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Legals for October, 26 2020

| October 26, 2020 12:00 AM

No. 27342 Service Date: October 21, 2020 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN THE MATTER OF Mission Mountain Express, LLC's Application for Sale & Transfer of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity REGULATORY DIVISION DOCKET NO. 2020.10.107 NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PROTEST DEADLINE On October 14, 2020, Mission Mountain Express, LLC, filed with the Montana Public Service Commission ("Commission") its Application for Sale & Transfer to Garden City Movers, LLC ("Application"). Garden City Movers, LLC, proposes to assume Mission Mountain Express, LLC's Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to transport household goods as a Class B rate regulated service between all points and places in Lincoln, Flathead, Sanders, Lake, Mineral and Missoula Counties. A copy of the filing is publicly available online at the Commission's website (http://psc.mt.gov) under Docket No. 2020.10.107. On March 20, 2020, the Commission issued a Notice of Operational Changes in Response to Coronavirus. Under the "Office Closed to Public" section of the Notice, the Commission outlined a temporary change for office closure during business hours. A copy of the filing is not currently available at the Commission's business office. A copy of the filing may also be available at the office of Montana Consumer Counsel ("MCC"), which represents consumer interests before the Commission, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, Helena, MT 59620, (406) 444-2771. The MCC should be contacted to inquire of any operational changes due to coronavirus. Interested parties can register on the Commission's website to be added to the Watch List for notice of filings in this docket (select "EDDI", create ePass account, and, under "Watch List" tab, enter Docket No. 2020.10.107). The Commission invites formal protests to Mission Mountain Express, LLC's Application. A party must file a Protest with the Commission no later than November 18, 2020. Protest Applications are available at the Commission's website under the "Regulated Utilities" tab and then the "Transportation" tab. A party seeking to protest must: (1) submit an electronic petition to the Commission's website at http://psc.mt.gov ("EDDI, Customer Portal & E-Filing" icon); (2) physically mail a hard copy of the petition to the MCC at the address stated above; and (3) physically deliver or mail a hard copy to Mission Mountain Express, LLC, 711 Heather Dr., Missoula, MT 59804. A filing fee of $500 must accompany the filed Protest Application. Under the "Electronic Filings" section of the March 20, 2020, Notice, the Commission outlined a temporary change in its policy. All filings must be made in EDDI and hard copies are not required. CDs containing support materials, such as electronic work papers and data, shall still be provided if those files are not uploaded to the EDDI system. Documents will become publicly available on the Commission's website after electronic receipt of the document. Mont. Admin. R. 38.2.303(1). The Commission also invites parties who do not wish to formally intervene to submit written public comments on the matter to the Commission address stated above, or through its web-based comment form at http://psc.mt.gov (select "Documents & Proceedings" tab; select "Comment on a Proceeding"; select "Continue as Guest"; Complete form; select "Submit"), or send an email to psc_utilitycomment@mt.gov. Comments must be received no later than November 18, 2020. The Commission's jurisdiction over this Application is found in Title 69 and Title 2, Chapter 4 of the Montana Code Annotated, and Title 38, Chapters 2 and 3 of the Montana Administrative Rules, and any prior Orders of the Commission which may bear on the issues presented herein. DONE AND DATED this 21st day of October, 2020, by delegation to Commission staff. BY THE MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION BOB LAKE, Chairman BRAD JOHNSON, Vice Chairman ROGER KOOPMAN, Commissioner TONY O'DONNELL, Commissioner RANDALL PINOCCI, Commissioner October 26, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________