT 59022
`
`Aaron Brien, Tribal Historic
`Preservation Officer
`Crow Tribe of Montana
`P.O. Box 159
`Crow Agency, MT 59022
`• Follow-up communications
`regarding tribal participation in
`cultural surveys April to August
`2025
`• Project introductory letter sent
`April 18, 2025
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`N/A N/A
`Flandreau Santee
`Sioux Tribe of South
`Dakota
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Cultural Resources -Section
`106 of the National Historic
`Preservation Act
`Garrie Kills-A-Hundred, Tribal
`Historic Preservation Officer
`Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of
`South Dakota
`P.O. Box 283
`Flandreau, SD 57028
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`Anthony Reider, President
`Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of
`South Dakota
`603 West Broad Avenue
`Flandreau, SD 57028
`• Follow-up communications
`regarding tribal participation in
`cultural surveys April to August
`2025
`• Project introductory letter sent
`April 18, 2025
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`N/A N/A
`Fort Belknap Indian
`Community of the Fort
`Belknap Reservation of
`Montana
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Cultural Resources -Section
`106 of the National Historic
`Preservation Act
`Michael Blackwolf, Tribal Historic
`Preservation Officer
`Fort Belknap Indian Community
`of the Fort Belknap Reservation
`of Montana
`656 Agency Main Street
`Harlem, MT 59526
`
`• Follow-up communications
`regarding tribal participation in
`cultural surveys April to August
`2025
`• Project introductory letter sent
`April 18, 2025
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`N/A N/A
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`WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
`Bakken East Pipeline Project
`Federal, State, and Indian Tribe Environmental Consultations/Permits/Approvals
`
`Page 7 of 11
`Agency or
`Organization
`Jurisdiction/Regulatory
`Involvement Contact Information Comments
`Anticipated
`Permit/Approval/
`Consultation
`Submittal Date
`Anticipated
`Permit/Approval/
`Consultation
`Receipt
`Jeffery (Jeff) Stiffarm, President
`Fort Belknap Indian Community
`of the Fort Belknap Reservation
`of Montana
`158 Tribal Way
`Harlem, MT 59526
`Leech Lake Band of the
`Minnesota Chippewa
`Tribe
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Cultural Resources -Section
`106 of the National Historic
`Preservation Act
`Faron Jackson, Chairman
`Leech Lake Band of the
`Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
`190 Sailstar Drive
`Cass Lake, MN 56633
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`Gina Lemon, Tribal Historic
`Preservation Officer
`Leech Lake Band of the
`Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
`190 Sailstar Drive NE
`Cass Lake, MN 56633
`• Project introductory letter sent
`April 18, 2025 N/A N/A Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
`of the Lower Brule
`Reservation, South
`Dakota
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Cultural Resources -Section
`106 of the National Historic
`Preservation Act
`Boyd Gourneau, Chairman
`Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the
`Lower Brule Reservation, South
`Dakota
`187 Oyate Circle
`Lower Brule, SD 57548
`• Project introductory letter sent
`April 18, 2025 N/A N/A
`Lower Sioux Indian
`Community in the State
`of Minnesota
`Consultation for Impacts on
`Cultural Resources -Section
`106 of the National Historic
`Preservation Act
`Robert Larsen, President
`Lower Sioux Indian Community
`in the State of Minnesota
`39527 Reservation Highway 1
`Morton, MN 56270
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`Cheyanne St. John, Tribal
`Historic Preservation Officer
`Lower Sioux Indian Community
`in the Stat