31972 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 112 /Thursday, June 11, 1998 / Notices

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

reh’g 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).

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. GP98–30–000]

Barbara J. Wilson, Inc., et al.; Notice of

Petition for Dispute Resolution

June 5, 1998.

Take notice that, on June 2, 1998,

Barbara J. Wilson, Inc., the Estate of

Barbara J. Wilson, Rings of Saturn, Inc.,

and Joyce A. Mims (collectively:

Applicants) filed a petition requesting

the Commission to resolve any potential

dispute they have with Northern

Natural Gas Company (Northern) as to

whether Applicants owe Northern any

Kansas ad valorem tax refunds.

Applicants request that the Commission

find that they have no Kansas ad

valorem tax refund liability to Northern

for the period from 1983 to 1988, based

on a March 27, 1990 Settlement

Agreement between Applicants and

Northern (1990 Settlement). Applicants’

petition is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

The Commission, by order issued

September 10, 1997, in Docket No.

RP97–369–000 et al,1 on remand from

the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals,2

required first sellers to refund the

Kansas ad valorem tax reimbursements

to the pipelines, with interest, for the

period from 1983 to 1988. In its January

28, 1998 Order Clarifying Procedures

[82 FERC ¶ 61,059 (1998)], the

Commission stated that producers (i.e.,

first sellers) could file dispute

resolution requests with the

Commission, asking the Commission to

resolve the dispute with the pipeline

over the amount of Kansas ad valorem

tax refunds owed.

Applicants state that Northern has

attempted to collect Kansas ad valorem

tax refunds from them for the period

from 1983 to 1988. Applicants contend

that these efforts are a breach of their

1990 Settlement with Northern, because

the 1990 Settlement released Applicants

and Northern from all claims against

each other relating to Applicants’ gas

purchase contract with Northern.

Applicants also state that they have

placed the principal and interest

involved into an escrow account, and

request that, if necessary, the

Commission authorize Applicants to

place these sums into the escrow

account, pending resolution of their

dispute with Northern. If the

Commission does not issue a summary

ruling in Applicants’ favor, Applicants

alternatively request permission to file

briefs to fully advise the Commission of

their position.

Any person desiring to comment on

or make any protest with respect to the

above-referenced petition should, on or

before June 26, 1998, 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 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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–52–005]

Columbia Gulf Transmission

Company; Notice of Compliance Filing

June 5, 1998.

Take notice that on June 3, 1998,

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company

(Columbia Gulf) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

revised tariff sheets, with a proposed

effective date of June 1, 1998:

Nineteenth Revised Sheet No. 018

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 018A

Twentieth Revised Sheet No. 019

On March 3, 1998, Columbia Gulf

filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) a

comprehensive settlement in the subject

docket. The settlement was certified to

the Commission as uncontested on

March 25, 1998. The Commission issued

its order accepting the settlement on

April 29, 1998. Pursuant to its

provisions, the settlement became

effective on June 1, 1998. The instant

filing sets forth rate tariff sheets that

implement the Period II settlement rates

effective June 1, 1998. Columbia Gulf

requests a waiver of Section 154.7(a)(9)

of the Commission’s regulations to

accept the tariff sheets at the requested

effective date.

Columbia Gulf states that copies of its

filing have been mailed to all firm

customers, interruptible customers,

affected state commissions and parties

on the official service list 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 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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. IN98–3–000]

Consumers Energy Company; Notice

of Informal Settlement Conference

June 5, 1998.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference will be convened

in this proceeding on Tuesday, June 16,

1998 at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC,

for the purpose of exploring the possible

settlement of the above-referenced

docket. If necessary, the conference will

continue to Wednesday, June 17, 1998.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant, as

defined by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited

to attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information, contact

Gerald L. Richman at (202) 208–2036.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15521 Filed 6–10–98; 8:45 am]

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