[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1410]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. SA99-5-000]


Argent Energy, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Adjustment

January 15, 1999.
    Take notice that on November 5, 1998, Argent Energy, Inc. (Argent) 
filed a petition for staff adjustment in Docket No. SA99-5-000, 
pursuant to Section 502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, in 
which Argent requests to be relieved from having to pay Kansas ad 
valorem tax refunds to Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern). Argent 
seeks to be relieved from having to pay the refunds attributable to 
leases/wells previously owned by Kiwanda Energy, Inc. (Kiwanda) and 
Energy Exploration and Production, Inc. (EE&P). Argent purchased the 
Kiwanda and EE&P leases/wells from Kiwanda in 1993. Northern, in its 
May 18, 1998 Refund Report, in Docket No. RP98-39-005, reported that 
Argent owes $258,490.23 with respect to the Kiwanda leases/wells, and 
$596,657.37 with respect to the EE&P leases/wells. Argent contends that 
it does not owe either refund, because: 1) Argent only bought the 
leases/wells that generated Northern's refund claims; 2) Argent is not 
affiliated with Kiwanda or EE&P and 3) Argent did not hold an interest 
in any of the subject leases/wells prior to the 1993 purchase from 
Kiwanda. Argent's petition is on file with the Commission and open to 
public inspection.
    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 of this notice in the Federal Register, file a motion to 
intervene or a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
888 First Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20426, 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. 99-1410 Filed 1-21-99; 8:45 am]
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