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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21763-21764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8647]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR12-10-000]

Explorer Pipeline Company; Notice of Petition for Declaratory 
Order

    Take notice that on March 23, 2012, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 
385.207(a)(2)(2011), Explorer Pipeline Company (Explorer) petitioned 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a declaratory order 
approving (1) priority capacity and (2) the overall rate structure for 
Explorer's proposed diluent pipeline extension project (Diluent 
Extension Project). The Diluent Extension Project involves the 
construction of a new pipeline segment from Peotone, Illinois to 
Manhattan, Illinois, where Explorer's pipeline system will interconnect 
with Enbridge's Southern Lights pipeline. This extension project will 
offer a new

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option for shippers transporting diluent from Explorer's origins to 
Enbridge's Southern Lights, and ultimately to Western Canada, where 
diluent demand is increasing.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in this proceeding 
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) on or 
before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a 
copy of that document on the Petitioner.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and 
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet 
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an 
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the 
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the 
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the 
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the 
above list. They are also 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 email notification 
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with 
any FERC Online service, please email [email protected], or 
call (866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, April 20, 2012.

    Dated: April 4, 2012.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-8647 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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