As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 1996 Registration No. 33-57719 & 33-57719-01 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ________ Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 To FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ___________________ CMS ENERGY CORPORATION CMS ENERGY MICHIGAN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (Exact name of registrant as (Exact name of co-registrant as specified in its charter) specified in its charter) Michigan Michigan (State or other jurisdiction (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) incorporation or organization) 38-2726431 38-3220537 (I.R.S. Employer (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Identification No.) Fairlane Plaza South, Suite 1100 330 Town Center Drive Dearborn, Michigan 48126 (313) 436-9200 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ___________________ Alan M. Wright Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Fairlane Plaza South, Suite 1100 330 Town Center Drive Dearborn, Michigan 48126 313-436-9560 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ___________________ It is respectfully requested that the Commission send copies of all notices, orders and communications to: David J. Boyd, Esq. Thomas J. Igoe, Jr., Esq. Sidley & Austin Reid & Priest LLP One First National Plaza 40 West 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 New York, New York 10019 ___________________ 2 DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES Pursuant to the undertaking set forth in CMS Energy Corporation's (the "Company") Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 33-57719 & 33-57719-01), as amended (the "Registration Statement"), the Company hereby amends the Registration Statement to deregister $107,500 in Senior Debt Securities, Subordinated Debt Securities, CMS Energy Common Stock (par value $.01 per share), Class G Common Stock (no par value), Preferred Stock (par value $.01 per share), Guarantee with respect to CMS Energy Michigan Limited Partnership Preferred Securities and CMS Energy Michigan Limited Partnership Preferred Securities remaining unsold and unissued under the Registration Statement. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 478 thereunder, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-3 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dearborn and State of Michigan, on the 15th day of November, 1996. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION By: /s/ Alan M. Wright _______________________ Alan M. Wright Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer