Legal Opinion
Electric Power Supply Ass'n v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 10, 2004No. 03-1182PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
Section 557(d) of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), enacted as part of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. No. 94-409, § 4(a), 90 Stat. 1241, 1246 (1976)(the “Sunshine Act”), prohibits “ex parte communication^] relevant to the merits of [a prescribed] proceeding” between an “interested person outside the agency” and an agency decision maker. 5 U.S.C. § 557(d)(1)(A), (B) (2000). The regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “Commission” or “FERC”) implementing § 557(d) are…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Florida Audubon Society v. Lloyd M. Bentsen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Margaret Richardson, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by27 opinions
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