[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 27730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13239]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-366-000]


Wisconsin Distributor Group v. ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of 
Complaint

May 15, 1997.
    Take notice that on May 7, 1997, in Docket No. RP94-347-000, 
Wisconsin Distributor Group (WDG) filed a ``Motion For Immediate 
Refunds With Interest Or, At A Minimum, Request For An Audit And Then 
Refunds With Interest'' requesting the Commission to take certain 
action concerning ANR Pipeline Company (ANR). The motion has been 
redocketed as a complaint in the above captioned docket.
    WDG requests refunds with interest of certain escrow dollar amounts 
held by ANR associated with collections by ANR from ratepayers of costs 
regarding ANR's purchases of coal gas from Dakota Gasification Company 
(Dakota) that ANR has indicated were in excess of the amounts it paid 
to Dakota. WDG states that on information and belief, the amount of 
escrow monies held by ANR since the approximate 1992-1993 time frame in 
which the excess collections occurred is $77.68 million. WDG asserts 
that ANR collected all but $7.9 million of the $77.68 million prior to 
November 1, 1993, exclusively from sales customers and firm 
transportation customers who were direct billed such costs.
    WDG argues that ANR owes its former sales customers and its firm 
transportation who were direct billed such costs, $69.79 million plus 
interest for pre-November 1, 1993 collections from ratepayers in excess 
of amounts ANR paid to Dakota. WDG also claims that, in addition, ANR 
owes its firm shippers subject to its Dakota-related GSR surcharges 
$7.9 million plus interest for post-November 1, 1993 collections from 
ratepayers in excess of amounts ANR paid to Dakota.
    For amounts collected for the period November 1, 1992 through 
October 31, 1993, WDG requests that the Commission order ANR to make 
the refunds plus interest to its firm customers in accordance with the 
fixed direct bill percentage according to which they paid such excess 
dollar amounts.
    WDG states that it has served the foregoing pleading to all parties 
designated on the service listed established in this proceeding.
    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 June 13, 1997. 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 June 13, 1997.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-13239 Filed 5-20-97; 8:45 am]
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