General American Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission

The Federal Power Commission seeks dismissal of these eases filed by petitioners for review of Opinion No. 546, Area Rate Proceeding (Southern Louisiana Area), Docket No. AR61-2, issued by the FPC on September 25, 1968. The FPC contends that it issued an order on October 23, 1968,1 granting a rehearing on this opinion and, therefore, these appeals are premature. As we understand petitioner's position, they are concerned that dismissal of these actions would cause appeals filed after the FPC acts on the merits of the rehearing to be out of time. They base their concern on two ambiguities: (1)…