[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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