Legal Opinion
Public Utilities Commission v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 3, 1990No. Nos. 89-1189, 89-1215, 89-1230, 89-1372 and 89-1396PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
In Order No. 436 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission adopted procedures for granting Optional Expedited Certificates (“OEC”), 1982-85 FERC Stats. & Regs. [Reg. Preambles] ¶ 30,665 (1985), codified at 18 CFR §§ 157.100-157.106 (1989), so that firms could extend services and facilities, under conditions that would satisfy § 7 of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717f (1988), without going through the slow, costly process of traditional § 7 certification. The increased speed is possible…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bob Jones University v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Ne Hub Partners, L.P. v. Cng Transmission Corporation Penn Fuel Gas, Inc. James M. Seif George J. Miller Michelle A. Coleman Thomas W. Renwand Bernard A. Labuskes, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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- Oglala Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm'nCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Southern California Gas Company, Mobil Oil Corporation, Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Kern River Gas Transmission Company, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Texaco, Inc., United States Borax and Chemical Corporation, Transwestern Pipeline Company, Mojave Pipeline Company, the Process Gas Consumers Group, Wyoming-California Pipeline Company, Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority, Amoco Production Company, El Paso Municipal Customer Group, Southern Union Gas Company, Southwest Gas Corporation, Intervenors. Mojave Pipeline Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Kern River Gas Transmission Company, United States Borax and Chemical Corporation, Southern California Gas Company, Mobil Oil Corporation, Transwestern Pipeline Company, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Wyoming-California Pipeline Company, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Amoco Production Company, Southern Union Gas Company, Southwest Gas Corporation, the Southern California Utility Power Pool, the Process Gas Consumers Group, Intervenors. Kern River Gas Transmission Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Southern California Gas Company, Transwestern Pipeline Company, Mojave Pipeline Company, Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Wyoming-California Pipeline Company, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Amoco Production Company, Southern Union Gas Company, United States Borax and Chemical Corporation, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Southwest Gas Corporation, Southern California Utility Power Pool, Texaco, Inc., El Paso Natural Gas Company, Intervenors. Kern River Gas Transmission Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Wyoming-California Pipeline Company, Transwestern Pipeline Company, Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Southern Union Gas Company, Northwest Pipeline Corporation, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Southern California Gas Company, Southwest Gas Corporation, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Southern California Utility Power Pool, Mojave Pipeline Company, Intervenors. Public Utilities Commission of the State of California v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Southwest Gas Corporation, Wyoming-California Pipeline Company, Northwest Pipeline Corporation, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Southern California Gas Company, Kern River Gas Transmission Company, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Southern Union Gas Company, Transwestern Pipeline Company, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., New Mexico Department of Energy, Mineral & Natural Resources, the Process Gas Consumers Group, Mojave Pipeline Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
- New York v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
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