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securities and exchange commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER
THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of
a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

31-0841368
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
55402
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
Peter M. Brennan
U.S. Bank National Association
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive Suite 203
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 905-5003
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
 
 
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)
Wisconsin
39-0715160
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   

700 North Adams Street
Green Bay, WI
 
54307-9001
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

  Senior Debt Securities
(Title of the Indenture Securities)





 
 

 


FORM T-1

 Item 1.
GENERAL INFORMATION.  Furnish the following information as to the Trustee.

 
a)
Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
 
Comptroller of the Currency
 
Washington, D.C.

 
b)
Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
        Yes

 Item 2.
AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.  If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.
 
None

Items 3-15
Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustee's knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.

 Item 16.
LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.

1.  
A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.*

2 . 
A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.

 
3.
A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.

 
4.
A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.**
 
 
 
5.
A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4.  Not applicable.

 
6.
The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

 
7.
Report of Condition of the Trustee as of September 30, 2012 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.



 
* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005.
 
** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-166527 filed on May 5, 2010.



 
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin on the 25th of February, 2013.

                 By:     /s/ Peter M. Brennan________ 
                         Peter M. Brennan
                            Vice President


 
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Exhibit 2



___________________________________________________________________________________
 
Comptroller of the Currency
Administrator of National Banks
___________________________________________________________________________________

Washington, DC 20219


CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE

I, Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

2. "U.S. Bank National Association," Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, May 9, 2012, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.
Seal

/s/ Thomas J. Curry
Comptroller of the Currency

 
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Exhibit 3



___________________________________________________________________________________
Comptroller of the Currency
Administrator of National Banks
___________________________________________________________________________________

Washington, DC 20219


CERTIFICATION OF FIDUCIARY POWERS

I, John Walsh, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

2. "U.S. Bank National Association," Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, September 14, 2011, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.
Seal
/s/ John Walsh
Acting Comptroller of the Currency

 
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Exhibit 6

CONSENT


In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.


Dated: February 25, 2013


        By:     /s/ Peter. M. Brennan______ 
                          Peter M. Brennan
       Vice President
 

 
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Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 9/30/2012

($000’s)

     
9/30/2012
 
Assets
       
 
Cash and Balances Due From
  $ 9,381,745  
 
   Depository Institutions
       
 
Securities
    73,560,962  
 
Federal Funds
    54,418  
 
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables
    216,024,463  
 
Fixed Assets
    5,197,616  
 
Intangible Assets
    12,193,832  
 
Other Assets
    26,214,236  
 
Total Assets
  $ 342,627,272  
           
Liabilities
         
 
Deposits
  $ 248,628,028  
 
Fed Funds
    4,356,963  
 
Treasury Demand Notes
    0  
 
Trading Liabilities
    389,944  
 
Other Borrowed Money
    31,814,742  
 
Acceptances
    0  
 
Subordinated Notes and Debentures
    5,846,882  
 
Other Liabilities
    12,415,475  
 
Total Liabilities
  $ 303,452,034  
           
Equity
         
 
Common and Preferred Stock
    18,200  
 
Surplus
    14,133,290  
 
Undivided Profits
    22,926,251  
 
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries
  $ 2,097,497  
 
Total Equity Capital
  $ 39,175,238  
           
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital
  $ 342,627,272  

 
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