E8-21887. Northern Illinois Gas Company; Notice of Petition for Rate Approval

September 11, 2008.

Take notice that on September 3, 2008, Northern Illinois Gas Company (Nicor Gas) filed an application for rate approval pursuant to sections 284.123(b)(2) and 284.224 of the Commission's regulations. Nicor Gas requests that the Commission approve: (1) An increase in its currently effective rates for services provided pursuant to Nicor Gas' blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP92-481-000; and (2) to make certain revisions to its Statement of Operating Conditions.

Any person desiring to participate in this rate filing must file 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 notice of intervention or motion to intervene, on or before the date as indicated below. Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the “eFiling” link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the “eLibrary” link and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an “eSubscription” link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail [e-mail], or call [phone] (toll free). For TTY, call [phone].

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, September 19, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,

Secretary.