[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13717-13718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5531]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP98-52-040]


Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.; Notice of Settlement 
Agreement

March 1, 2001.
    Take notice that on February 23, 2001, Williams Gas Pipelines 
Central, Inc., Ash Grove Cement, Atmos Energy Corporation, Farmland 
Industries, Inc., FMC Corporation, Heartland Cement, Kansas Gas Service 
Company, a Division of ONEOK, Inc., the Kansas Corporation Commission 
(KCC), Kansas Industrial Energy Supply Company, Lone Star Industries, 
Inc., Amoco Production Company, Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., 
Mobil Oil Corporation, OXY USA Inc., and Union Pacific Resources 
Company, collectively Sponsoring Parties, filed a Settlement Agreement 
(Settlement) under Rule 602 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure in the captioned docket. A copy of the Settlement is 
available for public inspection in the Commission's Public Reference 
Room and may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call 202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Sponoring Parties state the purpose of the voluntary Settlement is 
to facilitate the partial resolution of complicated claims and mitigate 
administrative burdens relating to refunds asserted to be due as a 
result of the collection of Kansas ad valorem tax reimbursements in 
excess of maximum lawful prices

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under the Natural Gas Policy Act. Sponsoring Parties also assert the 
Settlement, together with a Stipulated Settlement to be filed with the 
KCC, will resolve any issues between the Settling Parties but will not 
impact the claims of other parties. In addition, Sponsoring Parties 
state the Settlement will resolve all claims except those related to 
refunds due to Missouri jurisdictional customers and is supported by 
all active parties in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska and Colorado.
    Comments on the Settlement Agreement are due by March 15, 2001; 
reply comments are due on March 22, 2001. Comments and protests may be 
filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site 
at http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-5531 Filed 3-6-01; 8:45 am]
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