0001104659-14-048342.txt : 20140804 0001104659-14-048342.hdr.sgml : 20140804 20140625165024 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-14-048342 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140625 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CONSUMERS ENERGY CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000201533 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931] IRS NUMBER: 380442310 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ENERGY PLAZA CITY: JACKSON STATE: MI ZIP: 49201 BUSINESS PHONE: 5177881612 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ENERGY PLAZA CITY: JACKSON STATE: MI ZIP: 49201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CONSUMERS POWER CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Consumers 2014 Securitization Funding LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001606104 IRS NUMBER: 465038143 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ENERGY PLAZA CITY: JACKSON STATE: MI ZIP: 49201 BUSINESS PHONE: 517-788-1030 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE ENERGY PLAZA CITY: JACKSON STATE: MI ZIP: 49201 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

 

A CMS Energy Company

 

General Offices:

 

LEGAL DEPARTMENT

 

One Energy Plaza

Tel: (517) 788-0550

CATHERINE M REYNOLDS

Ashley L Bancroft

Jackson, MI 49201

Fax: (517) 788-0768

Senior Vice President

David E Barth

 

 

and General Counsel

Robert W Beach

*Washington Office:

 

 

Kelly M Hall

1730 Rhode Island Ave. N.W.

Tel: (202) 778-3340

JAMES E BRUNNER

Gary L Kelterborn

Suite 1007

 

Senior Vice President

Chantez P Knowles

Washington, DC 20036

Fax: (202) 778-3355

and Chief Legal Counsel

Raymond E McQuillan

 

 

 

Jason M Milstone

Writer’s Direct Dial Number:  (517) 788-0305

JON R ROBINSON

Rhonda M Morris

Writer’s E-mail Address:  shelley.ruckman@cmsenergy.com

Vice President and

Deborah A Moss*

 

 

Deputy General Counsel

Mirče Michael Nestor

 

 

Utility Law and Regulation

Jeffrey D Pintar

 

 

 

James D W Roush

 

 

MELISSA M GLEESPEN

John C Shea

 

 

Vice President and

Scott J Sinkwitts

 

 

Corporate Secretary

Adam C Smith

 

 

 

Janae M Thayer

 

 

H Richard Chambers

Bret A Totoraitis

 

 

Eric V. Luoma

Mary Jo Weindorf

 

 

Shelley J Ruckman

Attorney

 

 

Kimberly C Wilson

 

 

 

Assistant General

 

 

 

Counsel

 

 

June 25, 2014

 

VIA EDGAR AND ELECTRONIC MAIL

 

Mr. Arthur C. Sandel
Ms. Kayla Florio
Division of Corporation Finance
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:                             Consumers Energy Company
Consumers 2014 Securitization Funding LLC
Registration Statement on Form S-3
Initially Filed May 2, 2014; Amendment No. 1 Filed June 10, 2014
File Nos. 333-195654 and 333-195654-01

 

Dear Mr. Sandel and Ms. Florio:

 

This letter is being submitted in response to the comments given by the staff (the “Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) via telephone on June 23, 2014 to David S. Baxter, our outside counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (the “Telephone Discussion”), in response to our letter dated June 10, 2014 responding to your letter dated May 27, 2014 (the “Original Letter”) to John G. Russell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Consumers Energy Company (the “Company”), with respect to the above-referenced registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the proposed issuance of Senior Secured Securitization Bonds, Series 2014A (the “2014 Bonds”) by Consumers 2014 Securitization Funding LLC (the “issuing entity”).  On behalf of the Company and the issuing entity, I am authorized to provide the responses contained in this letter.

 

We have reflected the following requested changes in Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (“Amendment No. 2”), which is being filed simultaneously with this response.  A courtesy copy of the marked version of Amendment No. 2 is also being delivered to your attention.

 

One Energy Plaza · Jackson, MI  49201-2357 · Tel: 1 800 477 5050 · www.consumersenergy.com

 



 

In response to the Telephone Discussion regarding question 4 of your Original Letter, we have added the following sentence to the end of the first paragraph under “Various Types of Underwriter Transactions That May Affect the Price of the Bonds” on page S-23 of Amendment No. 2:

 

Neither we nor Consumers Energy has entered into any arrangement with any underwriter under which an underwriter may purchase additional bonds in connection with this offering.

 

In response to the Telephone Discussion regarding question 7 of your Original Letter, we have deleted the following sentence from the third paragraph under “Remittances to Collection Account” on page 76 of Amendment No. 2:

 

After giving effect to payments on the 2001-1 securitization bonds on the April 20, 2014 quarterly payment date, the 2001-1 securitization bonds had $70,614,670 in aggregate principal amount outstanding, which was equal to the amount set forth in the expected amortization schedule for the 2001-1 securitization bonds.

 

The Registrants acknowledge that: (i) they are responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; (ii) staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and (iii) the Registrants may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

 

Thank you for your consideration.  If you have any questions concerning the above responses, please do not hesitate to contact David S. Baxter at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP at (212) 858-1222 or me at (517) 788-0305.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

/s/ Shelley J. Ruckman

 

 

 

Shelley J. Ruckman

 

 

cc:

David S. Baxter

 

 

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