[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 227 (Monday, November 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58342-58343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28785]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. CP96-72-000]


Lee 8 Storage Partnership, Notice of Application

November 20, 1995.
    Take notice that on November 15, 1995, Lee 8 Storage Partnership 
(Lee 8), P.O. Box 729, Monroe, Michigan 48161, filed in Docket No. 
CP96-72-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act (NGA) requesting a 

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blanket certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing Lee 
8 to transport natural gas under Section 284.224 of the Commission's 
Regulations, as may be amended from time to time, all as more fully set 
forth in the application on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    It is stated that Lee 8 is a partnership of Howard Energy Co., Inc. 
(Howard), MG Ventures Storage, Inc. (MG Ventures) and Panhandle Storage 
Company (Panhandle Storage). It is further stated that Howard is an 
independent energy production and marketing company, located in 
Michigan; MG Ventures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UtiliCorp United 
Inc., an electric and gas utility and energy marketing company, also 
located in Michigan; and that Panhandle Storage is an affiliate of 
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, an interstate natural gas 
pipeline.
    It is asserted that Lee 8 owns and operates a natural gas storage 
facility located in Lee Township, Calhoun County, Michigan. It is 
explained that the facilities consist of a gas storage reservoir, gas 
processing and metering equipment, 2 1,200 horsepower compressors and 
12.5 miles of pipeline connecting Lee 8's facilities to Panhandle 
Eastern's interstate pipeline. It is further asserted that Lee 8 will 
connect its facilities to the system of Michigan Gas Utilities (MGU), a 
local distribution company affiliated with MG Ventures.
    Lee 8 asserts that it is a Hinshaw pipeline within the meaning of 
the NGA and qualified for an exemption from Commission regulation under 
Section 1(c) of the NGA. It is explained that Lee 8 is engaged in 
interstate commerce for the purpose of providing flexible and 
competitive storage services for consumers in Michigan. It is further 
explained that all of Lee 8's facilities are located within the state 
of Michigan and that Lee 8 receives all of its gas within or at the 
boundaries of the state of Michigan, and the gas is consumed within the 
state of Michigan. It is asserted that Lee 8 is subject to regulation 
by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), with gas transactions 
regulated as to rates, terms and conditions of service.
    Lee 8 states that it will use its rates and tariffs on file with 
the MPSC for the services rendered under the blanket certificate 
requested in the subject application. Lee 8 further states that it will 
comply with all applicable conditions contained in paragraph (e) of 
Sec. 284.224 of the Commission's Regulations.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before November 27, 1995, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 
20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the 
requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 
CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act 
(18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be 
considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but 
will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any 
person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a 
party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in 
accordance with the Commission's Rule.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, a hearing will be 
held without further notice before the Commission or its designee on 
this application if no motion to intervene is filed within the time 
required herein, if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are 
required by the public convenience and necessity. If a motion for leave 
to intervene is timely filed, or if the Commission on its own motion 
believes that a formal hearing is required, further notice of such 
hearing will be duly given.
    Under the procedure herein provided for, unless otherwise advised, 
it will be unnecessary for Lee 8 to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-28785 Filed 11-24-95;8:45am]
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