Legal Opinion
City of Chicago, Illinois v. Federal Power Commission, Pipeline Production Group, Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 17, 1972No. 23740PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
This case is before us on a petition under Section 19(b) of the Natural Gas Act 1 to review a decision issued by the Federal Power Commission on October 7, 1969 2 directing that gas produced by natural gas pipeline companies from leases acquired after October 7, 1969 and which is used on-system 3 should be val ued for ratemaking purposes at the area rate applicable to independent producers. 4 For reasons to be discussed below, we affirm the Commission’s decision with two reservations.
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Background
In order to place the instant controversy in its proper perspective, a…
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