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Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. One Michigan Avenue, Suite 900 Lansing, Michigan 48933 TEL (517) 487-2070 FAX (517) 374-6304 www.millercanfield.com MICHIGAN: Ann Arbor Detroit " Grand Rapids Kalamazoo " Lansing " Troy FLORIDA: Tampa ILLINOIS: Chicago NEW YORK: New York OHIO: Cincinnati CANADA: Toronto " Windsor CHINA: Shanghai MEXICO: Monterrey POLAND: Gdynia Warsaw " "&%$(#Founded in 1852 by Sidney Davy Miller PAUL M. COLLINS TEL (517) 483-4908 FAX (517) 374-6304 E-MAIL [email protected] April 12, 2016 Ms. Mary Jo Kunkle Executive Secretary Michigan Public Service Commission 7109 W. Saginaw Highway Lansing, MI 48917 Re: Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation MPSC Case No. U-17940 Dear Ms. Kunkle: Enclosed for electronic filing is the Proof of Mailing of David J. Tyler. Also enclosed for filing are the Proofs of Publication from The Daily Reporter, the Grand Haven Tribune, the Herald Palladium, the Hillsdale Daily News, The Monroe Evening News, The Muskegon Chronicle and the Sturgis Journal. Very truly yours, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. By: Paul M. Collins Enclosure(s) cc: ALJ Sharon L. Feldman Heather M.S Durian Michael E. Moody David J. Tyler Sarah R. Mead PMC/cla Digitally signed by: Paul M. Collins DN: CN = Paul M. Collins C = AD O = Miller Canfield Date: 2016.04.12 10:23:00 -04'00' Paul M. Collins

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Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.One Michigan Avenue, Suite 900

Lansing, Michigan 48933TEL (517) 487-2070FAX (517) 374-6304

www.millercanfield.com

MICHIGAN: Ann ArborDetroit " Grand Rapids

Kalamazoo " Lansing " Troy

FLORIDA: TampaILLINOIS: Chicago

NEW YORK: New YorkOHIO: Cincinnati

CANADA: Toronto " WindsorCHINA: Shanghai

MEXICO: MonterreyPOLAND: Gdynia

Warsaw " "&%$(#'

Founded in 1852by Sidney Davy Miller

PAUL M. COLLINSTEL (517) 483-4908FAX (517) 374-6304E-MAIL [email protected]

April 12, 2016

Ms. Mary Jo KunkleExecutive SecretaryMichigan Public Service Commission7109 W. Saginaw HighwayLansing, MI 48917

Re: Michigan Gas Utilities CorporationMPSC Case No. U-17940

Dear Ms. Kunkle:

Enclosed for electronic filing is the Proof of Mailing of David J. Tyler. Also enclosed forfiling are the Proofs of Publication from The Daily Reporter, the Grand Haven Tribune, theHerald Palladium, the Hillsdale Daily News, The Monroe Evening News, The MuskegonChronicle and the Sturgis Journal.

Very truly yours,

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C.

By:Paul M. Collins

Enclosure(s)

cc: ALJ Sharon L. FeldmanHeather M.S DurianMichael E. MoodyDavid J. TylerSarah R. Mead

PMC/cla

Digitally signed by: Paul M. CollinsDN: CN = Paul M. Collins C = ADO = Miller CanfieldDate: 2016.04.12 10:23:00 -04'00'

Paul M.Collins

STATE OF MICHIGANBEFORE THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

NOTICE OF SECOND PREHEARINGFOR THE CUSTOMERS OF

MICHIGAN GAS UTILITIES CORPORATIONCASE NO. U-17940

' Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation requested Michigan Public Service Commissionauthority to implement a gas cost recovery (GCR) plan and a base GCR factor onDecember 30, 2015, as amended on March 8, 2016 for the 12-month period of April 1,2016 through March 31, 2017.

' The information below describes how a person may participate in this case.

' You may call or write Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation, 899 South Telegraph Road,Monroe, Michigan 48161, (800) 401-6402 for a free copy of its application. Any personmay review the application at the offices of Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation.

' The second prehearing in this matter will be held:

DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.This hearing will be a second prehearing conference toset future hearing dates and decide other proceduralmatters.

BEFORE: Administrative Law Judge Sharon L. Feldman

LOCATION: Michigan Public Service Commission7109 West Saginaw HighwayLansing, Michigan

PARTICIPATION: Any interested person may attend and participate. Thehearing site is accessible, including handicapped parking.Persons needing any accommodation to participate shouldcontact the Commission's Executive Secretary at (517) 284-8090 in advance to request mobility, visual,hearing or other assistance.

