[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8237-8238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4249]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. GP02-1-000]


Bowers Drilling Company, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Adjustment

February 14, 2002.
    Take notice that on January 3, 2002, Bowers Drilling Company, Inc. 
(Bowers) filed a petition for adjustment under section 502(c) of the 
Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA),\1\ requesting relief from its 
obligation to pay Kansas ad valorem tax refunds to Williams Gas 
Pipelines Central, Inc. (Williams) for the period from 1983 to 1988, as 
required by the Commission's September 10, 1997 order in Docket No. 
RP97-369-000, et al.\2\ Bowers' petition is on file with the Commission 
and open to public inspection.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. Sec. 3142(c) (1982).
    \2\ 80 FERC para. 61,264 (1997); order denying reh'g issued 
January 28, 1998, 82 FERC para. 61,058 (1998).
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    Bowers' request for relief is based on a March 17, 1992 take-or-pay 
settlement agreement with Williams. Bowers asserts the settlement 
agreement includes a release from all claims regarding its contracts 
with Williams, for all periods prior to 1992, including any Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission claims arising out of, or in conjunction 
with, or relating to its contracts with Williams. In view of this, and 
because the claim for Kansas ad valorem tax reimbursement was taken 
into account when Bowers agreed to the settlement amount, Bowers 
contends that granting relief is warranted.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to protest 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 20426, a motion to 
intervene or a protest in accordance with the requirements of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.1105 and 
385.1106). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining 
the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make 
protestants parties to the proceedings. Any person wishing to

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become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing 
are on file with the Commission and are available for public 
inspection. This filing may also be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket#'' and follow the 
instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Comments, protests and 
interventions 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 under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-4249 Filed 2-21-02; 8:45 am]
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