D/B/A Nicor Gas Company

ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION

Northern Illinois Gas Company : d/b/a Nicor Gas Company : : Application for permanent Certificate of : Public Convenience and Necessity, under : 18-1140 Section 8-406 of the Public Utilities Act, to : construct, operate, and maintain gas : distribution facilities and to transact the : business of furnishing gas service to the : public in LaSalle County, Illinois. :

ORDER

By the Commission:

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On June 11, 2018, Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company ("Nicor Gas" or the "Company") filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission ("Commission") a verified Petition ("Petition") requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“Certificate”) and an Order pursuant to Section 8-406 of the Public Utilities Act (“Act”), 220 ILCS 5/8-406, authorizing Nicor Gas to construct, operate, and maintain gas distribution facilities, and to transact public utility business, within certain portions of Mendota Township, LaSalle County, Illinois. Staff of the Commission (“Staff”) participated in this proceeding. No petitions to intervene were filed. Pursuant to due notice, hearings were held in this matter before a duly authorized Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") of the Commission at its offices in Chicago, Illinois on June 25, 2018, August 29, 2018, September 25, 2018, and November 1, 2018. An evidentiary hearing was held on March 27, 2019, at which time Nicor Gas and Staff moved testimony and exhibits into the record by affidavit. The following witnesses testified on behalf of Nicor Gas: Marie A. LaPorte, Director, Customer Development, Nicor Gas; Jason R. Mathews, Manager, Rates, Nicor Gas; and Gregory M. Stiglic, P.E., Director, Engineering Design, Nicor Gas. The following witnesses testified on behalf of Staff: Brett Seagle, Gas Engineer in the Gas Section of the Energy Engineering Program of the Safety and Reliability Division of the Commission; Sheena Kight-Garlisch, Senior Financial Analyst in the Finance Department of the Financial Analysis Division of the Commission; and Mary H. Everson, Accountant in the Accounting Department of the Financial Analysis Division of the Commission.

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At the completion of the evidentiary hearing, there were no contested issues and the ALJ marked the record "Heard and Taken." On March 29, 2019, Nicor Gas submitted a Draft Order that had been previously reviewed by Staff and to which Staff did not object. II. STATUTORY AUTHORITY Section 8-406(a) of the Act provides that a public utility must obtain a certificate from the Commission that public convenience and necessity require the transaction of its business. 220 ILCS 5/8-406(a). In addition, Section 8-406(b) of the Act states as follows: No public utility shall begin the construction of any new plant, equipment, property or facility which is not in substitution of any existing plant, equipment, property or facility or any extension or alteration thereof or in addition thereto, unless and until it shall have obtained from the Commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity require such construction. Whenever after a hearing the Commission determines that any new construction or the transaction of any business by a public utility will promote the public convenience and is necessary thereto, it shall have the power to issue certificates of public convenience and necessity. The Commission shall determine that proposed construction will promote the public convenience and necessity only if the utility demonstrates: (1) that the proposed construction is necessary to provide adequate, reliable, and efficient service to its customers and is the least-cost means of satisfying the service needs of its customers …; (2) that the utility is capable of efficiently managing and supervising the construction process and has taken sufficient action to ensure adequate and efficient construction and supervision thereof; and (3) that the utility is capable of financing the proposed construction without significant adverse financial consequences for the utility or its customers.

220 ILCS 5/8-406(b). III. NICOR GAS’ POSITION A. Background and the proposed Certificate. Nicor Gas is an Illinois corporation engaged in the business of distributing and selling natural gas to approximately 2.2 million customers in the northern part of the State of Illinois and is a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission pursuant to the Act. Nicor Gas states that, on June 2, 2017, Archer Daniels Midland Company (“ADM”) announced that it would construct a new state-of-the-art flour mill in Mendota Township (the “Mendota Facility”). The Mendota Facility site currently has no access to natural gas service. Nicor Gas further states that it currently owns and operates a natural gas distribution system providing service to customers near the Mendota Facility. Moreover, Nicor Gas is the only public utility that has any gas facilities within the proximity of the

