Alliance Pipeline L.P. Application for Amendment of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity under CP13-21, et al..
11/25/2012UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Alliance Pipeline L.P. ) Docket Nos. CP12-50-___ and CP13-___ APPLICATION OF ALLIANCE PIPELINE L.P. FOR AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY Brian Troicuk William A. Williams Manager, Regulatory Affairs Richard E. Young Alliance Pipeline Ltd. Sidley Austin LLP on behalf of Alliance Pipeline Inc. 1501 K Street, N.W. Managing General Partner of Washington, D.C. 20005 Alliance Pipeline L.P. Tel: (202) 736-8767 800, 605 5 Ave. S.W. Fax: (202) 736-8711 Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3H5 Email: bill.williams@sidley.com; Tel: 403-517-6354 ryoung@sidley.com Fax: 403-233-0735 Email: brian.troicuk@alliancepipeline.com in the cost of service underlying the Tioga Lateral initial rates, including the use of current project cost estimates, and revisions that were required by the September 20, 2012 Certificate Order. Alliance respectfully requests that the Commission issue a final order authorizing the replacement facilities and approving the revised initial rates on or before February 1, 2013, which will allow Alliance to complete the construction of the pipeline, compressor station, and associated facilities in order to meet a planned in-service date of July 1, 2013. In support of this application, Alliance shows the following: I. Identity of Applicant and Communications The exact legal name of the applicant is Alliance Pipeline L.P. Alliance is a limited partnership duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, having its principal place of business in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Alliance is authorized to conduct business as a foreign limited partnership in North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois in order to engage in open-access natural gas transportation services and to own and operate transmission facilities within those states.4 4 Copies of the Certificate of Limited Partnership of Alliance Pipeline L.P. and of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of Alliance Pipeline Inc., the Managing General Partner of Alliance Pipeline L.P., were included in Alliances January 25, 2012 application regarding the Tioga Lateral as Exhibit A thereto. 2 The Alliance mainline authorized in the Commissions 1997 and 1998 orders commences at the United States-Canadian border near Sherwood, North Dakota, where it interconnects with an approximately 969 mile-long Canadian pipeline owned by an affiliate, Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership. From the border, Alliances pipeline runs through North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa and terminates in Illinois near Chicago. Alliance operates seven compressor stations with a total of 207,000 horsepower, located in McHenry and Barnes Counties, North Dakota; Richland, Renville and ...