[Federal Register: March 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 45)]
[Notices]
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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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