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Mendota Facility and with sufficient existing and available capacity that can reasonably be tapped to provide gas service within the area for which it seeks the Certificate. Nicor Gas seeks the Certificate authorizing the Company to construct, operate, and maintain approximately 2.5 miles of new gas distribution main, consisting of 4” and 6” steel main. Nicor Gas explains that the main extension will interconnect with the Company’s existing 6” steel main located at the intersection of 4th and U.S. Highway 34 near Mendota. The route for the proposed facilities will consist of 10,800 feet of 6” steel main running east along the southern side of U.S. Highway 34 to a point just east of the Illinois 39/U.S. Highway 34 interchange, at which point 2,143 feet of 4” steel main will extend northward to the site of the Mendota Facility. The main extension and related infrastructure is referred to collectively as the “Mendota Facility main extension” or “project.” In constructing the Mendota Facility main extension, the Company proposes to primarily use an existing road right-of-way to minimize impact to adjacent landowners and minimize impact to any fencing, landscaping, or any cultivated areas from the installation of the gas main along the route. Nicor Gas states that the apparent road right-of-way does not include any cropland, pastureland, or forested land, and only includes that area that appears to be used and maintained for roadway purposes. Nicor Gas further states that the proposed construction of the project will not result in permanent conversion of any acreage from its current use. Nicor Gas explains that the only private landowner from whom Nicor Gas will need to acquire land rights is ADM, with whom Nicor Gas has been communicating about the project since 2016. Given the ongoing communications between Nicor Gas and ADM and the familiarity of both parties with the Mendota Facility main extension, Nicor Gas requests that the Commission grant the Company a variance from the requirements of 83 Ill. Adm. Code 300.20 and 300.30. The Commission may grant a variance to Part 300 when it finds that “[n]o party will be injured by the granting of the variance.” 83 Ill. Adm. Code 300.70. Under the circumstances presented here, Nicor Gas asserts that it does not anticipate the need for eminent domain authority to complete the proposed construction. Nicor Gas further explains that it is required to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and a permit from the Illinois Department of Transportation to install the proposed main along U.S. Highway 34. Nicor Gas also notes that the construction will cross one stream; however, Nicor Gas anticipates that construction of the project will not interfere with the stream through the use of directional drilling and, therefore, will not require a permit from the United States Army Corps of Engineers or any local stormwater permits. Finally, if they should be deemed necessary, Nicor Gas states that it also will obtain permits from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. B. The construction is necessary to provide adequate, reliable, and efficient service and is the least-cost means of satisfying the service needs of customers. Nicor Gas states that, in 2016, ADM initiated and established contact with representatives of the Company and requested that Nicor Gas provide natural gas service

3 18-1140 to the Mendota Facility. Pursuant to its routine new business authorization process, and as prescribed in the Extension of Distribution System provisions of the Company’s tariff (Ill.C.C. No. 16 – Gas; 5th Revise Sheet No. 40 – 10th Revised Sheet No. 41), the Company conducted an economic analysis to determine the economics of providing service to the project. Nicor Gas asserts that its economic analysis indicated that Nicor Gas would need to collect an advance deposit to make the project economic. Therefore, in accordance with the Company’s tariff, Nicor Gas explains that ADM has executed an advance deposit agreement wherein it agreed to provide a deposit to Nicor Gas in connection with the distribution facilities necessary to provide the Mendota Facility with natural gas service. See Ill.C.C. No. 16 – Gas, 5th Revised Sheet No. 40. The advance deposit agreement ensures that ADM will cover the deposit necessary to make the project economic. Nicor Gas states that it designs and builds its gas distribution system around core principles of safety, reliability, and prudency. The Company asserts that it takes a holistic approach to designing gas main replacement and extension projects based on hydraulic principles and customer requirements, wherein the Company considers the needs of existing, proposed, and potential future customers to ensure the overall design of the project is appropriate and sound. Nicor Gas states that given the longevity of gas main infrastructure and the Company’s experience with customer reliance upon natural gas when it is available, it also designs the project to ensure that it will provide a sufficient supply of gas to customers over a long-term horizon of 50 years or more. Nicor Gas explains that, in the case of the Mendota Facility main extension, Nicor Gas proposed to upsize a portion of 4” steel main to 6” steel main to address a number of factors. The additional capacity will allow Nicor Gas to serve potential future customers around U.S. Highway 34 and in Meriden Township to the northeast of the Mendota Facility. In addition, the 6” main will give the Company the ability to add more customer load in and around the City of Mendota without negatively affecting the supply of gas to ADM. Nicor Gas further explains that ADM’s proposed usage will utilize a majority of the capacity that would be provided if Nicor Gas were to install the Mendota Facility main extension using only 4” main. Nicor Gas asserts that it reasonably expects that there will be customer growth, and the need for corresponding capacity on this part of its system, within the foreseeable future. In particular, Nicor Gas identified a medium-sized grain dryer to the northeast of the Mendota Facility. Nicor Gas explains that a Company representative spoke with a representative of the grain dryer regarding the possible future availability of natural gas, and the grain dryer expressed interest in receiving natural gas service. The Company also received a written statement from the grain dryer expressing a desire to have Nicor Gas provide it with natural gas service to operate two grain dryers. In addition, Nicor Gas states that it reviewed the zoning map prepared by the City of Mendota, and concluded that the zoning map further supports Nicor Gas’ expectation that there will be future expansion and development near the Mendota Facility. The zoning map reflects Manufacturing District zoning, Business District zoning, and the Mendota Business Park along the Company’s proposed construction route.

