[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7848]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. SA98-27-000]
Kaiser-Francis Oil Company; Notice of Petition for Adjustment
March 20, 1998.
Take notice that on March 9, 1998, Kaiser-Francis Oil Company
(Kaiser-Francis) filed a petition for adjustment, pursuant to section
502(C) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 [15 U.S.C. 3142(c)
(1982)], requesting that the Commission issue an order determining that
the Kansas ad valorem tax refunds required by the Commission's
September 10, 1997 order (in Docket No. RP97-369-000 et al \1\ on
remand from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals,\2\ are barred by
operation of law. The subject refunds have been sought by Colorado
Interstate Company (CIG), in response to the Commission's September 10
order. Kaiser-Francis's petition is on file with the Commission and
open to public inspection.
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\1\ See 80 FERC para. 61,264 (1997); order denying reh'g issued
January 28, 1998, 82 FERC para.61,058 (1998).
\2\ Public Service Company of Colorado v. FERC, 91 F.3d 1478
(D.C. 1996), cert. denied, Nos. 96-954 and 96-1230 (65 U.S.L.W. 3751
and 3754, May 12, 1997) (Public Service).
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Kaiser-Francis requests that the commission (1) grant an adjustment
to its procedures to allow Kaiser-Francis to deter payment of principal
and interest attributable to royalties for one year until March 9,
1999; and (2) grant an adjustment to the Commission's procedures to
allow Kaiser-Francis to place into an escrow account in a federally-
insured financial institution: (i) amounts attributable to royalty
refunds which have not been collected from the royalty owner (principal
and interest), (ii) interest on royalty amounts which have been
recovered from the royalty owners (the principal of which was
refunded); and (iii) interest on the total amount of refunds allegedly
due (excluding royalties).
Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with
reference to said petition should on or before 15 days after the date
of publication in the Federal Register of this notice, file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20426 a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance
with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214, 385.211, 385.1105, and 385.1106). All
protests filed with the Commission will be considered by it in
determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to
make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to
become a party to a proceeding or to participate as a party in any
hearing therein must file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-7848 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]
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