[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 29192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14060]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-547-000]


ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

May 21, 1998.
    Take notice that on May 13, 1998, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR), 500 
Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No. CP98-
547-000, an abbreviated application pursuant to Section 7(b) of the 
Natural Gas Act (NGA) seeking permission and approval to abandon the 
operation of certain natural gas storage facilities no longer needed 
for customer or system requirements, all as more fully set forth in the 
application which is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
    Specifically, ANR seeks authority to (1) abandon the operation of 
three storage fields currently leased from Mid Michigan Gas Storage 
Company (Mid Michigan), the North Hamilton, Norwich and Orient Storage 
Fields; (2) abandon by sale to Mid Michigan all facilities, including 
base gas, owned by ANR in the three storage fields leased by ANR from 
Mid Michigan; and (3) abandon by sale to Mid Michigan two storage 
fields currently owned and operated by ANR, the Coldwater and Croton 
Storage Fields.
    Any person desiring to participate in the hearing process or to 
make any protest with reference to said application should on or before 
June 11, 1998, 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 protestors provide copies 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 intervenors. An intervenor can file 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 the 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 permission and approval for the proposed abandonment are 
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.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-14060 Filed 5-27-98; 8:45 am]
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