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File OF-Tolls-Group1-T211-2017-04 01 16 March 2018 Mr. Alan Matheson Ms. Rosemary Stevens Senior Regulatory Project Manager Senior Legal Counsel Regulatory, Tolls and Tariffs Canadian Law, Natural Gas Pipelines Canadian Natural Gas Pipelines TransCanada PipeLines Limited TransCanada PipeLines Limited 450 – 1st Street SW 450 – 1st Street SW Calgary, AB T2P 5H1 Calgary, AB T2P 5H1 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Mr. Sander Duncanson Mr. Shawn Denstedt, Q.C. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, LLP Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, LLP Suite Suite 2500, 450 – 1st Street SW 2500, 450 – 1st Street SW Calgary, AB T2P 5H1 Calgary, AB T2P 5H1 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Dear Messieurs and Madame: TransCanada PipeLines Limited (TransCanada) Application for Approval of 2018 to 2020 Mainline Tolls (Application) Notice of Public Hearing and Application to Participate The National Energy Board (NEB or Board) received TransCanada’s Application for 2018 – 2020 Mainline Tolls on 18 December 2017. TransCanada indicated that one or more parties do not support the Application and intend to present alternatives or actively oppose the matter before the Board. On 8 January 2018, the Board solicited comments from interested persons on the Application and how it should be heard. By 18 January 2018, comments were received from, Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. (Advantage), Alberta Department of Energy (ADOE), Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. (Centra), Enbridge Gas Distribution, Encana Corporation, Énergir, L.P. (Énergir), Industrial Gas Users Association, Jupiter Resources Inc., Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, Modern Resources Inc. (Modern), Peyto Exploration and Development Corp. (Peyto), Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc., Union Gas Limited, and Westbrick Energy Ltd. (Westbrick). TransCanada submitted reply comments on 24 January 2018. …/2 -2- On 16 February 2018, the Board issued a List of Issues for the proceeding to consider the Application and solicited comments from interested persons on the List of Issues. By 26 February 2018, comments were received from Advantage, ADOE, CAPP, Centra, Énergir, Explorers and Producers Association of Canada, Modern, Peyto and Westbrick. TransCanada submitted reply comments on 1 March 2018. The Board will hold a public hearing before making a decision on the Application. The Board considered the comments on the List of Issues issued on 16 February 2018 and has decided that no changes are required. The List of Issues is contained in Appendix I of the attached hearing order, Appendix C. In the Board’s view, all the issues raised by interested persons in response to its 16 February 2018 letter, with the exception of new competitive service offerings, are already included in the List of Issues. The Board notes ADOE’s comments and confirms that Issue 1 includes rate base considerations. The Board continues to be of the view that competitive service offerings are out of scope for this proceeding. These types of services are typically the product of negotiations between TransCanada and shippers and this hearing process is not the appropriate venue for negotiations to occur to develop new potential services. The comments received in response to the Board’s letter of 8 January 2018 were considered in establishing the process and schedule to hear the application, which the Board has set out in the hearing order. Those who wish to participate in the NEB’s hearing must apply to participate. Applicants must clearly describe their interest in relation to the List of Issues for the hearing. Those who are sufficiently impacted by the Board’s decision will be allowed to participate in the hearing and those who can demonstrate that their participation will assist the Board in making its decision may be allowed to participate. The Board directs TransCanada to distribute the enclosed Hearing Order (Appendix C) and Public Hearing and Application to Participate Notification (Appendix B) no later than 23 March 2018 as follows: 1. Distribute to all parties to the Mainline 2013-2030 Settlement; 2. Distribute to all members of TransCanada’s Tolls Task Force; 3. Distribute to all shippers on the TransCanada Mainline system; 4. Distribute to interested parties to RH-001-2014, RH-002-2017 and RH-003-2017 proceedings; 5. Post on your external website; 6. Distribute to the persons listed on Appendix A to this letter; and 7. Publish the Notice in the following newspapers: -3- Publication Location Language Publication Dates Calgary Herald Calgary, AB English Daily Edmonton Journal Edmonton, AB English