[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 14439-14440] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-7779] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. SA98-36-000] George B. Angle, d/b/a Frontier Oil Company; Notice of Petition for Adjustment March 19, 1998. Take notice that on March 9, 1998, George B. Angle, d/b/a Frontier Oil Company (Angle) filed a petition for adjustment under section 502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA),\1\ and an extension of time for dispute resolution, with respect to its Kansas ad valorem tax refund liability under the Commission's September 10, 1997 order in Docket Nos. RP97-369-000, GP97-3-000, GP97-4-000, and GP97-5- 000.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ 15 U.S.C. 3142(c) (1982). \2\ See 80 FERC para. 61,264 (1997); order denying reh'g issued January 28, 1998, 82 FERC para. 61,058 (1998). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Commission's September 10 order on remand from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals \3\ directed first sellers under the NGPA to make Kansas ad valorem tax refunds, with interest, for the period from 1983 to 1988. The Commission issued a January 28, 1998 order in Docket No. RP98-39-001, et al. (January 28 Order),\4\ clarifying the refund procedures, stating that producers could request additional time to establish the uncollectability of royalty refunds, and that first seller may file requests for NGPA section 502(c) adjustment relief from the refund requirement and the timing and procedures for implementing the refunds, based on the individual circumstances applicable to each first seller. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ 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). \4\ 82 FERC para. 61,059 (1998). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Angle requests authorization, pursuant to the Commission's January 28 order, that the Commission: (1) Extend the time by 90 days from March 9, 1998, in which to obtain the necessary documents and information to determine if the amount of refund set forth in the Statement of Refunds Due (SRD) received from K N Interstate Transmission Company is correct and to reach an agreement on the amount before submitting the dispute to the Commission, and (2) grant an adjustment to its procedures to allow Angle to place into an escrow account the disputed amount of the refund, which at this time is the entire amount under the SRD, and, after resolution of [[Page 14440]] the dispute, retain in the account (i) principal and interest on amounts attributable to production prior to October 4, 1983, and (ii) interest on all reimbursed principal amounts determined to be in excess of maximum lawful prices (excluding interest retained under (i) above). 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. 98-7779 Filed 3-24-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-M