UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, George Trujillo, a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and a partner in the firm of Calderwood & Harkness LLP, located at 1601 K Street NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20006, counsel of record for Ridgeline Midstream Services LLC ("Ridgeline" or "Applicant") in the above-captioned proceeding, hereby certify that on this 12th day of May 2022, a true and correct copy of each of the following documents was served upon each of the persons and entities identified on the Official Service List attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, by the means of service indicated opposite each name:
1. Application for Initial Tariff Rate and Interconnection Authorization filed pursuant to Sections 4 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 717c and 717f, and the Commission's regulations at 18 C.F.R. Parts 154, 157, and 284;
2. Ridgeline's FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1 — Proposed Tariff Sheets;
3. Statement of Nature of Filing and Tariff Summary, prepared and submitted in accordance with the requirements of 18 C.F.R. § 154.7;
4. Exhibit Nos. A through P — Supporting Data to Application, including, without limitation, cost-of-service schedules, rate base calculations, rate design workpapers, system map data, operating statistics, depreciation schedules, and capital structure support;
5. Verification and Certificate of Accuracy, duly executed by James K. Winfield, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ridgeline Midstream Services LLC; and
6. Transmittal Letter addressed to the Secretary of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
7. Notice of Appearance and Designation of Lead Counsel.
METHOD OF SERVICE
Service of the foregoing documents was accomplished by the following means:
(a) Electronic Filing. The Application and all supporting documents were filed electronically with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission through the Commission's eFiling system (https://ferconline.ferc.gov/eFiling.aspx), in accordance with the Commission's regulations at 18 C.F.R. § 385.2001 and the instructions posted on the Commission's website. Electronic filing was completed on May 12, 2022.
(b) Hand Delivery. An original and the requisite number of copies of the Application and all supporting documents were delivered by hand to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, on May 12, 2022.
(c) First-Class United States Mail. For all parties and interested persons identified on the Official Service List below for whom electronic mail addresses were not available, or for whom first-class mail service was deemed appropriate in addition to electronic mail service, copies of the filing were served by first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, on May 12, 2022.
(d) Electronic Mail. For all parties and interested persons identified on the Official Service List below for whom electronic mail addresses were available, copies of the filing were transmitted by electronic mail on May 12, 2022. Where service was made by electronic mail, the electronic transmission included the complete set of documents listed above in portable document format (PDF).
OFFICIAL SERVICE LIST
The following constitutes the Official Service List for the above-captioned proceeding as of the date of this Certificate. Service was made upon each of the persons and entities listed below by the method indicated.
A. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
1. Office of the Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE Washington, DC 20426
Method of Service: Electronic filing via the Commission's eFiling system; hand delivery of the original and requisite copies to the Office of the Secretary on May 12, 2022.
2. Office of Energy Market Regulation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE Washington, DC 20426
Method of Service: Electronic filing via the Commission's eFiling system.
3. Office of the General Counsel — FERC Trial Staff
Jonathan Briggs, Lead Trial Attorney Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street NE Washington, DC 20426
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid, and electronic mail.
B. Applicant. 4. Ridgeline Midstream Services LLC
James K. Winfield, Chief Executive Officer and President 700 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 1400 Charleston, WV 25301 FERC Code: 960442 Employer Identification Number (EIN): 87-4231956
Method of Service: Electronic mail (served as internal copy to client).
5. Dunmore Energy Holdings Ltd. (Parent Company of Applicant)
Patricia Dunmore, Founder and Chairperson 4th Floor, Harbour Place 103 South Church Street George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1002 Cayman Islands Cayman Registry No.: CR-381204
Method of Service: Electronic mail.
C. Applicant's Counsel (Filer)
6. Calderwood & Harkness LLP
George Trujillo, Responsible Partner, Energy & Infrastructure Brett Callahan, Lead Associate David Stanton, Working Associate 1601 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 C&H Matter No.: 1016-00005
Method of Service: Retained copy.
D. Interconnecting Pipeline / Potential Counterparty
7. Appalachian Trunk Pipeline Company, LLC
Marcus R. Alderman, President and Chief Executive Officer Sandra K. Fenton, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs 2200 Penn Center West, Suite 300 Pittsburgh, PA 15276 FERC Code: 840117 Employer Identification Number (EIN): 25-1987643
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid, and electronic mail.
8. Appalachian Trunk Pipeline Company, LLC — Registered Agent
Keystone Corporate Services LLC 600 North Second Street Harrisburg, PA 17101
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid.
