98-9007. Kansas Municipal Gas Agency v. Williams Gas Pipeline Central Inc. (Formerly Williams Natural Gas Company); Notice of Complaint

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9007]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP98-166-000


Kansas Municipal Gas Agency v. Williams Gas Pipeline Central Inc. 
(Formerly Williams Natural Gas Company); Notice of Complaint

April 1, 1998.
    Take notice that on March 25, 1998, pursuant to Rule 206 of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, the 
Kansas Municipal Gas Agency (KMGA) tendered for filing its complaint 
against Williams Gas Pipeline Central, Inc. (Formerly Williams Natural 
Gas Company) (Williams).
    KMGA argues that Williams has improperly assessed penalties against 
KMGA for alleged overruns during a period of daily balancing allegedly 
in violation of Section 9.5 of the General Terms and Conditions (GT&C) 
contained in Williams' FERC Gas Tariff. KMGA states that Williams 
claims KMGA owes Williams penalties of $164,130.000 plus interest for 
depleting storage gas supplies during a ``period of daily balancing,'' 
which existed on William's system from January 31 through February 5, 
1996.
    KMGA requests the Commission to order Williams to cease billing 
KMGA for the penalties and declare the alleged penalties improper under 
Section 9 of the GT&C of Williams' FERC Gas Tariff. In the alternative, 
KMGA requests that the Commission establish a hearing to determine 
whether the penalties asserted by Williams are improper under previous 
Commission decisions, as well as Williams' FERC Gas Tariff and are 
otherwise unjust and unreasonable.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said complaint should 
file a motion to intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, 
in accordance with Rules 214 and 211 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure 18 CFR 385.214, 385.211. All such motions or 
protests should be filed on or before May 1, 1998. Protests will be 
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to 
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the 
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to 
intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and 
are available for public inspection. Answers to this complaint shall be 
due on or before May 1, 1998.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-9007 Filed 4-6-98; 8:45 am]
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