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Nicor Gas notes that the Mendota Business Park is part of a Tax Increment Financing (“TIF”) District. Nicor Gas obtained from the City of Mendota a copy of the Mendota 2017B TIF District Redevelopment Project Area, Plan & Projects (“Mendota Redevelopment Plan” or “Plan”), which is intended to promote economic development by leveraging tax increment financing to attract a mix of new light industrial/manufacturing and commercial development to the community. The Plan further reflects the following: • The TIF District includes the ADM plant and other nearby properties for which TIF may be used to encourage the redevelopment of several underutilized and/or distressed industrial, commercial and residential properties.

• Without an influx of new private investment, environmental remediation and ongoing improvements to the local public infrastructure (including public utilities), further deterioration of local properties and related amenities are likely to hinder future growth.

• The City of Mendota has a goal to facilitate the construction, improvement and maintenance of public infrastructure and other capital projects to encourage new light industrial/manufacturing and commercial/retail development.

• The TIF District contains 13 vacant and improved parcels, of which 11 parcels qualify under the TIF law. The City of Mendota has zoned the ADM site, and sites adjacent to it, for commercial and industrial development.

• The City of Mendota plans to offer incentives to potential developers in order to encourage commitments for new private investment during the life of the TIF District. The City of Mendota expects that implementation of the Mendota Redevelopment Plan will attract a light industrial mill (ADM), a 15,000 square foot light manufacturing facility, a 25,000 square foot warehousing facility, several retail, food and office facilities, and a 75+ room hotel with small meeting/conference space.

Nicor Gas also asserts that it has had communications regarding development in the vicinity of the Mendota Facility with the Economic Development Corporation of North Central Illinois (“NCI”), which is a non-profit public-private marketing partnership of business leaders and elected officials in Bureau, LaSalle, and Putnam Counties, Illinois. Nicor Gas notes that, as reflected on its website and within its Strategic Plan posted on that website, NCI is focused and dedicated to marketing the region for new investment and job creation. NCI also provided correspondence to Nicor Gas in which it stated that the availability of reliable utilities has been essential to its ability to meet industrial prospect needs, and NCI expressed its belief that the addition of the ADM Mendota Facility will increase the industrial demand in the area. Nicor Gas explains that the minimum system investment in facilities required to serve the Mendota Facility includes the installation of 12,943 feet of 4” steel main and related facilities. The Company’s estimated investment in the minimum system

