ANR Pipeline Company Submits Confidential Documents to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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The ANR Pipeline Company has submitted a comprehensive response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) data request for the company's Heartland Project, which includes revised System Flow Diagrams and hydraulic models. The information contained in these documents is deemed confidential and commercially sensitive, as it pertains to the transportation of natural gas and potential vulnerabilities in the pipeline's infrastructure. The company has requested that this information be treated as Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) to protect against potential attacks on its pipeline and aboveground facilities.

Key Takeaways:

  • The ANR Pipeline Company has submitted revised System Flow Diagrams and hydraulic models to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to a data request for the company's Heartland Project.
  • The submitted documents contain confidential and commercially sensitive information, including details about the transportation of natural gas and potential vulnerabilities in the pipeline's infrastructure.
  • ANR has requested that this information be treated as Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) to protect against potential attacks on its pipeline and aboveground facilities.
  • The company has requested privileged treatment for its hydraulic models, marking them as "CUI//PRIV//CEII Confidential, Commercially Sensitive, Non-Public and Proprietary and Contains Critical Energy Infrastructure Information - Do Not Release".
  • The models have been submitted in accordance with the Commission's Order No. 703, Filing Via the Internet guidelines, and a copy of the cover letter has been served to each person on the official service list for the proceeding.

Statistics:

  • The information contained in the submitted documents is deemed confidential and commercially sensitive, as it pertains to the transportation of natural gas and potential vulnerabilities in the pipeline's infrastructure.
  • The company has requested that this information be treated as CEII for as long as the subject facilities are in service.
  • The submitted hydraulic models contain extensive engineering, vulnerability, and detailed information about proposed and existing infrastructure.

Sources:

  • ANR Pipeline Company. (2025, July 16). Re: ANR Pipeline Company Docket No. CP25-79-000 Heartland Project Response to July 16, 2025 Data Request OEP/DPC/CB-2 SS 375.308(x)(3).
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2007, November 15). Order No. 703, Filing Via the Internet Guidelines. Docket No. RM07-16-000.