[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18336-18337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9609]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP-97-319-000]
ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Application
April 9, 1997.
Take notice that on March 31, 1997, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500
Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP97-
319-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act,
for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the
construction and operation of a total of approximately 73 miles of
mainline looping and additional compression, all as more fully set
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection.
ANR states that the proposed facilities are designed to increase
its transmission capacity by up to 750,000 Mcf per day (Mcfd) to
provide additional west to east transportation service on its mainline
between the Chicago area and western Ohio. ANR further states that the
proposed expansion is a companion to, and is filed concurrently with,
the new pipeline system being proposed by Independence Pipeline
(Independence) in Docket No. CP97-319-000 to provide additional new
capacity to the eastern United States (from western Ohio to central
Pennsylvania). It is stated that the additional capacity being proposed
by ANR will link the Independence project with the recent pipeline
expansion proposals designed to bring new pipeline capacity primarily
from Canadian producing regions into the Midwest.
Specifically, ANR proposes to construct new pipeline looping
facilities
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on two parts of its Mainline Area facilities referred to as the
``Michigan Leg South'' and the ``Tieline''. ANR proposes to extend its
42-inch Michigan Leg South loopline by adding: (1) 15.9 miles in a
westerly direction from Milepost 820.2 near Joliet, Illinois; (2) 5.5
miles between Joliet, Illinois and its St. John, Indiana compressor
station. Further, on its Tieline, ANR proposes to start a new 30-inch
loopline which will parallel its existing 22-inch mainline and 24-inch
loopline and consist of: (1) 16.0 miles immediately east of its
Bridgman, Michigan compressor station and (2) 14.1 immediately west of
its Defiance, Ohio compressor station.
In addition to these loopline facilities, ANR states that the
proposed project requires: (1) The addition of 15,000 nominal
horsepower at its Bridgman compressor station located in Berrien
County, Michigan; (2) the modification of station yard piping at its
Lagrange compressor station; (3) and the addition of aftercooling at
its Defiance compressor station.
ANR requests a predetermination that the cost of these new
facilities will be treated on a rolled-in basis in ANR's next rate
case.
ANR is conducting an open season from April 2, 1997 through May 30,
1997. ANR intends to make the proposed expansion capacity available on
a non-discriminatory basis to any shipper that has executed a
transportation service agreement with ANR.
ANR estimates a construction cost of approximately $124.8 million,
which it will finance from internally generated funds. ANR plans to
commence construction of the project by June 1, 1989, in order to meet
a proposed November, 1989 in-service date.
ANR has submitted a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the
subject project and the companion Independence project in Docket No.
CP97-315-000 to hire a third-party contractor to assist in the
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
With the exception of the RFP process, which may proceed, the
Commission staff will defer all other processing of ANR's application
until ANR advises the Commission of the results of the open season and
demonstrates contract commitments in support of the project.
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said application should on or before April 30, 1997, file
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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. 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.
Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in
and subject to 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 approval for the proposed application is 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 ANR to appear or be represented at the
hearing.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-9609 Filed 4-14-97; 8:45 am]
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