5 18-1140 requirements for the Mendota Facility main extension, excluding any investment for unusual or unforeseen construction conditions, is approximately $1.072 million in 2019 dollars. Nicor Gas further explains that it recommends additional investment in facilities by replacing 10,800 feet of 4” steel main with 6” steel main to provide incremental capacity for the anticipated future development near the Mendota Facility. The Company’s estimated investment in this engineering recommended system, excluding any investment for unusual or unforeseen construction conditions, is approximately $1.277 million in 2019 dollars. Nicor Gas asserts that installing 6” steel main in place of 4” steel main at this time better positions the Company for future growth and eliminates more costly and disruptive construction that would be needed to serve continued development if the Company does not install the additional facilities at this time. Nicor Gas states that it would experience an increase in construction costs if it were to install the Mendota Facility main extension using only 4” main and then replace 10,800 feet of 4” main with 6” main at some point in the future. Nicor Gas states that it expects the costs could reach over $2 million if the Company were to remove and replace the same length of main in 2024. The increase in costs reflects the additional labor that would be required to remove the original main and replace it with larger main, as well as the inflationary pressures associated with the future purchase of the same materials. Given the reasonable expectation for future growth and the increased costs of replacing main in the future, Nicor Gas asserts that it is more efficient to install a portion of upsized main at the time of the initial construction of the Mendota Facility main extension. Nicor Gas states that it provided Staff with additional information about customer growth and development along and near the Mendota Facility main extension through the discovery process and discussions. Nicor Gas provided Staff with this information in support of the Company’s proposal to invest in additional facility improvements by substituting 4” steel main with 6” steel main for 10,800 feet of the total 12,943 feet of the project. Nicor Gas further states that, based upon that information, the Company and Staff have resolved the issue of the Company’s proposed investment in additional facilities for the project subject to certain conditions that are for purposes of this proceeding only. Nicor Gas explains that it agrees to this compromise in the interest of narrowing the issues and resolving this proceeding expeditiously so as to timely provide service to ADM. Nicor Gas asserts that Staff does not dispute that the additional information provided by the Company is supportive of the Company using 6” steel main for a limited portion of the Mendota Facility main extension – specifically, a segment of approximately 2,200 feet that crosses underneath Interstate 39. The Company currently estimates the investment for this segment of larger main at $52,460, consisting of $11,300 in materials, and $41,160 in labor. Nicor Gas states that the remainder of the additional system investment to install 8,600 feet of 6” steel main, estimated at an amount of $152,540, will be covered by the Company. Nicor Gas further states that, by funding the remainder of the additional facility improvements, and accounting for the costs in corresponding fashion, Nicor Gas will ensure that these costs are not paid for by existing customers by removing these costs from its plant records, and that the associated cost is most efficient by avoiding any increase in cost in the future. Nicor Gas also asserts that construction of

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the additional facility improvements at this time will situate the Company to provide incremental capacity for future development near the Mendota Facility. Finally, Nicor Gas explains that the Company considered other natural gas supply sources, and determined that alternate natural gas supply sources, either from other interconnections with Nicor Gas’ facilities, other Illinois public utilities, or any other intrastate or interstate natural gas pipelines, are not as close in proximity to the Mendota Facility. According to the Company, other natural gas supply sources would require the installation of additional main and the corresponding additional costs. C. Nicor Gas is capable of efficiently managing and supervising the construction process. Nicor Gas presented evidence that it is capable of efficiently managing and supervising construction of the Mendota Facility main extension. Nicor Gas explains that it will follow its normal construction practices and procedures and will adequately and efficiently manage and supervise the installation of facilities for the project. Nicor Gas asserts that construction, operation, and maintenance of the gas distribution facilities necessary or appropriate to serve the area for which certification is sought, and the transaction by Nicor Gas of the business of furnishing gas service in the area petitioned for herein, will comply in all respects with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the Minimum Federal Pipeline Safety Standards in the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 192), as applicable, and that all construction necessary to extend facilities to serve the area where certification is sought will be adequately and efficiently managed and supervised. D. Nicor Gas is capable of financing the construction without significant adverse financial consequences for itself or its customers. Nicor Gas also presented evidence that it is capable of financing construction of the Mendota Facility main extension without significant adverse financial consequences for itself or its customers. Nicor Gas maintains that it is well positioned financially to undertake the necessary investment in the facilities to serve the project. Nicor Gas states that the Company has maintained a sound financial condition as demonstrated by its history of strong investment-grade credit ratings, and that its anticipated investment in plant for the Mendota Facility main extension will not require any specific financing to support the necessary additions to the system. Instead, Nicor Gas asserts that funds for the proposed expansion will be generated or obtained by the Company in its ordinary course of business. IV. STAFF’S POSITION Staff witness Seagle concludes that he has no reason to oppose the Company’s request for a Certificate to construct, operate and maintain approximately 2.5 miles of new gas distribution main and related facilities and to transact the business of furnishing gas service in certain portions of Mendota Township in LaSalle County, Illinois that relies only on the minimum system requirements. Mr. Seagle requested that Nicor Gas provide additional support to oversize a portion of the main extension for an additional cost. The additional information provided by Nicor Gas is addressed above. Mr. Seagle recommends that the Commission issue the requested Certificate for authority to

