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17 · Wednesday, December 14, 2011 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Ontario Energy Board Commission de l'énergie de l'Ontario NOTICE OF APPLICATION A AND HEARING UNION GAS LIMITED DISTRIBUTION RATES A FOR 2013 Union Gas Limited ("Union") filed a cost of service application on November 10, 2011 with the Ontario Energy Board (the "Board") under section 36 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. c.15, Schedule B, as amended. The application is for an order or orders approving or fixing just and reasonable rates and other charges for the sale, distribution, transmission and storage of natural gas, effective January 1, 2013. The Board's decision on this application may have an effect on all of Union's customers. Union's last cost of service application was conducted in 2006 for rates effective January 1, 2007. For the period 2008 to 2012 Union's regulated distribution, transmission and storage rates were set on the basis of an incentive regulation framework under which rates were set on the basis of a formula. If the application is approved as filed, the total bill for a typical residential customer in the southern operations area consuming 2,200 m3 per year would increase by $16.00 per year. For customers in the northern and eastern operations area, the total bill would increase between $60 and $77 per year. This proceeding will not deal with the commodity cost of natural gas. Any changes to the commodity cost of natural gas for customers that purchase gas directly from Union are addressed through the Quarterly Rate Adjustment Mechanism which is a separate regulatory process. Copies of the application and the supporting written evidence are available for inspection at the Board's office and Union's office at the addresses listed below. How to see Union's Application pp T see a copy of the application, go to the Consumer page of the Board's website To and enter the case number EB-2011-0210 in the "Find an Application" box. A copy can also be seen at the Board's office and at Union's office at the addresses indicated below, or on Union's website http://www.uniongas.com. How to Participate p Y may participate in this proceeding by requesting either intervenor or observer You status, or by submitting a letter of comment: 1. Intervenors participate actively in the proceeding (i.e., submit written questions, evidence, and arguments, and cross-examine witnesses at an oral hearing). Yo Y u may request intervenor status by sending a letter of intervention to the Board and copying Union no later than 10 days from the publication or service date of this notice. The letter of intervention must include: a. A description of how you are, or may be, affected by the outcome of this proceeding; b. If you represent a group, a description of the group and its membership; and c. Whether you intend to seek an award of costs and the grounds for your cost award eligibility. 2. Observers do not participate actively in the proceeding but receive documents issued by the Board in the proceeding. There is no fee for observers to receive documents issued by the Board. You Y may request observer status by sending a request to the Board no later than 10 days from the publication or service date of this notice. 3. Letters of Comment are to be sent to the Board no later than 30 days from the publication or service date of this notice. All letters of comment will be placed on the public record, subject to the privacy terms for personal information stated below. This means that the letters will be available for viewing at the Board's offices and will be placed on the Board's website. YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION A IS TREATED A DIFFERENTLY L DEPENDING ON P RTICIPA PATE IN THE HEARING: HOW YOU CHOOSE TO PA · Intervenors - everything you file with the Board, including your name and contact information, will be placed on the public record (i.e., the public file and the Board's website). DATED A at To T ronto, December 1, 2011 ONTARIO T ENERGY BOARD Original Signed By Kirsten Walli Board Secretary IMPORTANT T IF YOU DO NOT REQUEST TO PA P RTICIPA PATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD MAY A PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY FURTHER NOTICE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS. EB-2011-0210 · Letters of comment or observers - the Board removes any personal (i.e., not business) contact information from the letter of comment or the request for observer status (i.e., address, fax number, phone number, and e-mail address of the individual), however, your name and the content of the letter of comment or of the request for observer status will become part of the public record. Filing g Information for Intervenors If you already have a user ID, please submit your intervention request through the Board's web portal at https://www.errr.ontarioenergyboard.ca. Additionally, two paper copies must be submitted to the address set out below. If you do not have a user ID, visit the Board's website under e-Filing Services and complete a user ID/password request form. For instructions on how to submit documents and naming conventions please refer to the RESS Document Guidelines found at http://www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/OEB/Industry, e-Filing Services. The Board also accepts interventions by e-mail, at the address below. Additionally, two paper copies must be submitted to the address set out below. Those who do not have internet access are required to submit their intervention request on a CD in PDF format, along with two paper copies. Need more information? For more information on how to participate please click on "Get Involved" under Y menu on the Consumer page of the Board's website, or call the the "OEB and You" Board at 1-888-632-6273 (toll-free). How to Contact the Board or Union Gas Limited Please reference Board file number EB-2011-0210 in the subject line of your e-mail or at the top of your letter. It is also important that you provide your name, postal address and telephone number and, if available, an e-mail address and fax number. All communications should be directed to the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received no later than 4:45 p.m. on the required date. ADDRESSES The Board: Ontario Energy Board P P.O. Box 2319 27th Floor 2300 Yonge Y Street T ronto, ON M4P 1E4 To Attention: Board Secretary Filings: https://www.errr.ontarioenergyboard.ca E-mail: boardsec@ontarioenergyboard.ca T 1-888-632-6273 (Toll-fr Tel: T ee) Fax: 416-440-7656 Counsel for the Applicant: Crawford Smith T Torys P P.O. Box 270 Suite 3000, Maritime Life Tower T T ronto Dominion Centre To T ronto, ON M5K 1N2 To E-mail: csmith@torys.com T 416-865-8209 Tel: Fax: 416-865-7380 The Applicant: Union Gas Limited P P.O. Box 2001 50 Keil Drive North Chatham, ON N7M 5M1 Attention: Mr. Chris Ripley E-mail: cripley@uniongas.com T 519-436-5476 Tel: Fax: 519-436-4641