97-22766. Lakehead Pipe Line Company Limited Partnership; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 1997)]
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[FR Doc No: 97-22766]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. OR97-12-000]


Lakehead Pipe Line Company Limited Partnership; Notice of 
Petition for Declaratory Order

August 21, 1997.
    Take notice that on August 12, 1997, pursuant to Rule 207 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207, and 
Section 15(13) of the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA), Lakehead Pipe Line 
Company, Limited Partnership (Lakehead), filed a petition with the 
Commission for a declaratory order authorizing Lakehead to disclose on 
a limited basis certain information regarding shipments of natural gas 
liquids (NGL) through its system.
    Lakehead states that the purpose of this disclosure is to 
facilitate provision of NGL transportation service to multiple shippers 
in keeping with orders issued by this Commission and the National 
Energy Board of Canada (NEB).
    Lakehead states that it and Interprovincial Pipe Line Inc. (IPL) 
(which delivers natural gas liquids to Lakehead) anticipate that more 
complicated patterns of receipt and delivery will soon develop, such 
that their current tracking system will not be sufficient to take into 
account differences in quality and composition among the various NGL 
streams being tendered for shipment. In particular, it may in the near 
future be necessary for Lakehead to begin measuring and tracking NGL 
components delivered out of its system at intermediate destinations, 
and the results of those measurements would be made available to IPL 
for disclosure to the respective NGL shippers.
    Lakehead states that the difficulty this poses for Lakehead relates 
to the provision of the ICA that makes unauthorized disclosure of 
shipper information unlawful in certain circumstances. 49 U.S.C. app. 
section 15(13) (1988). Lakehead is concerned that its participation in 
any system of component tracking or component balancing requiring 
disclosure of the composition of a shipper's NGL stream could subject 
it to civil, and possibly criminal, liability under ICA section 15(13). 
At the same time, Lakehead states that a component balancing or 
component tracking system that does not take account of the U.S. 
destination points on the Lakehead system would likely be ineffective 
in many circumstances as a means of keeping the NGL shippers whole. 
Accordingly, Lakehead submits this petition to seek the Commission's 
authorization for the necessary disclosures to permit IPL and Lakehead 
to implement a workable component balancing or component tracking 
system.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should 
file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with 18 CFR 385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations. All such motions or protests should be filed on or 
before September 5, 1997. 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. Copies of this filing 
are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection 
in the Public Reference Room.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-22766 Filed 8-26-97; 8:45 am]
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