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STATE OF INDIANA INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NOTICE OF FILING - IC-8-1-2.5-6(d) CAUSE NO. 43396-S1 Amended petition of Northern Indiana Public Service Company ("NIPSCO"), pursuant to Ind. Code 8-1-2, 8-1-8.5 and to the extent necessary 8-1-2.5 for: (1) the issuance of certificates of public convenience and necessity for and approval of purchase by NIPSCO of facilities for the generation of electricity and related assets, specifically related to the purchase of 535 megawatt (MW) combined cycle gas turbine and related assets through the acquisition of Sugar Creek Power Company, LLC and its subsequent merger into NIPSCO; (2) the approval of the costs of the purchases and the inclusion of the two combined cycle gas turbines in NIPSCO's rate base at not less than the approved costs; (3) approval of associated ratemaking and accounting treatments; (4) an order authorizing NIPSCO to defer for subsequent recovery through retail rates post-in-service carrying costs and depreciation expense associated with the purchases of the generating facility; (5) approval of the merger of Sugar Creek Power Company, LLC. into NIPSCO; (6) for termination of the declination of jurisdiction and other conditions imposed on the Sugar Creek Power Company, LLC combined cycle gas turbine by the commission's prior orders upon consummation of the acquisition; and (7) confidential treatment of certain information to be presented to this cause. Notice is hereby given that on November 21, 2007, Northern Indiana Public Service Company filed a Verified Petition with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, pursuant to Indiana Code § 8-1-2, 8-1-8.5 and to the extent necessary 8-1-2.5, seeking the issuance of certificates of public convenience and necessity for and approval of the purchase by NIPSCO of two facilities for the generation of electricity and related relief, as indicated in the above caption. If and to the extent the relief requested requires the Commission's approval under Indiana Code § 8-1-2.5 et seq., this notice is provided to the public under Indiana Code § 8-1-2.5-6(d). A copy of the Verified Petition and other submissions in this proceeding are on file with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, 101 W. Washington Street, Suite 1500 East, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. The telephone number of the Commission is (317) 232-2700. Anyone wishing to protest, challenge, or intervene in this action may do so by contacting the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. n5
