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NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICATION NO. 1628123
ARC RESOURCES LTD.
PEMBINA FIELD

The Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) will hold a public hearing of Application No. 1628123 (Application) at the Lakeview Inn & Suites, 4302 – 50th Street, Drayton Valley, Alberta, commencing on April 8, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. All interveners to this proceeding must be present at the commencement of the hearing to register their appearance.

Description of the Application
ARC Resources Ltd. (ARC) has applied, pursuant to Part 4 of the Pipeline Act, for approval to construct and operate a pipeline for the purpose of transporting oil effluent from Legal Subdivision (LSD) 10, Section 25, Township 49, Range 6, West of the 5th Meridian, to a pipeline tie-in point at LSD 6-25-49-6W5M . The proposed pipel ine would be about 0.87 kilometres (km) in length, have a maximum outside diameter of 85.9 millimetres, and would transport oil effluent with no hydrogen sulphide.

The proposed pipeline would be located about 11 km northwest of Carnwood, Alberta .

To obtain a copy of the Application, contact

ARC Resources Ltd.
Suite 2100, 440 – 2 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 5E9
Attention: Lori Olijnyk
Telephone: 403-503-8688
Fax: 403-509-7244
E-mail: lolijnyk@arcresources.com

To view a copy of the Application and supporting documents, 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.

Drayton Valley Field Centre
5005 – 61 Street
Drayton Valley, Alberta T7A 1S3
Phone: 780-542-5182
Fax: 780-542-2540
E-mail: draytonvalley.fieldcentre@ercb.ca

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 ARC 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 party intending to make submissions with respect to the hearing of the Application must file by 4:00 p.m., on or before the filing dates below.

March 22, 2010

Final date for submissions by all interested parties.

March 29, 2010

Final date for response submissions from applicant.

Send one copy of your submission to the applicant at the name and address above and one copy to

Mirtyll Alboiu, 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 ), submissions 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 and should 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
Under 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: Mirtyll Alboiu
Telephone: 403-297-8306
Fax: 403-297-4117
E-mail: mirtyll.alboiu@ercb.ca

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on February 24, 2010.

 

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

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