[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2936-2937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1177]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP-241-001]


ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

January 12, 2000.
    Take notice that on January 10, 2000, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 
500 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. 
CP-241-001 an Amendment to Application for a certificate of Public 
Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas 
Act and Section 385.215 of the Commission's regulations. By the 
amendment, ANR seeks to modify its original certificate application to 
seek authorization to construct and operate the facilities described 
therein in two phases. In Phase I, ANR proposes to install, by November 
1, 2000, the two proposed 10,000 HP Compressor units at the Woodstock 
Compressor Station, which would provide a total of 109 Mdth per day of 
additional system capacity. In Phase II, ANR proposes that the 
remaining facilities for which ANR sought certification in its 
Application be constructed at a later time, all as more fully set forth 
in the 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).
    ANR states the amendment is necessary because several events have 
occurred since the Application was filed which necessitate its request 
for phasing the construction of the these facilities. First, ANR states 
that the Application assumed that prior to the certification of the 
facilities in this docket, the Commission would have certificated ANR's 
SupplyLink project in Docket No. CP97-397-000. ANR states that, 
however, the SupplyLink facilities have not yet been certificated. 
Also, ANR states, since the time the Application was filed, one shipper 
has informed ANR that it will not need deliveries of gas until November 
2001, and another has terminated its precedent agreement. As a result, 
there will be three shippers with total requirements of 59 Mdth per day 
on November 1, 2000, and a fourth who will require an additional 25 
Mdth per day on November 1, 2001.
    To serve these customers, ANR proposes to install, as Phase I of 
this project, the two proposed 10,000 HP Compressor units at the 
Woodstock Compressor Station. According to ANR, installation of these 
compressors will provide a total of 109 Mdth per day. ANR states that 
this capacity will permit it to serve November 1, 2000 shippers, and 
will allow it to meet its obligations to provide the additional 25 Mdth 
per day which one of the shippers will need on November 1, 2001. ANR 
states that the remainder of the capacity will afford ANR flexibility 
to meet near term demands for additional capacity into Wisconsin. 
However, with the phasing approval requested herein, ANR believes that 
certification of the remaining Phase II facilities can, at this 
juncture, be deferred pending further Commission action on the 
SupplyLink facilities.
    ANR Pipeline Company has authorized the individual listed below to 
be its contact person for information regarding this application: 
Richard W. Porter, Assistant Vice President, ANR

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Pipeline Company, 500 Renaissance Center, Detroit Michigan 48243, Tel. 
313-496-2473, Fax. 313-496-5141, E-mail: 
[email protected].
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said Application should on or before February 2, 2000, 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First 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 385.214 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. The Commission's rules require that protestors provide 
copies of their protests to the party or parties directly involved. 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 issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant or filed by other intervernors. 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 filing it makes with the Commission to every other 
intervenor in the proceeding, as well as 14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
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 other 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 or those requesting intevenor status.
    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, or if the Commission on its own review of the matter 
finds that permission and approval for the proposed certificate are 
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. 00-1177 Filed 1-18-00; 8:45 am]
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