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1See: 80 FERC ¶61,264 (1997); rehearing denied

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 Nos. SA98–86–000, SA98–87–000,

SA98–88–000, SA98–89–000, SA98–90–000,

SA98–91–000 (Not Consolidated)]

Beren Corporation; Notice of Petitions

for Dispute Resolution and Adjustment

July 23, 1998.

Take notice that on June 30, 1998,

Beren Corporation (Beren) filed the

above-referenced petitions, pursuant to

section 502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy

Act of 1978. Beren’s petitions, for

various reasons, reject (in whole or in

part) the Kansas ad valorem tax refund

claims made by the pipelines listed

below.

Pipeline Docket No.

ANR Pipeline Company ........ SA98–86–000

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.SA98–87–000

Colorado Interstate Gas

Company.

SA98–88–000

K N Interstate Gas Transmission Company.SA98–89–000

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line

Company.

SA98–90–000

Northern Natural Gas Company.SA98–91–000

If adjustment relief becomes necessary

(i.e., if the Commission determines that

Beren owes Kansas ad valorem tax

refunds to one or more of the subject

pipelines), Beren requests to be relieved

from making the refunds attributable to

royalties, on the ground that such

refunds are now uncollectible. Beren

asserts uncollectability based on various

factors, including the death of certain

royalty interest owners and the

enactment of section 7 of House Bill No.

2419, by the State of Kansas. Beren’s

petitions are on file with the

Commission and they are 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

directed First Sellers to make Kansas ad

valorem tax refunds, with interest, to

the appropriate pipelines, 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.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to any

of these petitions 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, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426, a motion to

intervene or a protest in accordance

with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214, 385.211,

385.1105, 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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20206 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–677–000]

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation; Notice of Application

July 23, 1998.

Take notice that on July 21, 1998,

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation

(Columbia), 12801 Fair Lakes Parkway,

Fairfax, Virginia 22030 filed, in Docket

No. CP98–677–000, an application

pursuant to Sections 7(c) and 7(b) of the

Natural Gas Act and Part 157 of the

Commission’s Regulations for a

temporary and permanent certificate of

public convenience and necessity to

construct approximately 1,030 feet of

20-inch pipeline on new right-of-way;

and abandon in place approximately

750 feet of existing 20-inch pipeline,

and 200 feet of well line in Kanawha

County, West Virginia, as more fully set

forth in the application which is on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

On June 30, 1998, Columbia

discovered that a weather-induced

landslide had damaged a part of an

existing right of way and a section of

pipeline in its Coco ‘‘A’’ Storage Field.

As a result of the damage, Columbia

immediately removed the pipeline from

service. Columbia is seeking immediate

authorization to relocate the damage

section of pipeline from its original

right-of-way with like-size replacement

of approximately 1,030 feet in length.

Columbia identifies the facilities being

replaced and abandoned as Columbia’s

Line X–52A–F1 (750 feet of existing

storage pipeline) and Line X–52A–

W7222 (200 feet of 6-inch well line) and

appurtenances.

Columbia relates that no further

changes to the operational

characteristics of this pipeline will be

undertaken in connection with this

application. Columbia states that the

Coco ‘‘A’’ Storage Field is an integral

component of its pipeline and storage

network. Columbia says maintaining the

rate of injection is essential in order for

Columbia to meet its obligations to its

customers November 1, 1998. Columbia

maintains that to complete the planned

injections by October 31, 1998, the line

must be restored to normal service

without delay.

Columbia asserts it is not requesting

authorization for any new or additional

service. Columbia estimates the

proposed construction will cost

$306,700.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

make any protest with reference to said

application should on or before July 30,

1998, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, 888 First

Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, a

motion to intervene or a protest in

accordance with the requirements of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214) and the regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). 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. The Commission’s

rules require that protestors provide

copies of their protests to the party or

parties directly involved. Any person

wishing to become a party in any

proceeding herein must file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission’s rules.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and

by every one of the intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, an intervenor must submit

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as 14 copies with the Commission.
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A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of comments to the

Secretary or the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of

environmental documents and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.

Commenters will not be required to

serve copies of filed documents on all

other parties. However, commenters

will not receive copies of all documents

filed by other parties or issued by the

Commission and will not have the right

to seek rehearing or appeal the

Commission’s final order to a federal

court.

The Commission will consider all

comments and concerns equally,

whether filed by commeters or those

requesting intervenor status.

Take further notice that, pursuant to

the authority contained in and subject to

the jurisdiction conferred upon the

Commission by Sections 7 and 15 of the

natural Gas Act and the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure, a

hearing will be held without further

notice before the Commission or its

designee on this application if no

motion to intervene is filed within the

time required herein, if the Commission

on its own review of the matter finds

that permission and approval for the

proposed abandonments and a grant of

the certificate are required by the public

convenience and necessity. If a motion

for leave to intervene is timely filed, or

if the Commission on its own motion

believes that formal hearing is required,

further notice of such hearing will be

duly given.

Under the procedure herein provided

for, unless otherwise advised, it will be

unnecessary for Columbia to appear or

to be represented at the hearing.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20200 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP98–676–000]

Columbia Gulf Transmission

Company; Notice of Request Under

Blanket Authorization

July 23, 1998.

Take notice that on July 20, 1998,

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company

(Columbia Gulf), 2603 Augusta, Suite

125, Houston, Texas 77057 filed under

Sections 157.205 and 157.216 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act to abandon in place its

Getty Florence Field Line 100. This

docket is on file with the Commission

and open to public inspection.

The 8.6 miles of line proposed for

abandonment was used to transport

volumes from the Getty Florence Field

in Jennings, Vermillion Parish,

Louisiana to a connection with

Columbia Gulf’s 16-inch South Pecan

Lake Lateral Line located in Cameron

Parish, Louisiana. The volumes so

transported were eventually delivered to

Leach, Kentucky for United Fuel Gas

Company, predecessor in interest to

Columbia Gas Transmission

Corporation. Columbia Gulf states that

the Florence Field is no longer active,

and that the facilities no longer serve a

useful purpose. The cost of abandoning

the pipeline in place will be $10,300.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefore,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filling a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20199 Filed 1–28–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–357–000]

Gas Transport, Inc.; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

July 23, 1998.

Take notice that on July 20, 1998, Gas

Transport, Inc. (GTI) tendered for filing

as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

revised tariff sheets, to be effective

August 1, 1998:

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 162

Fourth Revised Sheet No. 162A

GTI states that the purpose of this

filing is to incorporate Version 1.2 of the

GISB Standards by reference effective

August 1, 1998, in compliance with

Order No. 587–G, Standards for

Business Practices of Interstate Natural

Gas Pipelines.

GTI states that copies of this filing

were served upon its jurisdictional

customers and the Regulatory

Commissions of the states of Ohio and

West Virginia.

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, NE, 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.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20205 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. SA98–96–000, SA98–97–000,

SA98–98–000, SA98–99–000, SA98–100–000

(Not Consolidated)]

IMC Global, Inc.; Notice of Petitions for

Dispute Resolution and Adjustment

July 23, 1998.

Take notice that on July 15, 1998, IMC

Global, Inc. (IMC) filed the abovereferenced petitions, pursuant to section

502(c) of the Natural Gas Policy Act of

1978. IMC’s petitions, for various

reasons, reject (in whole or in part) the

Kansas ad valorem tax refund claims

made by the pipelines listed below.

Pipeline Docket No.

Colorado Interstate Gas

Company.

SA98–96–000

Northern Natural Gas Company.SA98–97–000

Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.SA98–98–000