A CMSEnergy Company February 5,200l By Electronic Filing (and Hand Delivery at Prebearing February 7.2001) The following affidavits of publication affirm publication of the attached Notice of Hearing in Case No. U-12781 on January 23,200l. NOTICEOF HEARING FORTHEELECTRIC CUSTOMERSOF DETROITEDISON COMPANY,CONSUMERS ENERGYCOMPANYANDGREAT LAKES CASENO.U-12781 InternationalTransmission Company (d/b/a The Detroit EdisonCompany), Consumers Energy Company,and GreatLakes EnergyCooperative may obtain approvalof their join1 ptan to expand availabletransmission capability by at least 2000 megawattsover the availabletransmission capablbtythey had In place on January1, ZWl, if the MichiganPublic ServiceCommission approvesthalr request. The inlormatton below describeshow a personmay participate in this case. You may call or write lntematlonalTransmission Company at The Oetrolt EdisonCompany, ZOlKf’SecondAvenue, Debott, Mlchtgan 46226,313.235.9141; Consumers Energy Company, 212 West Michigan Avenue,Jackson, Mlchlgan 49201,517.766.1464, or GreatLakes Energy Cooperative,P.O. Box 600, OneCooperative Center, Newaygo, Michigan 49337,231.652.1651, for a free copy of the proposedplan. Any personmay review the proposedplan at any Ofthe aboveofffcas. Thefirst public hearingin this matter will be held: DATE February7,2OGl This haarinrjwill be a prehearhrgconference to set future hearing dates and decide other proceduralmatters. nkuz 9:OOa.m mxnok MichiganPublic Service Commlsslon 6545 MercantileWay, Suite 7 Lansing,Michigan Any interestedperson may attend and participate. Personswifh disabilities needinghelp to effectively participate should call the Commission’s ExecutiveSecretary at 517.241.6160or 80D.292.9555a week in advance to requestmobility, visual,hearing or other assistance. The Michigan Public ServiceCommission (CommissionJ will hold a public hearing to considerthe December26, 2000 requestof InternationalTransmission Company (d/b/a The Detroit Edison Company),Consumers Energy Campany, and GreatLakes EnergyCooperative for approvalof their joint plan to expandavailable transmission capability by at least 2000 megawattsover the available transmtssioncapability they had in place on January1,2001. The proposedplan was filed in compliancewith Section Klv of ZODOPA 141. In an order dated January 4,2W1, the CammIssIonconsolidated this case with U-12780. AU documenls in this matter must be elechonlcallyfiled usingCase No. U-12780. TheCommisekn has seWed this casefor pat%cipat&mh its EMmnk Flllngs w#am. All documentsflkd III tbLbcase must be submitladh both paper and electrcink verdons. An original and four paper copies and an ekebook copy in the portable document format (PDF)shoold be fled with the.Commisshn. Requin%nents for filing el&onk documentscan be found in the Canmisstt’s ElectmnlcFtllngs Users Manual at !@~$&Ile.cts.sla~.~k/usersmanu~. Contact CammissionStaff at 660.292.9555,517.241.&I70 or by E-mail at [email protected] pria to filing to obtatt accessprtvt@re and wtfh any quoslknw. Any person wishing to interveneand becomea party to the case shall file an original and four paper copies of a petition to Interveneand an electronic copy m the portable documentformat (PDF) with this Commissronby January31,2001. The proof of serviceshall indicate serviceupon each company’sattorney: A. RobertPierce at The OetrortEdison Company, 2OW Second Avenue, Detroit, Michigan46226; Jon R. Robinsonat ConsumersEnergy Company, 212 W. MichiganAvenue, Jackson,Michigan 49201, and Albert Ernstat DykemaGossett PLLC, 800 Michigan NationalTower, Lansing,Michigan 48933. A memberof the public who wishes to make a statementof position without becominga party to the case may parhcrpateby filing an appearance.To file the appearance,you must attend the hearmgand advise the presidingadministrative law judge of your washto make a statement01 position. A copy of the company’srequest may also be reviewedat the office of the Commission’s ExecutiveSecretary, 6545 MercantileWay, Lansing, Michigan, at the Commission’sWeb site at t~~p~tile.ci$.~te.mi.uslefilg and at the office of each of the companies.For more mlormationon how to participate in a case, you may contact the Commissionat the aboveaddress or by telephone at 517.2415170 or 800.292.9555. The Commlssionhas jurisdictionpursuant to 1909 PA 106, as amended,MCL 460.551 et seq.; 1919PA 419, as amended, MCL460.51 et seq.; 1939PA 3, as amended,MCL 460.1 et seq.; 1962 PA 304, as amended,MCL 460.61 et seq.; 1969 PA 306, as amended,MCL 24.201 et seq.; and the GImmission’sRules of Practiceand Procedure,R 460.17101et seq. 3963-E ELECTRIC ONLY CASE HEARINGS Electronic Filing MPSC Case No. U-12781 Date Notice Was Published January 23,200l Pre-Hearing Date February 7,200l Ad No.3983-E Affidavits Due to MKPolack February 1,200 I AFFIDAVIT AFFIDAVIT NEWSPAPER RECEIVED NEWSPAPER RECEIVED CENTRAL REGION NORTHWESTERN REGION The Bay City Times ............................... 