NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1571005
PENNINE PETROLEUM CORP.
PINCHER CREEK FIELD
The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board), following requests from interested parties, will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1571005 (Application) at the Heritage Inn, 919 Waterton Avenue, Pincher Creek, Alberta, commencing on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. and continuing on Thursday, January 29, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. at the Provincial Building, 782 Main Street, Pincher Creek, Alberta. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.
The ERCB had scheduled a public hearing of the Application at the Heritage Inn, 919 Waterton Avenue, Pincher Creek, Alberta, commencing on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. The Board received a request from interested parties to reschedule the hearing and agreed to grant the request.
Description of the Application
Pennine Petroleum Corporation has submitted an application in accordance with Part 4 of the Pipeline Act for approval to construct and operate a pipeline for the purpose of transporting natural gas from LSD 2-11-4-29W4M to a pipeline tie-in point at LSD 3-11-4-29W4M. The proposed pipeline would be approximately 0.26 kilometres (km) in length with a maximum outside diameter of 114.3 millimetres (mm) and would transport natural gas with a maximum H2S concentration of 0.0 moles per kilomole (0.0 per cent). The proposed pipeline would be located approximately 4.5 km east of Twin Butte.
To obtain a copy of the Application, contact
Pennine Petroleum Corporation
2nd Floor, 315 – 39 Avenue SE
Calgary, Alberta T2G 1X5
Attention: Desmond Smith, President, Director
Telephone: 403-277-4421
Fax: 403-277-4439
To view a copy of the Application and documents filed in support of the Application, contact
ERCB Information Services
Main floor, 640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Telephone: 403-297-8311 (Option 2)
Viewing hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Requirement to File a Submission
If you have an interest in this matter and wish to make submissions or submit evidence at the hearing of the Application, you must file submissions with respect to this Application even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or with Pennine Petroleum Corporation on this Application. Submissions must include photocopies of all documentary evidence that you intend to present and/or rely on at the hearing (including, but not limited to, copies of expert reports) and a summary of all evidence you intend to present.
If you do not file submissions, the hearing of the Application may be cancelled and the ERCB will continue to process and may approve the Application without a hearing and without further notice.
How to File a Submission
Any person intending to make submissions with respect to the hearing of the Application must file on or before 4:00 p.m., January 21, 2009. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and ten copies to
W. Alan Jones, Application Coordinator
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Energy Resources Conservation Board
640 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G4
Contents of a Submission
Under Section 24(2) of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice (Rules of Practice), any submission filed must contain the following:
(a) a concise statement indicating
(i) the manner in which the intervener’s rights may be directly and adversely affected by a decision of the Board on the proceeding,
(ii) the nature and scope of the intervener’s intended participation,
(iii) the disposition of the proceeding that the intervener advocates, if any,
(iv) the facts the intervener proposes to show in evidence,
(v) the reasons why the intervener believes the Board should decide in the manner that the intervener advocates, and
(vi) the intervener’s efforts, if any, to resolve issues associated with the proceeding directly with the applicant;
(b) the name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number and, if available, e-mail address of the intervener;
(c) if the intervener is represented by a representative, the name, address in Alberta, telephone number, fax number and, if available, e-mail address of the representative; and
(d) if the intervener is an unincorporated organization, the nature of the intervener’s membership.
Compensation Issues
Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land usage are not dealt with by the ERCB but may be referred to the Alberta Surface Rights Board.
Applications for Confidentiality
In accordance with Section 13 of the Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of this proceeding must be placed on the public record. However, any party may make an application to the Board under Section 13(2) for confidentiality and serve a copy of such request on the other parties involved in the hearing. The Board may grant a request for confidentiality on any terms it considers appropriate, subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Questions of Constitutional Law
In accordance with Section 25 of the Rules of Practice, a person who intends to raise a question of constitutional law before the Board must give notice in accordance with Section 12 of the Administrative Procedures and Jurisdiction Act and its regulation.
For information about ERCB procedures, contact
Applications Branch, Facilities Applications Group
Attention: W. Alan Jones
Telephone: 403-355-4306
Fax: 403-297-4117
E-mail: w.alan.jones@ercb.ca
Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on January 14, 2009.
ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel