[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16892]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. SA98-84-000]


Inter-American Energy Corporation; Notice of Petition for 
Adjustment

June 19, 1998.
    Take notice that on June 16, 1998, Inter-American Energy 
Corporation (Inter-American) filed a petition, pursuant to section 
502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, for relief from making 
the Kansas ad valorem tax refunds required by the Commission's 
September 10, 1997 order, in Docket No. RP97-369-000 et al [80 FERC 
para. 61,264 (1997); rehearing denied January 28, 1998, 82 FERC para. 
61,058 (1998)], on remand from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals,\1\ 
that directed First Sellers to make Kansas ad valorem tax refunds, with 
interest, for the period from 1983 to 1988. Inter-American states that 
it received a $99,878.06 refund claim ($35,771.02 in principal and 
$64,107.04 in interest) form Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG), 
that it is a small oil and gas company owned predominantly by one 76 
year old man who's sole means of support comes from this small company, 
and that Inter-American's financial status cannot absorb the refund 
claimed by CIG, even if amortized over five years. Therefore, Inter-
American requests to be relieved from making the refund to CIG. Inter-
American's petition is on file with the Commission and open to public 
inspection.
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    \1\ 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).
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    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, NE, Washington, 
DC 204526, 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. 98-16892 Filed 6-24-98; 8:45 am]
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