[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 68266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32784]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. SA99-10-000]


Burk Royalty Company; Notice of Petition for Adjustment

December 4, 1998.
    Take notice that on December 2, 1998, Burk Royalty Company (Burk), 
filed a petition for adjustment, pursuant to section 502(c) of the 
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, for relief from paying Northern Natural 
Gas Company (Northern) the Kansas ad valorem tax refunds attributable 
to Melvin J. Smith (Smith), the only royalty interest owner in the 
lease for which refunds are now due under the Commission's September 
10, 1997 order in Docket No. RP97-369-000 et al. [80 FERC para. 61,264 
(1997); rehearing denied, 82 FERC para. 61,058 (1998)]. The 
Commission's September 10 order directed First Sellers under the NGPA 
to make Kansas ad valorem tax refunds, with interest, for the period 
from 1983 to 1988. Burk's petition is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection.
    Northern served Burk with a Kansas ad valorem tax refund claim. 
With interest compounded through June 30, 1998, Northern's refund claim 
totals $15,811.32. Burk seeks to be relieved from having to pay the 
$667.00 in principal, plus the interest, that is attributable to 
Smith's royalty interest. Burk states that Smith is deceased, and that 
Smith owned all of the minerals on the lease, making Smith the only 
royalty interest owner, with a 12.5 percent royalty interest in the 
lease.
    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, 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,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-32784 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]
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