The Michigan Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold a Second Prehearing toconsider Michigan Gas Utilities Corporationib (MGUC) March 8, 2016 amended application forauthority to implement a GCR plan and a base GCR factor of $3.4968 per thousand cubic feet(Mcf) to compute its natural VPb Rdbc^\Tabi QX[[b for the 12-month period from April 1, 2016through March 31, 2017. MGUC also seeks authority to implement a Contingency Matrix forthe period April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. The proposed $3.4968 per Mcf GCR factor iscomprised of the $0.8268 per Mcf Reservation Charge and a $2.6700 per Mcf CommodityCharge. The Company also proposes to implement the identical Reservation Charge to its GCRcustomers and to its Gas Customer Choice customers for the billing months of April 2016through March 2017. MGUC seeks authority to treat, as part of its booked cost of gas for GCRpurposes, reasonably and prudently incurred premiums on financial instruments.

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Al[ S^Rd\T]cb UX[TS X] cWXb RPbT bWP[[ QT bdQ\XccTS T[TRca^]XRP[[h cWa^dVW cWT <^\\XbbX^]ibE-Dockets website at: michigan.gov/mpscedockets. Requirements and instructions for filing canbe found in the User Manual on the E-Dockets help page. Documents may also be submitted, inWord or PDF format, as an attachment to an email sent to: [email protected]. If yourequire assistance prior to e-filing, contact Commission staff at (517) 284-8090 or by email at:[email protected].

Any person wishing to intervene and become a party to the case shall electronically file apetition to intervene with this Commission by April 14, 2016. (Interested persons may elect tofile using the traditional paper format.) The proof of service shall indicate service uponMGUCib attorney, Paul M. Collins, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C., One MichiganAvenue, Suite 900, Lansing, Michigan 48933.

Any person wishing to appear at the hearing to make a statement of position withoutbecoming a party to the case may participate by filing an appearance. To file an appearance, theindividual must attend the hearing and advise the presiding administrative law judge of his or herwish to make a statement of position. All information submitted to the Commission in this\PccTa QTR^\Tb _dQ[XR X]U^a\PcX^]( cWdb PePX[PQ[T ^] cWT FXRWXVP] IdQ[XR KTaeXRT <^\\XbbX^]ibwebsite, and subject to disclosure. Please do not include information you wish to remain private.

Requests for adjournment must be made pursuant to the Michigan Administrative HearingKhbcT\ib 9S\X]XbcaPcXeT ATPaX]V Jd[Tb R 792.10422 and R 792.10432. Requests for furtherinformation on adjournment should be directed to (517) 284-8130.

A copy of MGUCib aT`dTbc \Ph QT aTeXTfTS ^] cWT <^\\XbbX^]ib website at:michigan.gov/mpscedockets, and at the office of Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation. For moreinformation on how to participate in a case, you may contact the Commission at the aboveaddress or by telephone at (517) 284-8090.

The Utility Consumer Representation Fund has been created for the purpose of aiding inthe representation of residential utility customers in 1982 P.A. 304 proceedings. Contact theChairperson, Utility Consumer Participation Board, Department of Licensing and RegulatoryAffairs, P.O. Box 30004, Lansing, Michigan 48909, for more information.

Jurisdiction is pursuant to 1909 PA 300, as amended, MCL 462.2 et seq.; 1919 PA 419, asamended, MCL 460.54 et seq.; 1939 PA 3, as amended, MCL 460.1 et seq.; 1969 PA 306, asamended, MCL 24.201 et seq.; 1982 PA 304, as amended, MCL 460.6h et seq.; and theMichigan Administrative Hearing Systemis Administrative Hearing Rules, 2015 AC, R792.10401 et seq.

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S T A T E O F M I C H I G A NBEFORE THE MICHIGAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

* * * * *In the matter of the application of )MICHIGAN GAS UTILITIES CORPORATION ) Case No. U-17940to implement a gas cost recovery plan and factors )for the 12-month period from April 2016 through )March 2017, and for related approvals. )

PROOF OF SERVICE

STATE OF MICHIGAN ))ss

COUNTY OF INGHAM )

Crystal L. Abbott, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that on April 12, 2016, sheserved a copy of the Proof of Mailing and Proofs of Publication for the Notice of SecondPrehearing on the persons below via electronic mail:

Honorable Sharon L. FeldmanAdministrative Law JudgeMichigan Public Service Commission7109 W. Saginaw Hwy.Lansing MI [email protected]

Heather M. S. DurianAssistant Attorney GeneralPublic Service Division7109 W. Saginaw Hwy.3rd FloorLansing, MI [email protected]

Michael E. MoodyAssistant Attorney GeneralMichigan Department of Attorney GeneralEnvironment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Div.525 W. Ottawa StreetP.O. Box 30755Lansing MI [email protected] Crystal L. Abbott

Subscribed and sworn before meon this 12th day of April, 2016.

Theresa M. Briseno, Notary PublicState of Michigan, County of EatonMy Commission Expires: March 29, 2018Acting in Ingham County

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Digitally signed by: Crystal L.AbbottDN: CN = Crystal L. Abbott C =US O = Miller CanfieldDate: 2016.04.12 10:23:22 -04'00'

CrystalL.Abbott

Digitally signed by: Theresa M.BrisenoDN: CN = Theresa M. Briseno C =US O = Miller CanfieldDate: 2016.04.12 10:23:41 -04'00'

Theresa M.Briseno