BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI

In the Matter of the Application of Grain Belt Express )

Clean Line LLC for a Certificate of Convenience and )

Necessity Authorizing It to Construct, Own, Operate, )

Control, Manage, and Maintain a High Voltage, Direct ) File No. EA-2014-0207

Current Transmission Line and an Associated Converter )

Station Providing an Interconnection on the Maywood – )

Montgomery 345 kV Transmission Line )

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL

Issue Date: February 25, 2015 Effective Date: February 25, 2015

On February 19, 2015, Whitney Hampton, attorney for the Commission’s Staff Counsel Office, filed a Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel. The notice states that Staff will continue to be represented by the remaining counsel assigned to this case.

Commission rule 4 CSR 240-2.040(6) provides that an attorney may withdraw from a case before the Commission only by leave of the Commission. The Commission will grant counsel’s request to withdraw.

THE COMMISSION ORDERS THAT:

1. Whitney Hampton’s request for leave to withdraw as counsel for the Commission’s Staff Counsel Office is granted.

2. The Commission’s Data Center shall note the change of counsel as set forth in each Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel in the Commission’s records.

3. This order shall be effective when issued.

BY THE COMMISSION

Morris L. Woodruff

Secretary

Michael Bushmann, Senior Regulatory

Law Judge, by delegation of authority

pursuant to Section 386.240, RSMo 2000.

Dated at Jefferson City, Missouri,

on this 25^th day of February, 2015.