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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS (Electronically Filed on September 9, 2005) NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. THE UNITED STATES, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 98-484C (Senior Judge Wiese)

JOINT STATUS REPORT Pursuant to the August 16, 2005 status conference, Plaintiff Northern States Power Company ("NSP") and Defendant (the "Government") respectfully submit this joint status report to set forth a schedule for further proceedings in this case, including a date for trial. The parties propose the following schedule for further proceedings in this case: May 16, 2006 June 15, 2006 August 18, 2006 August 28, 2006 Deadline for the submission of any Government expert reports Deadline for the submission of any NSP expert rebuttal reports Deadline for the completion of fact discovery and expert discovery, including all depositions Deadline for the meeting of counsel to satisfy the requirements of RCFC Appendix A ¶ 13, including the exchange of exhibit and witness lists NSP's deadline to file its Memorandum of Contentions of Law and Fact ("Memorandum") The Government's deadline to file its Memorandum and response to any evidentiary motions contained in NSP's Memorandum NSP's deadline to file its response to any evidentiary motions contained in the Government's Memorandum

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October 18, 2006 October 23, 2006

Pretrial conference Commencement of damages trial ­ anticipate two weeks in Minneapolis, MN and two weeks in Washington, DC

The parties respectfully request that the Court adopt the above schedule. Dated: September 9, 2005 Of Counsel: Jay E. Silberg Daniel S. Herzfeld Jack Y. Chu PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 2300 N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037-1128 (202) 663-8000 (202) 663-8007 (fax) Respectfully submitted, s/ Alex D. Tomaszczuk by s/ Daniel S. Herzfeld Alex D. Tomaszczuk PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 1650 Tysons Boulevard McLean, Virginia 22102-4859 (703) 770-7940 (703) 770-7901 (fax) Counsel of Record for Plaintiff Northern States Power Company PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director s/ Harold D. Lester, Jr. by s/ Daniel S. Herzfeld HAROLD D. LESTER, JR. Assistant Director s/ Heide L. Herrmann by s/ Daniel S. Herzfeld HEIDE L. HERRMANN Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division Department of Justice 1100 L Street, N.W. Attn: Classification Unit 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Tele: (202) 305-3315 Fax: (202) 307-2503 Attorneys for Defendant

OF COUNSEL: JANE K. TAYLOR MARTHA S. CROSLAND Office of General Counsel U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585

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