9. Kellner, Royce & Dillard LLP (Counsel for Appalachian Trunk Pipeline Company, LLC)
William Pratt, Senior Partner One PPG Place, Suite 2800 Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid, and electronic mail.
E. Parent Company of Appalachian Trunk Pipeline Company, LLC
10. Tidewater Infrastructure Partners LP
Harrison J. Alderman, Chairman 2200 Penn Center West, Suite 300 Pittsburgh, PA 15276 Employer Identification Number (EIN): 51-0438712
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid, and electronic mail.
F. Potential Intervenors — Shipper Groups and End-Users
As of the date of this filing, May 12, 2022, no motions to intervene had been filed in the above-captioned dockets. However, consistent with the requirements of 18 C.F.R. § 154.2(d) and in the interest of providing adequate notice to all known interested parties whose pipeline systems, facilities, or members could reasonably be affected by the proposed tariff rate and interconnection authorization, service was made upon the following entities:
11. Mountainside Gas Producers Coalition
Calvin Dreyer, Executive Director 1100 Main Street, Suite 210 Morgantown, WV 26505
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid, and electronic mail.
12. Whitmore & Sable LLP (Counsel for Mountainside Gas Producers Coalition)
Rebekah Montague, Partner 1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid, and electronic mail.
13. Clearwater Municipal Gas Authority
Dennis Ott, General Manager 455 Market Street Clearwater, PA 15330
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid, and electronic mail.
14. Fordham Municipal Law Group PC (Counsel for Clearwater Municipal Gas Authority)
Stephen Greer, Principal 312 Adams Avenue, Suite 100 Scranton, PA 18503
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid, and electronic mail.
G. State Regulatory Commissions
In accordance with the Commission's regulations, service was made upon each of the state public utility commissions in jurisdictions traversed by or interconnected with the Ridgeline Pipeline System, or otherwise having a regulatory interest in the matters addressed by the Application. The Ohio Public Utilities Commission and the New York State Public Service Commission have been included on this Service List because Appalachian Trunk Pipeline Company, LLC's 640-mile interstate pipeline system serves markets in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of Ohio, and the State of New York, and the proposed interconnection between Ridgeline's system and ATPC's system at ATPC Milepost 412.6 could affect rates and service on that system in those jurisdictions.
15. Public Service Commission of West Virginia
201 Brooks Street Charleston, WV 25301
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid.
16. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
400 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid.
17. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
180 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid.
18. New York State Public Service Commission
Three Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid.
H. Applicant's Registered Agent
19. Capitol Filings Inc. (Registered Agent for Ridgeline Midstream Services LLC in the State of Delaware)
1209 Orange Street Wilmington, DE 19801
Method of Service: First-class United States mail, postage prepaid.
DESCRIPTION OF FILING
The documents served pursuant to this Certificate of Service consist of the Application of Ridgeline Midstream Services LLC for approval of an initial tariff rate for interstate natural gas transportation service on the Ridgeline Pipeline System and for authorization of a physical interconnection with the pipeline network of Appalachian Trunk Pipeline Company, LLC.
The Ridgeline Pipeline System is a 187-mile, 24-inch-diameter high-pressure natural gas pipeline extending from the Wetzel County Interconnect, located in Wetzel County, West Virginia, to the Waynesburg Compressor Station, located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, with a certificated design capacity of 1.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). Ridgeline seeks authorization to provide interstate natural gas transportation service under Part 284, Subpart G of the Commission's regulations, 18 C.F.R. §§ 284.221–284.224.
The Application proposes an initial recourse rate of $0.2265 per dekatherm (Dth), consisting of a reservation charge component of $0.2223/Dth and a usage charge component of $0.0042/Dth. The proposed rate is based upon a total rate base of $612.40 million and a total annual cost of service of $97.36 million, as set forth in the cost-of-service schedules and rate design workpapers included in Exhibit Nos. A through P to the Application.
In addition, the Application seeks Commission authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717f, and 18 C.F.R. Part 157, for a physical interconnection between the Ridgeline Pipeline System and Appalachian Trunk Pipeline Company, LLC's existing interstate pipeline system at ATPC Milepost 412.6.
The filing has been assigned FERC Docket No. RP22-847-000 (rate case) and FERC Docket No. RP22-847-001 (interconnection authorization).
SIGNATURE
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ George Trujillo
George Trujillo Responsible Partner, Energy & Infrastructure Calderwood & Harkness LLP 1601 K Street NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 555-7140
Email: gtrujillo@calderwoodharkness.com
Counsel for Ridgeline Midstream Services LLC
Dated: May 12, 2022
Ridgeline Midstream Services LLC