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NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1516336
BURLINGTON RESOURCES CANADA
ELMWORTH FIELD

The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1516336 at the Beaverlodge Community Centre, 1014 – 4 Avenue, Beaverlodge, Alberta commencing on April 28, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. 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 Beaverlodge Community Centre, 1014 – 4 Avenue, Beaverlodge, Alberta, commencing on January 20, 2009, at 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
Burlington Resources Canada has applied pursuant to Part 4 of the Pipeline Act for approval to construct and operate a pipeline from an existing well at Legal Subdivision (LSD) 16, Section 3, Township 71, Range 12, West of the 6th Meridian to an existing pipeline tie-in at LSD 16-3-71-12W6. The proposed pipeline would transport natural gas containing no hydrogen sulphide (H2S). It would be approximately 70 metres in length with a maximum outside diameter of 114.3 millimetres.

To obtain a copy of the Application, contact
Burlington Resources Canada
2100, 250 – 6 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3H7
Attention: Jodi Prior
Telephone: 403-260-4783
Fax: 403-260-2166

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.

ERCB Grande Prairie Field Centre
9815 – 115 Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V7R3
Telephone: 780-538-5138

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 Burlington Resources Canada 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., April 13, 2009. Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and ten copies to

Eric Tom, Applications 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 apply for confidentiality of information under Section 13(2).  Any application under Section 13(2) that is to be considered during a public hearing of the application must be copied to the other parties to the proceeding.  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: Eric Tom
Telephone: 403-355-4575
Fax: 403-297-4117
E-mail: eric.tom@ercb.ca

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on January 14, 2009.

ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel

Page Last Updated: January 14, 2009