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2014 Timeline <br /> The following 2014 timeline is not exhaustive but <br /> does give the reader a flavor of the varied activities ,. <br /> MMUA was involved in during 2014: . .i , <br /> . _.,,,,, - - ,-Jan. 8-The federal Environmental Protection _ � r <br /> Agency (EPA) publishes the proposed New Source <br /> Performance Standards in the Federal Register. .- ti <br /> This is one of a host of EPA proposals that is to 1 d <br /> keep MMUA staff scrambling during the year. <br /> A . <br /> ''r• '' <br /> Feb. 6-MMUA Director of Engineering and Policy <br /> Analysis Bob Jagusch and American Public Power ' "' <br /> Association (APPA) staff tag-teamed in testimony ,-....._ <br /> to the Environmental Protection Agency at a public <br /> hearing in Washington, D.C., on the agency's pro- Don Harbuck of the Northwest Lineman College <br /> posed `Clean Power Plan.' (NWLC)was flanked by MMUA's Mike Willetts, left, <br /> and Pete Wyffels following a T&O Conference presen- <br /> Feb. 19-21 -MMUA holds Cross Training School in tation on the MMUA-NWLC apprenticeship training <br /> Marshall. partnership. <br /> February- Six municipal lineworkers, from as <br /> many member utilities, graduate from Northwest April 1 -The Occupational Safety and Health <br /> Lineman College. MMUA staff helps students Administration releases a final rule revising its <br /> through the program in various ways as desired by workplace safety standards for workers performing <br /> the member utility. electric power generation, transmission and distri- <br /> bution work. The rule totals 1,607 pages and dra- <br /> March-Grinding cold continues in this historically matically impacts MMUA training efforts. <br /> frigid winter. Many members and their citizens <br /> i struggle with an April 1 -Minnesota Public Utilities Commission <br /> '0,1 unusually high adopts digital electric service territory map. MMUA <br /> "' ! number of frozen staff had worked closely with state staff long before <br /> ai Y g <br /> water lines. the order to produce the map was given, and helped <br /> A guide the eventual product. <br /> March 4 7- <br /> � 'i' MMUA Meter April 4-5-MMUA sends a strong contingent to the <br /> School, at the American Public Power Association Public Power <br /> _ 4 111 MMUA Training Lineworkers Rodeo in Edmond, Okla. Approxi- <br /> Center in Mar- mately 50 individuals from MMUA and Minnesota <br /> shall. The meeting municipal electric utilities attend, instruct and par- <br /> t'1 ` <br /> ► . 1 is held in con- ticipate in the event. (MMUA will host this event in <br /> junction with the 2016.) <br /> I - <br /> Minnesota Rural <br /> Electric Associa- April 15-17-MMUA Generation School held in <br /> [h i tion and APPA. Fairmont and Madelia. <br /> March 10-12- April 23-25-MMUA Legislative Conference held <br /> -.- .1, * r . - ` `1.., MMUA leads Min- at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Bloomington and leg- <br /> MMUA planned training based nesota contingent islative offices in St. Paul. <br /> on its knowledge of the impend- to APPA Legis- <br /> ing OSHA rule. lative Rally in May 7-MMUA names statewide Tom Bovitz Me- <br /> Washington, D.C. morial Scholarship Award essay contest winners. <br /> 2014 Year In Review-3 <br /> 84 <br />