Notice of Application
Application No. 1764137
Pipeline Management Inc.
Edmonton/Fort Saskatchewan Area
The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has received Application No. 1764137.
To view the application and supporting documents, use the Integrated Application Registry (IAR) available under Systems & Tools on the AER website www.aer.ca or contact
AER Information Product Services Section
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
Telephone: 1-855-297-8311 (toll free; press 2)
E-mail: infoservices@aer.ca
Viewing hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
St. Albert Field Centre
Main Floor
30 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue
St. Albert, Alberta T8N 3A3
Telephone: 780-460-3800
E-mail: stalbert.fieldcentre@aer.ca
To expedite your request, refer to this notice when requesting information.
Requirement to File a Statement of Concern
If you have concerns with this application and have not filed a statement of concern with the AER, you must file one as described below under How to File a Statement of Concern. If you do not file a statement of concern, the AER will continue to process the application and may approve it without notifying you.
If the AER does not receive any statements of concern from a person who may be directly and adversely affected by the AER’s decision on the application, the AER may continue to process the application and may approve it without further notice or without a hearing.
How to File a Statement of Concern
For your submission to be considered a valid statement of concern, it must be filed before 4:00 p.m., on the filing dates below.
August 21, 2013 Final date to file a statement of concern.
August 28, 2013 Final date for response submissions from the applicant.
Send one copy of your statement of concern to Pipeline Management Inc. at the name and address above and one copy to
Rachel Ruddell, Application Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Alberta Energy Regulator
Suite 1000, 250 – 5 Street SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0R4
E-mail: rachel.ruddell@aer.ca
Contents of a Statement of Concern
In order for your submission to be considered a valid statement of concern, it must include
a) the application number your statement of concern relates to;
b) an explanation of why you believe you may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the AER on the application;
c) a statement about the nature of your concerns with the application;
d) the disposition of the application you are seeking;
e) the location of your land, residence or activity in relation to the location of the energy resource that is the subject of the proposed application; and
f) your contact information including your name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number, if any, and an e-mail address.
Confidentiality
Section 49 of the Alberta Energy Regulator Rules of Practice (Rules of Practice) requires that all documents and information filed in a proceeding be placed on the public record. If you file a submission, you must not include any personal information that you do not want to appear on or are not authorized to put on the public record. Section 49(2) of the Rules of Practice states how to apply to the AER for an order to keep information confidential.
Questions of Constitutional Law
In addition to giving notice according to section 12 of the Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act and schedule 2 of the Designation of Constitutional Decision Makers Regulation, you must include the following information in your submission and file it according to the dates listed under How to File a Submission, if you intend to raise a question of constitutional law:
a) the constitutional question you intend to raise
b) the legal argument you intend to make
c) the evidence you intend to rely on in support of your legal argument
Under section 21 of the Responsible Energy Development Act, the AER does not have jurisdiction to assess the adequacy of Crown consultation associated with the rights of aboriginal peoples as recognized and affirmed under the Constitution Act.
Compensation Issues
Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land use are not dealt with by the AER and should be referred to the Alberta Surface Rights Board.
For information on AER procedures, contact the application coordinator, Rachel Ruddell, by phone at 403-297-8557 or by e-mail to rachel.ruddell@aer.ca.
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on July 31, 2013.
ALBERTA ENERGY REGULATOR
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel
Figure 1. Map of the proposed pipeline