10. Assignment of Proceeding

Michel Peter Florio is the assigned Commissioner and Amy C. Yip-Kikugawa is the assigned Administrative Law Judge in this proceeding.

1. Central Valley was issued a CPCN in D.10-10-001.

2. Central Valley is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nicor.

3. On December 6, 2010, Nicor, AGLR, Apollo Acquisition Corp., and Ottowa Acquisition LLC entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger.

4. Under the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Central Valley will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGLR as a result of a series of transactions.

5. The proposed transfer will result in the change of ownership and control of Central Valley but will not result in the transfer of any certificates, assets or customers. Central Valley will continue to be bound by the terms and conditions prescribed by the Commission in D.10-10-001.

6. Neither AGLR nor any of its subsidiaries own gas storage facilities and pipeline assets in California or the West Coast.

7. The proposed transaction will have no significant impact on competition or the marketplace.

8. This change of ownership and control will have no significant effect on the environment since Central Valley will continue to be operated as previously authorized by this Commission. All environmental mitigation measures and all monitoring requirements and restrictions imposed in D.10-10-001 will continue.

9. No hearing is necessary.

1. The transaction proposed constitutes a change of control, within the meaning of Pub. Util. Code § 854.

2. The Application should be granted.

3. Central Valley shall continue to be bound by the terms and conditions imposed on it as part of the CPCN granted in D.10-10-001.

4. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, AGLR should be authorized to replace Nicor as the responsible party who may obtain the general insurance required in D.10-10-001 on behalf of Central Valley.

5. This change of control qualifies for an exemption from CEQA under CEQA guidelines § 15061(b)(3) and therefore, additional environmental review is not required.

6. The preliminary determinations in Resolution ALJ 176-3269 should be confirmed.

7. This order should be effective immediately.

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. The Application of Central Valley Gas Storage, LLC (Central Valley), Nicor Inc. and AGL Resources Inc. (AGLR) for a change in the ultimate ownership and control of Central Valley from Nicor to AGLR is approved pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 854.

2. Central Valley Gas Storage, LLC (Central Valley) and its owners shall continue to be bound by all terms and conditions of Central Valley's certificate of public convenience and necessity, as granted by Decision 10-10-001.

3. Upon completion of the proposed transaction, AGL Resources Inc. is authorized to obtain the general insurance required in Decision 10-10-001 on behalf of Central Valley Gas Storage LLC.

4. Application 11-01-021 is closed.

This order is effective today.

Dated May 26, 2011, at San Francisco, California.

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