Legal Opinion
Pankratz Lumber Company v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 12, 1987No. 84-7126, 85-7666PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Pankratz Lumber Company petitions this court for review of two decisions of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) concerning Pan-kratz’s application to build a hydroelectric power project. We agree with the Commission that Pankratz’s application was patently deficient at the time it was filed and affirm its decisions.
I. Facts
Through Title IV of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and subsequent amendments, Congress provided for the establishment of a program to encourage the development of small hydroelectric power projects…
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