Daily Toronto Star Toronto, ON English Daily Montreal Gazette Montreal, QC English Daily Le Franco Edmonton, AB French Weekly (Thursdays) La Presse Montreal, QC French Daily online L’Express Toronto, ON French Weekly (Friday) Yours truly, Original signed by S. Wong for Sheri Young Secretary of the Board Attachments c.c. Canadian Natural Resources Limited, [email protected] Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd., [email protected] Alberta Department of Energy, [email protected] Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., [email protected] Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, [email protected] Centra Gas Manitoba Inc, [email protected] Encana Corporation, [email protected] Énergir s.e.c., [email protected] Explorers and Producers Association of Canada, [email protected] Industrial Gas Users Association, [email protected] Jupiter Resources Inc., [email protected] Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, [email protected] Modern Resources Inc., [email protected] Peyto Exploration and Development Corp., [email protected] Repsol Oil & Gas Canada Inc., [email protected] Union Gas Limited - Eastern LDC, [email protected] Westbrick Energy Ltd., [email protected] Appendix A Attachment to Board Letter dated 16 March 2018 Page 1 of 13 Appendix A List of Interested Persons to be Served with Hearing Order RH-001-2018 Liste des parties intéressées à qui l’ordonnance d’audience RH-001-2018 doit être signifiée (Ministers of Justice / Attorney Generals Ministres de la justice/ procureur générals) Ms. Nathalie G. Drouin Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada East Memorial Building 284 Wellington Street, Room 4121 Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8 Telephone/téléphone: 613-957-4998 Facsimile/télécopieur: 613-941-2279 Email/courriel: [email protected] The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Telephone/téléphone: 613-992-1416 Facsimile/télécopieur: 613-992-1460 Email/courriel: [email protected] The Honourable David Eby, Q.C. Minister of Justice and Attorney General Province of British Columbia Room 302, Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Telephone/téléphone: 250-387-1866 Facsimile/télécopieur: 250-387-6411 Email/courriel: [email protected] The Honourable Kathleen Ganley Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Province of Alberta 424 Legislature Building 10800 – 97th Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6 Telephone/téléphone: 780-427-2339 Facsimile/télécopieur: 780-422-6621 Email/courriel: [email protected] Appendix A Attachment to Board Letter dated 16 March 2018 Page 2 of 13 The Honourable Heather Stefanson Minister of Justice and Attorney General Province of Manitoba Room 104 Legislative Building 450 Broadway Winnipeg, MB R3C 0V8 Telephone/téléphone: 204-945-3728 Facsimile/télécopieur: 204-945-2517 Email/courriel: [email protected] The Honourable Don Morgan, Q.C. Minister of Justice and Attorney General Province of Saskatchewan Room 361 Legislative Building 2405 Legislative Drive Regina, SK S4S 0B3 Telephone/téléphone: 306-787-0613 Facsimile/télécopieur: 306-787-6946 Email/courriel: [email protected] The Honourable Yasir Naqvi, MPP Attorney General Government House Leader Province of Ontario 720 Bay Street, 11th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 2S9 Telephone/téléphone: 416-326-2220 Facsimile/télécopieur: 416-326-4016 Email/courriel: [email protected] L’Honorable Stéphanie Vallée Ministre de la Justice du Québec Édifice Louis-Philippe-Pigeon 1200, route de l’Église, 9e étage Québec, QC G1V 4M1 Telephone/téléphone: 418-643-4210 Facsimile/télécopieur: 418-646-0027 Email/courriel: [email protected] Appendix A Attachment to Board Letter dated 16 March 2018 Page 3 of 13 The Honorouable Lee Bell-Smith Deputy Attorney General Province of New Brunswick Chancery Place P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 Telephone/téléphone: 506-462-5100 Facsimile/télécopieur: 506-453-3651 Email/courriel: [email protected] The Honourable Andrew Parsons Minister of Justice and Public Safety, Attorney General Government House Leader Province of Newfoundland and Labrador P.O. Box 8700, 4th Floor, East Block St. John's, NL A1B 4J6 Telephone/téléphone: 709-729-2869 Facsimile/télécopieur: 709-729-0469 Email/courriel: [email protected] The Honourable Mark Furey Attorney General and Minister of Justice Province of Nova Scotia 1690 Hollis Street P.O. Box 7 Halifax, NS B3J 2L6 Telephone/téléphone: 902-424-4044 Facsimile/télécopieur: 902-424-0510 Email/courriel: [email protected] The Honourable Jordan Brown Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General Province of Prince Edward Island 250 Water Street Summerside, PE C1N 1B6 Telephone/téléphone: 902-368-4610