7 18-1140 construct, own, operate, and maintain the Mendota Facility main extension consistent with Nicor Gas’ minimum system investment, as well as with the additional information provided by Nicor Gas to justify its request to construct a portion of the main extension using 6” pipe for an additional cost. Mr. Seagle states that the Company has demonstrated that construction of the Mendota Facility main extension is necessary for Nicor Gas to provide adequate, reliable, and efficient service to customers, and that construction of these facilities is the least-cost means for Nicor Gas to satisfy the service needs of its customers. Mr. Seagle further states that Nicor Gas demonstrated that it explored alternatives for natural gas supply to the Mendota Facility main extension and that no other Illinois public utility or interstate or intrastate natural gas pipeline is in close proximity as compared to the two-mile distance for the source of gas supply recommended by Nicor Gas. Mr. Seagle also observes that Nicor Gas provides natural gas delivery service to approximately 2.2 million customers in the northern part of the State of Illinois, and that this type of project is well within the normal activities of Nicor Gas. He also notes that Nicor Gas’ construction practices are required to meet the U.S. Department of Transportation’s minimum federal safety standards contained in 49 CFR 192. Accordingly, Mr. Seagle concludes that Nicor Gas demonstrated it is capable of efficiently managing and supervising the construction process. Finally, Mr. Seagle states that Nicor Gas has shown that it should be granted a variance from the requirements of Ill. Adm. Code 300.20 and 300.30 because the Company proposes to primarily use an existing road right-of-way to minimize impact to adjacent landowners and minimize impact to any fencing, landscaping, or any cultivated areas from the installation of the gas main along the proposed route, and the only private landowner from whom Nicor Gas will need to acquire land rights is ADM, with whom Nicor Gas has been communicating about the project since 2016. Accordingly, he recommends that the Commission grant Nicor Gas’ request pursuant to 83 Ill. Adm. Code 300.70 for a variance to 83 Ill. Adm. Code 300.20 and 300.30. Staff witness Kight-Garlisch observes that the Company’s estimated cost of the proposed construction is diminutive relative to Nicor Gas’ net utility plant and utility operating revenue. Accordingly, she recommends that the Commission find that Nicor Gas is capable of financing the proposed construction without significant adverse financial consequences for the Company or its customers. Staff witness Everson states that she reviewed the Company’s illustrative journal entries to record the construction of the gas main extension and she has no objection to the illustrative journal entries. Ms. Everson also notes that the Company agreed to file its accounting entries on e-Docket with a copy to the Accounting Department within 60 days of the completion of the construction of the gas main extension. Ms. Everson further states that she has no objection to the Company’s request for a Certificate, but that she recommends that the Commission order Nicor Gas to file its final accounting entries for recording the gas main extension in Utility Plant in Service within 60 days of the completion of construction, with a copy to the Commission’s Accounting Department.

