[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 23766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11463]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. SA98-24-001]


Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; Notice of Amendment of Petition for 
Adjustment

April 24, 1998.
    Take notice that on April 20, 1998, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 
(Cabot) amended its March 9, 1998 petition for adjustment under section 
502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) [15 U.S.C. 
Sec. 3142(c) (1982)], by filing a copy of Cabot's Escrow Agreement with 
the Chase Bank of Texas, N.A. (Chase), for incorporation into the 
record in that proceeding. Cabot's April 20 amendment is on file with 
the Commission and open to public inspection.
    In its March 9 petition, Cabot requested an extension of the 
Commission's March 9, 1998 refund deadline for first sellers to make 
Kansas ad valorem tax refunds to their respective pipeline purchasers, 
otherwise required by the Commission's September 10, 1997 order in 
Docket No. RP97-369-000 et al.\1\ Cabot's March 9 petition also 
indicated that Cabot intended to place refund amounts claimed by 
Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc., formerly: Williams Natural Gas 
Company, (Williams) and Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company (Panhandle) 
into an escrow account.
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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).
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    Cabot's April 20 amendment states that Cabot placed $1,187,513 into 
its escrow account with Chase on April 9, 1998 ($492,285 of principal 
and $695,228 in interest), under the aforementioned Escrow Agreement.
    Any person desiring to answer Cabot's April 20 amendment should 
file such answer with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, on or before 15 days after the 
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in 
accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 
CFR 385.213, 385.215, 385.1101, and 385.1106).
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-11463 Filed 4-29-98; 8:45 am]
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