[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18336-18337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9609]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP-97-319-000]


ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

April 9, 1997.
    Take notice that on March 31, 1997, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500 
Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP97-
319-000 an application pursuant to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, 
for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the 
construction and operation of a total of approximately 73 miles of 
mainline looping and additional compression, all as more fully set 
forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open 
to public inspection.
    ANR states that the proposed facilities are designed to increase 
its transmission capacity by up to 750,000 Mcf per day (Mcfd) to 
provide additional west to east transportation service on its mainline 
between the Chicago area and western Ohio. ANR further states that the 
proposed expansion is a companion to, and is filed concurrently with, 
the new pipeline system being proposed by Independence Pipeline 
(Independence) in Docket No. CP97-319-000 to provide additional new 
capacity to the eastern United States (from western Ohio to central 
Pennsylvania). It is stated that the additional capacity being proposed 
by ANR will link the Independence project with the recent pipeline 
expansion proposals designed to bring new pipeline capacity primarily 
from Canadian producing regions into the Midwest.
    Specifically, ANR proposes to construct new pipeline looping 
facilities

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on two parts of its Mainline Area facilities referred to as the 
``Michigan Leg South'' and the ``Tieline''. ANR proposes to extend its 
42-inch Michigan Leg South loopline by adding: (1) 15.9 miles in a 
westerly direction from Milepost 820.2 near Joliet, Illinois; (2) 5.5 
miles between Joliet, Illinois and its St. John, Indiana compressor 
station. Further, on its Tieline, ANR proposes to start a new 30-inch 
loopline which will parallel its existing 22-inch mainline and 24-inch 
loopline and consist of: (1) 16.0 miles immediately east of its 
Bridgman, Michigan compressor station and (2) 14.1 immediately west of 
its Defiance, Ohio compressor station.
    In addition to these loopline facilities, ANR states that the 
proposed project requires: (1) The addition of 15,000 nominal 
horsepower at its Bridgman compressor station located in Berrien 
County, Michigan; (2) the modification of station yard piping at its 
Lagrange compressor station; (3) and the addition of aftercooling at 
its Defiance compressor station.
    ANR requests a predetermination that the cost of these new 
facilities will be treated on a rolled-in basis in ANR's next rate 
case.
    ANR is conducting an open season from April 2, 1997 through May 30, 
1997. ANR intends to make the proposed expansion capacity available on 
a non-discriminatory basis to any shipper that has executed a 
transportation service agreement with ANR.
    ANR estimates a construction cost of approximately $124.8 million, 
which it will finance from internally generated funds. ANR plans to 
commence construction of the project by June 1, 1989, in order to meet 
a proposed November, 1989 in-service date.
    ANR has submitted a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the 
subject project and the companion Independence project in Docket No. 
CP97-315-000 to hire a third-party contractor to assist in the 
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
    With the exception of the RFP process, which may proceed, the 
Commission staff will defer all other processing of ANR's application 
until ANR advises the Commission of the results of the open season and 
demonstrates contract commitments in support of the project.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with 
reference to said application should on or before April 30, 1997, file 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 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. 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.
    Take further notice that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
and subject to 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 approval for the proposed application 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.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-9609 Filed 4-14-97; 8:45 am]
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