2011-20146. Michigan Consolidated Gas Company and Dawn Gateway Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Application

Take notice that on July 26, 2011, Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (MichCon), and Dawn Gateway Pipeline, LLC (Dawn Gateway), whose offices are co-located at One Energy Plaza, Detroit, Michigan 48226, filed in Docket No. CP11-521-000, a joint application pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting Commission authorization to (1) Permit MichCon to relinquish its existing NGA section 3 authorization and Presidential Permit that was issued to MichCon for the Belle River-St. Clair Pipeline on September 13, 1989; and (2) issue a new NGA section 3 authorization and Presidential Permit to Dawn Gateway to reflect its anticipated lease from MichCon of the Belle River-St. Clair Pipeline. Dawn Gateway states that incorporating MichCon's Belle River-St. Clair Pipeline into the new 21-mile long Dawn Gateway Pipeline system, which includes other pipeline segments in Canada, will improve the connections between Michigan and the Dawn Ontario market hub. MichCon and Dawn Gateway further have requested that the Commission grant these approvals to become effective on the date that the lease takes effect.

The application is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing may also 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, call [phone] or TTY, [phone].

Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Mark Bering, Director, Marketing & Optimization, DTE Pipeline/Dawn Gateway LLC, One Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226, phone [phone] or e-mail [e-mail].

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either: complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review will serve to notify Federal and state agencies of the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.

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 the below listed comment date, 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 385.214 or 385.211) 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.

However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest.

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 the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings associated with the Commission's environmental review process. Environmental commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commenters will not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court review of the Commission's final order.

Motions to intervene, protests and comments 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: August 24, 2011.

Dated: August 3, 2011.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.