[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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