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V. COMMISSION ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION In this Petition, Nicor Gas requests that it be granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity authorizing the Company to construct, operate, and maintain gas distribution facilities, and to transact public utility business, within certain portions of Mendota Township, LaSalle County, Illinois. Additionally, Nicor Gas requests that the Commission grant the Company a variance from the requirements of 83 Ill. Adm. Code 300.20 and 300.30. Having reviewed the record evidence, the Commission finds that Nicor Gas’ proposal to construct, operate, and maintain approximately 2.5 miles of new gas distribution main and facilities and to transact the business of furnishing gas service to the public in sections of Mendota Township in LaSalle County is necessary to provide adequate, reliable, and efficient service to customers, and is the least-cost means to achieve these objectives. Consistent with the resolution reached between Nicor Gas and Staff, the main extension will consist of 10,800 feet of 6” steel main and 2,143 feet of 4” steel main. However, Nicor Gas will fully cover the cost of the remainder of the additional system investment to install 8,600 feet of the 6” steel main, currently estimated at an amount of $152,540, and account for that amount in accordance with the accounting treatment presented here to ensure that this amount is not paid for by existing customers. The Commission also finds that Nicor Gas is capable of efficiently managing and supervising construction of the project, and that Nicor Gas is capable of financing the construction without significant adverse financial consequences to Nicor Gas or its customers. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 8-406 of the Act, the Commission finds that the transaction of the business of furnishing natural gas service to the public and the proposed construction of the Mendota Facility main extension will promote the public convenience and necessity and that Nicor Gas should be issued a permanent Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity as set forth herein. The Commission also finds that the Company’s request for a variance from the requirements of 83 Ill. Adm. Code 300.20 and 300.30 should be granted as no party will be injured by granting such variance. VI. FINDINGS AND ORDERING PARAGRAPHS The Commission, having considered the entire record and being fully advised in the premises, is of the opinion and finds that: (1) Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company is an Illinois corporation engaged in the transmission and distribution of natural gas to the public in the State of Illinois and, as such, is a "public utility" within the meaning of the Public Utilities Act;

(2) the Commission has jurisdiction over Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company and the subject matter of this proceeding;

(3) the recitals of fact and conclusions set forth in the prefatory portion of this Order are supported by the evidence in the record and are hereby adopted as findings of fact;

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(4) the expansion of facilities in the area for which certification is sought, as described in the prefatory portion of this Order and as legally described in Nicor Gas Exhibit 1.2, which is attached as Appendix A hereto, should be approved;

(5) the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Mendota Facility main extension is and will be necessary to provide adequate, reliable, and efficient service to customers in the area for which certification is sought, and is the least-cost means of satisfying the service needs of those customers;

(6) Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company is capable of efficiently managing and supervising the construction process and has taken sufficient action to ensure adequate and efficient construction and supervision of the construction process;

(7) Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company is capable of financing the proposed construction without significant adverse financial consequences for the utility or its customers;

(8) the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Mendota Facility main extension and the transaction of natural gas public utility business by Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company in the area for which certification is sought will promote the public convenience and is necessary thereto;

(9) Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company should file on e- Docket in this proceeding the final accounting entries for recording the gas main extension in Utility Plant in Service within 60 days of the completion of construction with a copy sent to [email protected];

(10) a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity should be granted to Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Mendota Facility main extension and the transaction of natural gas public utility business, as described herein; and

(11) Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company’s request for a variance from the requirements of 83 Ill. Adm. Code 300.20 and 300.30 should be granted as no party will be injured by granting such variance.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that a permanent Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity be, and hereby is, granted to Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company pursuant to Section 8-406 of the Public Utilities Act, as follows: CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the public convenience and necessity require the construction, operation, and

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maintenance of natural gas facilities in the area legally described in Appendix A hereto and the transaction of natural gas public utility business by Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company in that area. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company will serve customers in the certificated area using the rates and charges as in effect from time to time in its tariffs and riders. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company file on e-Docket in this proceeding the final accounting entries for recording the gas main extension in Utility Plant in Service within 60 days of the completion of construction with a copy sent to [email protected]. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company’s request for a variance from certain requirements of 83 Ill. Adm. Code 300 is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all motions, petitions, objections, and other matters in this proceeding that remain unresolved are disposed of consistent with the conclusions herein. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 10-113(a) of the Public Utilities Act and 83 Ill. Adm. Code 200.880, any application for rehearing shall be filed within 30 days after service of the Order on the party. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, subject to the provisions of Section 10-113 of the Public Utilities Act and 83 Ill. Adm. Code 200.880, this Order is final; it is not subject to the Administrative Review Law. By Order of the Commission this 17th day of April, 2019.

(SIGNED) CARRIE ZALEWSKI

Chairman