[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17241-17242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-1505]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ES04-32-001]


Consumers Energy Company; Notice of Application

March 29, 2005.
    Take notice that on March 23, 2005, Consumers Energy Company 
(Consumers) filed an application pursuant to section 204 of the Federal 
Power Act. The application requests

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that the Commission amend the authorization previously granted on June 
16, 2004, in Docket No. ES04-32-000, to permit Consumers to issue an 
additional $1 billion of long-term securities (for a total of $2.5 
billion) for general corporate purposes and an additional $1 billion of 
long-term securities (for a total of $2 billion) for refinancing or 
refunding existing long-term securities.
    Consumers also requests a waiver from the Commission's competitive 
bidding and negotiated placement requirements at 18 CFR 34.2.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing should 
file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, 
NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 
385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining 
the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make 
protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a 
party must file a motion to intervene. All such motions or protests 
should be filed on or before the comment date, and, to the extent 
applicable, must be served on the applicant and on any other person 
designated on the official service list. This filing is available for 
review at the Commission or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site 
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support 
at [email protected] or toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for 
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. 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. The Commission strongly encourages 
electronic filings.
    Comment Date: April 19, 2005.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary
[FR Doc. E5-1505 Filed 4-4-05; 8:45 am]
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