1-26-O1 Cadillac Evening News.. ..................... I-29-01 The Flint Journal.. .................................. l-26-01 Cheboygan Daily Tribune ................... 2-Z-O 1 Midland Daily News .............................. I-25-01 Ludington Daily News ........................ I-26-01 Morning Sun-Mt. Pleasant.. ................... l-25-01 Manistee News-Advocate.. ................. 2-S-01 The Saginaw News ................................ I-25-01 Petoskey News-Review ...................... I-26-01 SOUTHERN REGION The Big Rapids Pioneer ...................... I-25-01 Traverse City Record-Eagle ................ I -29-O I Adrian Daily Telegram.. ........................ I-24-01 The Grand Haven Tribune .................. l-25-01 Hillsdale Daily News ............................. I-26-01 The Holland Sentinel.. ........................ 2-2-01 Jackson Citizen Patriot.. ......................... l-26-01 The Muskegon Chronicle .................... l-25-01 Monroe Evening News .......................... l-26-01 The Daily News-Greenville.. .............. I -29-O I Kalamazoo Gazette.. .............................. I-25-01 The Grand Rapids Press...................... I-31-01 The Albion Recorder.. ........................... l-29-01 The Sentinel-Standard-lonia ............... 2-2-O I Battle Creek Enquirer ............................ 2-I-01 METRO REGION The Argus Press-Owosso....................... l-25-01 The State Journal-Lansing ..................... I-26-01 Oakland Press ..................................... l-25-01 Herald Palladium-St. Joseph.................. l-25-01 Detroit Free Press ............................... 2-5-O 1 Detroit News ....................................... 2-5-01 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Bay City Times STATE OF MICHIGAN ss. COUNTY OF BAY I c nr,re E. lA3nml J being duly sworn, deposes and says that he/she is the acting principal Clerk of THE BAY CITY TIMES, a newspaper printed, published and circulated in the City of Bay City and the County of Bay; that a notice, of which the annexed printed notice is a true copy, taken from said newspaper, has been duly published in said newspaper--OQ?---V $J& the _____ a3_rd_day of ____&nu,atx-mAca I mentioned in said notice, and that the said notice was so published in said newspaper on the ah-d dayy’ of ‘Lnuaru -saool RECEIVED Subscribed and sworn t 4 beto-! e me this 2.4Sh JAN 2 6 2001 PRINTERS CHARGES a co\umns x ID314 ” Lines Timrs Dollais Affidavit Charge RECEIVED Affidavit of Publication JAN 2 6 2001 %JOURNAL C.E?CO.LW (STATE OF MICHIGAN) ss. (COUNTY OF GENESEE) 1 Thomas A Ewn, bei% duly sworn says:I am Advertising Director ofThe Flint journal. a newspaper printed and published in said cwmy.The mcxed is a pn’nted cow of a notice which War @iished in said paper on chc bllwing kte.to tic c z%nu@2n~/ 23 AD.. do@ / AD. / AD AD. AD. AD. AD. AD. AD. A.D. AD. AD. ? ,.1 AD. AD. Subscribed and svmm to before me this - MY COMMlSSlON EXPIRES:- -- RECEIVED JAN 2:5 2001 c. R co. Legal AFFIDAVIT - PROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTYOF MIDLAND PAULA C. ST. LOUIS, being duly sworn, disposes and says that I am a representative of Midland Daily News, a daily newspaper published and circulated in the County of Midland, and that a notice, of which the annexed printed notice is a true copy, has been published in said paper once in each week for successive /’ weeks times and that the first publication thereof was on the 23 %$- I ofj&. 2001 and the last publication was on the of ~&ki&L~,i-~~ 2001 / Subscribed and sworn to before me thisxday of My commission expires Printers fee Affidavit chg g, 00 Total Charges --- Affidavit of Pub@cation STATE OF MICHIGAN County of Isabella County of Gratiot ss. county of Claw > lck Mills being duly sworn. deposes and says that he is publisher of the MORNING SUN, a public newspaper printed and published by Central Michigan Newspapers,Inc. in the Cities of Mt. Pleasant(Isabella County). Clue (Glare County) and Alma (Gratiot County) in said counties and circulated in said cities and counties,that the annexedprinted notice was duly printed and published in said newspaperat least 1 _ in each week for 1 successiveweeks, and that the first publication of said notice in said newspaperwas on the 23rd day of January 20 01 and that the last publication of said notice in said newspaperwas on the ‘hi day of January ,20 Cl Subscribedand swornto beforeme the 23rd day of Januar P&k Bill. JOYCELATHHOPPOTCFF ---_----- Lines __--_____ Thea -------__ NOTApyWW-a Atsdavit Fee____________________---------. NO.39922~~. Per------------------------- Debra Lee being first duly sworn. says that she is the PRlNCfPAL