STATE OF IOWA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UTILITIES BOARD IN RE: DOCKET NO. HLP-2014-0001 DAKOTA ACCESS, LLC RECUSAL STATEMENT OF BOARD MEMBER LOZIER I, Richard W. Lozier, Jr., state that I hereby recuse myself from this matter. I will not participate in any way in this matter, including but not limited to discussing the matter with agency staff or other Board members; attending any closed session meetings relating to the matter; participating, voting, or commenting in open session meetings related to the matter; and reviewing any files or documents relating to the matter prior to the posting of the documents to the Board’s electronic filing system. By this statement, I am directing Utilities Board staff to ensure that I am screened from any information or communications relating to this docket. This recusal will remain in effect until the end of this docket and until all opportunities for further review have been exhausted and any required compliance filings have been finalized. ATTEST: /s/ Trisha M. Quijano Executive Secretary, Designee /s/ Richard W. Lozier Jr. Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this 14th day of June 2017.