Legal Opinion
Consumer Federation of America v. Federal Power Commission, the Public Service Commission for the State of New York, Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 13, 1975No. 73-2009PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners seek review of 1973 Federal Power Commission orders, Order 491 and its supplements, which were based on projected gas shortages during the 1973-74 winter heating season. The challenged orders, for convenience referred to collectively as Order 491, exempted from the certification requirement of section 7 of the Natural Gas Act sales of 180 days duration made to pipelines experiencing or facing threatened curtailment of service. Under the 180 day exemption, producers were permitted to enter into contracts with eligible pipelines at any price and without risk…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Zuber v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by35 opinions
- The Second National Natural Gas Rate Cases American Public Gas Association v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (Three Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Energy Action Educational Foundation v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Algonquin Gas Transmission Company v. Federal Power Commission, Bay State Gas Company, Intervenor(two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Public Service Commission of the State of New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Pennzoil Producing Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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