Legal Opinion

Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 27, 2012No. 11-1240PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:

In response to a tariff filing by Northern Natural Gas Company, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an interpretation of § 4(f) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. § 717c(f). Northern Natural Gas Co., 133 FERC ¶ 61,210 (2010), reh’g denied, Northern Natural Gas Co., 135 FERC ¶ 61,085 (2011). Northern objects to the interpretation, and further argues that even if it is correct, its effect, at least vis-a-vis Northern, should be prospective only. We reject both claims.

Section 4(a) of the…

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