[Federal Register: October 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 191)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. GP99-17-000]

 
Joel T. Strohl, Scott T. Strohl and Sid Strohl; Notice of Demand 
for Full and Fair Adjudication

September 28, 1999.
    Take notice that on September 23, 1999, Joel T. Strohl, Scott T. 
Strohl and Sid Strohl (Petitioners), Box 323, Pretty Prairie, Kansas 
67570, filed in Docket No. GP99-17-000, a demand for a full and fair 
adjudication, including a hearing on the record, for claims that have 
been made by Northern Natural Gas Company accusing petitioners of 
unlawful overcharges for the sale of natural gas for the period from 
October 1983 to the summer of 1988 involving the collection of Kansas 
ad valorem taxes, all as more fully set forth in the request, which is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. This filing 
may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/onLine/htm (call 
202-208-2222 for assistance).
    Petitioners state that the total of $406.43 (in principal) and 
$781.56 (in interest) in claims asserted against the three petitioners 
is part of a larger claim for $6,502.88 (in principal) and $12,505.02 
(in interest) among all working interest owners in the Shannon Estate 
No. 1 well, Edwards County, Kansas. Deducting the royalty, the claim 
against each individual petitioner would be $114.84 in principal.
    Petitioners demand to be informed of their precise conduct that is 
now claimed to be unlawful, the damages they have caused to anyone, and 
the alleged proof of the charges. In addition, Petitioners deny that 
they are guilty of any overcharge or damage to any person, and deny 
that they have liability for any refunds, any interest, or any refund 
or interest associated with any royalty interest.
    Petitioners demand a full and fair adjudication, starting with the 
appointment of an administrative law judge, and reserve their defenses 
except to plead in bar that the Commission has no jurisdiction to 
compel them to refund any sums relating to royalty interests. 
Petitioners assert that recent legislation in Kansas operates as a 
complete bar, absent a decision of a Kansas Court or the Supreme Court 
of the United States that the statute is unconstitutional. Petitioners 
contend that the FERC does not have jurisdiction to overturn a State of 
Kansas statute and say that the Commission's decision relating to 
equitable relief is immaterial.
    Any person desiring to be heard or to make a protest with respect 
to this petition should on or before October 19, 1999, 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 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 
385.211) 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 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.
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-25654 Filed 10-1-99; 8:45 am]
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