[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13557-13558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6710]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. SA99-13-000]


Kaiser-Francis Oil Company; Notice of Petition for Adjustment

March 15, 1999.
    Take notice that on February 5, 1999, Kaiser-Francis Oil Company 
(Kaiser-

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Francis) filed a petition for staff adjustment in the above-referenced 
docket, pursuant to section 502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 
1978. Kaiser-Francis requests authorization to defer payment to KN 
Interstate Gas Transmission Co. (KNI) and to escrow certain portions of 
the remaining refunds allegedly due KNI. Kaiser-Francis' petition is on 
file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Kaiser-Francis contends that it is substantially and adversely 
affected by the potential Kansas ad valorem tax refund requirement to 
KNI and that, although it cannot support a request for total refund 
relief under the Commission's September 10, 1997 refund order [80 FERC 
para.61,264 (1997)] and January 28, 1998 order denying rehearing [82 
FERC para.61,058 (1998)], the refund obligation has a harsh impact on 
Kaiser-Francis. Kaiser-Francis adds that it did not become aware of 
KNI's refund claim until December 19, 1998. Therefore, Kaiser-Francis 
requests authorization to defer the payment of the principal and 
interest attributable to royalties until March 9, 2000. In addition 
Kaiser-Francis seeks authorization to escrow, in a federally-insured 
financial institution: (1) the amounts attributable to royalty refunds 
which have not been collected from the royalty owner (principal and 
interest); (2) interest on royalty amounts which have been recovered 
from the royalty owners (the principal of which has been refunded); and 
(3) 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 the publication in the Federal Register of this notice, file with 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, 
Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or protest in accordance 
with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214, 385.211, 385.105 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. This filing may be viewed on the web at http://
www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (please call (202) 208-2222 for 
assistance).
David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-6710 Filed 3-18-99; 8:45 am]
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