[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10285-10286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5151]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-218-000]


ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Application To Amend Certificates

February 25, 1999.
    Take notice that on February 17, 1999, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) 
filed an abbreviated application in Docket No. CP-99-218-000 pursuant 
to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Commission's 
regulations for amendment of its certificate of public convenience and 
necessity authorizing a revised storage field boundary, including 
fringe protective acreage, for three of its existing storage fields. 
ANR's proposal is more fully described in its application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may 
be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 
202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Specifically, ANR request that the information amend the 
certificates for the Goodwell, Lincoln-Freeman and Reed City Storage 
Fields located in Newaygo, Clare and Lake and Oceola Counties, 
Michigan, to allow ANR to acquire storage and mineral rights within the 
revised boundary of each of the storage fields in order to protect the 
integrity of its certificated facilities and the interstate gas storage 
therein. The approximate acreage which ANR is seeking to acquire within 
the proposed boundary of the Goodwell field includes storage rights to 
80 acres and mineral rights to 160 acres. For the Lincoln-Freeman 
field, ANR is seeking to acquire storage rights to 620 acres and 
mineral rights to 1,103 acres. Lastly, at the Reed City field, ANR is 
seeking to acquire storage rights to 700 acres, and mineral rights to 
400 acres. ANR states that approval of the de facto boundary of each of 
the storage fields will not increase the storage capacity or the 
deliverability of the fields.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before March 18, 1999, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Fist Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance 
with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) 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. The Commission's rules require that protestors provide 
copies of their protests to the party or parties against whom the 
protests are directed. 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 Rules.
    A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service 
list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive 
copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by every one of the 
intervenors. An intervenor can file for rehearing of any Commission 
order and can petition for court review of any such order. However, an 
intervenor must submit copies of comments or any other filings it makes 
with the Commission to every other intervenor in the proceeding, as 
well as an original and 14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
environmental comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two 
copies of comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will 
be placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive 
copies of environmental documents and will be able to participate in 
meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents filed by the parties or issued by the Commission and will not 
have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final order 
to a federal court.
    The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, 
whether filed by commenters of those requesting intervenor status.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to jurisdiction conferred upon the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission buy Sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act and 
the Commissions' Rules of Practice and Procedures, a hearing will be 
held without further notice before the

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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 a grant of the certificate 
is required by the public convenience and necessity. If a motion for 
leave to intervene is timely filed or if the Commission on its 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 ANR to appear or be represented at the 
hearing.
Linwood A Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-5151 Filed 3-2-99; 8:45 am]
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