ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition To Amend

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2204-2205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-709]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP99-138-000]


ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition To Amend

January 7, 1999.
    Take notice that on December 23, 1998, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 
500 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. 
CP99-138-000, a petition to amend the certificate of public convenience 
and necessity issued on July 12, 1950 to ANR's predecessor, Michigan 
Wisconsin Pipe Line Company in Docket No. G-1156,\1\ pursuant to 
Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Regulations to authorize ANR to 
withdraw base gas from the Austin Storage Field (Austin Field) and to 
replace that base gas by reinjecting an equal volume of nitrogen into 
the field, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
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    \1\ 9 FPC 127 (1950).
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    ANR seeks authorization to withdraw approximately 2.0 Bcf of base 
gas, over a period of approximately two years, from the Austin Field, 
located in Mecosta and Newaygo Counties, Michigan, and to replace that 
base gas by reinjecting an equal volume of nitrogen into the field. ANR 
also seeks approval of the existing storage field boundary at the 
Austin Field.
    ANR states that replacement of the base gas with nitrogen will not 
affect the operation of the storage field. Maximum storage volumes and 
pressures, as well as deliverability from the field will remain 
unchanged so that service to customers will be unaffected. ANR further 
states that no construction of permanent facilities is anticipated, and

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that the costs of the project will be borne by the owners of the 
storage field.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
January 28, 1999, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, N.E., 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. The Commission's rules require 
that protesters provide copes of their protests to the party or person 
to whom the protests are directed. 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.
    A person obtaining intervenor status will be placed on the service 
list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive 
copies of all documents issued by the Commission, filed by the 
applicant, or filed by all other intervenors. An intervenor can filed 
for rehearing of any Commission order and can petition for court review 
of any such order. However, an intervenor must submit copies of 
comments or any other filing it makes with the Commission to every 
other intervenor in the proceeding, as well as filing an original and 
14 copies with the Commission.
    A person does not have to intervene, however, in order to have 
comments considered. A person, instead, may submit two copies of such 
comments to the Secretary of the Commission. Commenters will be placed 
on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive copies of 
environmental documents and will be able to participate in meetings 
associated with the Commission's environmental review process. 
Commenters will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on 
all other parties. However, commenters will not receive copies of all 
documents filed by other parties or issued by the Commission and will 
not have the right to seek rehearing or appeal the Commission's final 
order to a Federal court.
    The Commission will consider all comments and concerns equally, 
whether filed by commenters or those requesting intervenor status.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to their 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 a grant of the certificate 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-709 Filed 1-12-99; 8:45 am]
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