[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7847]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. SA98-26-000]


Glenn M. Dunne, Sr. Trust; Notice of Petition for Adjustment

March 29, 1998.
    Take notice that on March 9, 1998, Glenn M. Dunne, Sr. Trust 
(Dunne) 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 Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company 
(Panhandle), in response to the Commission's September 10 order. 
Dunne'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 2, 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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    Dunne requests that the Commission resolve the dispute between it 
and Panhandle concerning principal amount of refunds. Dunne also 
request a one year extension of the deadline for making refunds as to 
royalties. In addition, Dunne requests that the Commission grant a 
procedural adjustment to allow it to place into an escrow account: (a) 
the principal amount of refunds and interest thereon attributable to 
unrecovered royalities, (b) the principal amount and interest thereon 
attributable to production prior to October 3, 1983, (c) the interest 
due on royalty refunds which were recovered and paid to Panhandle and 
(d) the interest due on principal refunds other than royalties, pre-
October 3rd production, and the disputed amount described 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. 98-7847 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]
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