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1See 80 FERC ¶ 61,264 (1997); order denying

rehearing issued January 28, 1998, 82 FERC ¶

61,058 (1998).

2Public Service Company of Colorado v. FERC,

91 F.3d 1478 (D.C. 1996), cert. denied, Nos. 96–954

and 96–1230 (65 U.S.L.W. 3751 and 3754, May 12,

1997).

solicitation. Applications must be

received by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, June

30, 1998. Applications should be mailed

to the Department of Energy; Denver

Regional Support Office; 1617 Cole

Boulevard—Building MS 1721; Golden,

CO; 80401. Please submit 4 copies of

your proposal, bound by staple without

any special binders or covers. Project

selections should be announced by

August 1, 1998.

Issued in Golden, Colorado on May 22,

1998.

John W. Meeker,

Chief, Procurement, GO.

[FR Doc. 98–14402 Filed 5–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. GP98–32–000]

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation;

Notice of Complaint and Motion for

Remand

May 26, 1998.

Take notice that, on May 4, 1998,

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

(Anadarko) filed: (1) a complaint against

PanEnergy Pipe Line Company

(PanEnergy), Panhandle Eastern Pipe

Line Company (Panhandle), PanEnergy

Corporation (PanEnergy Corp), and

Panhandle Eastern Corporation

(Panhandle Corp) [collectively:

Panhandle Parties], pursuant to an

Order of the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas (U.S.

District Court) staying Anadarko

Petroleum Corp. v. PanEnergy Pipe Line

Company, Civil Action No. H–97–1705

(March 19, 1998), that referred the

issues in that proceeding to the

Commission for the exercise of its

regulatory jurisdiction; and (2) a motion

that the Commission either determine

the issues or remand the issues back to

the U.S. District Court for resolution.

Anadarko’s complaint and motion for

remand is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

Anadarko explains that, at one time,

Panhandle owned certain natural gas

leases that included producing

properties, that Panhandle created a

producer affiliate who acquired certain

leases from Panhandle and made sales

from Kansas production to Panhandle,

and that Panhandle’s producer affiliate

recovered Kansas ad valorem taxes from

Panhandle. Anadarko further explains

that it was created by Panhandle’s

producer affiliate, on or about August 1,

1985, as a new pipeline affiliated

producer, that properties (including

Kansas gas leases) were transferred to

Anadarko, and that Anadarko was spunoff and became an independent

producing company on October 1, 1986.

Anadarko contends that Panhandle

and its producer affiliate were

Anadarko’s predecessors-in-interest

and, as such, are liable for any Kansas

ad valorem tax refunds, and interest,

required by the Commission’s

September 10, 1997 order, in Docket No.

RP97–369–000 et al,1 on remand from

the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.2 That

order required First Sellers to refund

Kansas ad valorem tax reimbursements

to the appropriate pipelines, with

interest, for the period from 1983 to

1988. Anadarko contends that the

Panhandle Parties agreed to indemnify

Anadarko from any liability associated

with the possible refund of Kansas ad

valorem taxes, both before and after the

transfer to Anadarko, as part of the

consideration for the transfer price.

Thus, Anadarko contends that all

Kansas ad valorem tax refund liabilities

arising from production after October 4,

1983, and associated with the working

interests of Anadarko, should be paid by

Panhandle or one of its affiliates, not by

Anadarko. Anadarko further contends

that (a) the Commission may either

adjudicate Anadarko’s complaint, or

decide not to exercise its primary

regulatory jurisdiction, and (b) if the

Commission decides not to exercise its

regulatory jurisdiction, it may (after

making the necessary findings that

Anadarko’s allegations are cognizable in

court, remand this matter back to the

court, by final order.

Anadarko states that it filed its

complaint in the above-referenced

proceeding before the U.S. District

Court, seeking (a) judgment (against the

Panhandle Parties) that the Panhandle

Parties assumed all of the obligations of

Anadarko and the Panhandle Parties for

refunds, plus interest, claimed on

natural gas sold in Kansas, and (b)

recovery of the refunds that Anadarko

has already paid to Panhandle Parties as

a result of the Commission’s September

10 order, based on tax bills rendered

after June 22, 1988. Anadarko states that

the U.S. District Court, in its Order

staying the Anadarko case, stated that it

shall retain jurisdiction pending

resolution of the issues by the FERC and

the exhaustion of any appeals from the

FERC’s decision.

