[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 20504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10143]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP00-36-004 and CP02-160-000]


Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C., ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of 
Application

April 19, 2002.
    Take notice that on April 16, 2002, Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. 
(Guardian), 330 Town Center Drive, Suite 900, Dearborn, Michigan 48126-
2712, and ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 9 E. Greenway Plaza, Suite 740, 
Houston, Texas, filed in Docket Nos. CP00-36-004 and CP02-160-000, a 
joint application, pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) and Part 157 of the Commission's Regulations for a certificate of 
public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and 
operation of certain pipeline and measurement facilities in Illinois 
and authority for Guardian to lease capacity on ANR's pipeline segment, 
all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with 
the Commission and open for public inspection. This filing may also be 
viewed on the Commission's web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the 
``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket #'' and follow the instructions (call 
202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Guardian and ANR propose to construct and operate a 0.8 mile 
segment of interconnecting pipeline to connect an existing meter 
station owned and operated by ANR and Alliance Pipeline L.P. (Alliance) 
with a meter station being constructed by ANR under the automatic 
provisions of its blanket certificate authority in order to serve as an 
interconnect with Guardian's facilities. Guardian requests 
authorization to relocate its pig launcher facility to the proposed 
Guardian/ANR Meter Station location. Guardian and ANR also request 
authorization for Guardian to lease capacity from ANR on the proposed 
interconnecting pipeline. It is stated that Guardian's pipeline will 
still originate in the Joliet, Illinois, area, but will begin less than 
a mile north of the current beginning at MP0.0 and run southerly to 
intersect the already certificated Guardian pipeline at approximate 
MP.17. It is asserted that granting the requested authorization will 
lead to further integration of the Chicao Hub by creating access for 
Guardian shippers to gas supplies delivered both by ANR and Alliance.
    Following receipt of the authorizations requested herein, Guardian 
and ANR request that the Commission vacate Guardian's certificated 
authority in Docket Nos. CP00-36-000 et al. to construct the Alliance 
Meter Station and the pipeline from the point where the realignment 
veers north toward the Guardian/ANR Meter Station (approximately MP 
0.17) to MP 0.0. Guardian and ANR request that the certificate granting 
the requested authorizations be issued by May 15, 2002, in order to 
commence construction of the pipeline in June 2002.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
George C. Hass, (Guardian) at (313)436-9238 or Tom G. Joyce, Manager, 
Certificates and Regulatory Compliance (ANR) at (832)676-3081.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by 
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or 
before April 29, 2002, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to 
intervene 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 NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party 
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 all other parties. A party must submit 14 copies of 
filings made with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant 
and to every other party in the proceeding. Only parties to the 
proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the 
proceeding. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed 
electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of 
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments 
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental 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 intervenor status.
    The Commission may issue a preliminary determination on non-
environmental issues prior to the completion of its review of the 
environmental aspects of the project. This preliminary determination 
typically considers such issues as the need for the project and its 
economic effect on existing customers of the applicant, on other 
pipelines in the area, and ion landowners and communities. For example, 
the Commission considers the extent to which the applicant may need to 
exercise eminent domain to obtain rights-of-way for the proposed 
project and balances that against the non-environmental benefits to be 
provided by the project. Therefore, if a person has comments on 
community and landowner impacts from this proposal, it is important to 
file comments or to intervene as early in the process as possible.
    If the Commission decides to set the application for a formal 
hearing before an Administrative Law Judge, the Commission will issue 
another notice describing that process. At the end of the Commission's 
review process, a final Commission order approving or denying a 
certificate will be issued.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-10143 Filed 4-24-02; 8:45 am]
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