Any person desiring to comment on

or make any protest with respect to

Anadarko’s complaint should on or

before June 25, 1998, file with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.,

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 or 385.211).

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 the

proceeding, or to participate as a party

in any hearing therein, must file a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules. Answers to the

complaint should also be filed on or

before June 25, 1998.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14353 Filed 5–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Project No. 1417–001, Project No. 1835–

013]

Central Nebraska Public Power and

Irrigation District; Nebraska Public

Power District; Notice of Settlement

Offer

May 26, 1998.

On May 15, 1998, the Central

Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation

District, Nebraska Public Power District,

U.S. Department of the Interior, State of

Wyoming, State of Colorado, Sierra

Club, Nebraska Wildlife Federation,

American Rivers, National Audubon

Society, and Platte River Whooping

Crane Critical Habitat Maintenance

Trust filed an offer of settlement for the

Kingsley Dam Project (FERC No. 1417)

and the North Platte/Keystone Diversion

Project (FERC No. 1835) per Rule 602 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602.

Comments on the proposed settlement

may be filed with Commission no later

than June 4, 1998, and replies no later

than June 15, 1998. Copies of comments

and replies by parties and intervenors

must be served on all other parties and

intervenors. Under Rule 602(f)(3), a

failure to file comments constitutes a
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waiver of all objections to the offer of

settlement.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14349 Filed 5–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. GT98–44–000]

Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, L.L.C.;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

May 26, 1998.

Take notice that on May 21, 1998,

Garden Banks Gas Pipeline, L.L.C.

(GBSP) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,

Revised Title Sheet and Tariff Sheet

Nos. 14, 24, 33, 216, 227, 238, 278, 288,

297 and 302 proposed to become

effective June 20, 1998.

GBGP states that the purpose of this

filing is to reflect an address and

telephone change for the corporate

office of GBGP.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. 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 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 in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14351 Filed 5–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–106–001]

K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.;

Notice of Filing of Revised

Reconciliation Report

May 26, 1998.

Take notice that on May 20, 1998,

K N Interstate Gas Transmission Co.

(KNI), tendered for filing its revised

reconciliation report in the above

captioned docket with respect to

Section 35 (Crediting of Imbalance

Revenue) of its FERC Gas Tariff, Third

Revised Volume No. 1–B.

KNI states that the reconciliation

report presents the revised results of

KNI’s imbalance revenue crediting

requirement and displays the proposed

disposition of revised amounts to be

refunded for the reporting period of

October 1, 1996, through September 30,

1997, in accordance with the

Commission’s April 21, 1998 order in

this proceeding.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed on or before June 2, 1998. 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14347 Filed 5–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–373–013]

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company;

Notice of Compliance Filing

May 26, 1998.

Take notice that on May 20, 1998,

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company

(Koch) tendered for filing as part of its

FERC Gas Tariff, Fifth Revised Volume

No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to

become effective May 1, 1998:

Twenty-third Revised Sheet No. 24

Second Revised Sheet No. 1500

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 1501

Koch states that this filing is in

compliance with the Commission’s May

5, 1998, Order on Request for

Clarification, 83 FERC ¶ 61,135 (1998),

issued in the above captioned docket.

Koch also states that it has served

copies of this filing upon each person

on the official service list compiled by

the Secretary in this proceeding.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. 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.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14348 Filed 5–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–538–000]

Midwestern Gas Transmission; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

May 26, 1998.

Take notice that on May 12, 1998,

Midwestern Gas Transmission Company

(Midwestern), P.O. Box 2511, Houston,

Texas 77252, filed in Docket No. CP98–

538–000 a request pursuant to Sections

157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205,

157.211) for authorization to construct

and operate a new sales tap to serve a

new industrial customer, Grain

Processing Corporation (GPC) in Daviess

County, Indiana, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Midwesten proposes to: (1) Install an

8-inch hot tap on its 30-inch diameter

in Knox County, Indiana; (2) install a

2.84-inch diameter lateral line that will

extend from Knox County to a new grain

processing plant in Daviess County,

Indiana; and (3) install a meter station