ASSOCIATED GAS DISTRIBUTORS v. F.E.R.C.

No. 85-1811.

824 F.2d 981 (1987)

ASSOCIATED GAS DISTRIBUTORS, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., et al., Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Company, American Bakers Association, American Gas Association, American Public Gas Association, American Paper Institute, Inc., Arkla, Inc., Amoco Production Company, Arco Oil and Gas Company, Ashland Exploration, Inc., Armstrong World Industries, Associated Gas Distributors, Association of Texas Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines, Atlanta Gas Light Company, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Brooklyn Union Gas Company, Cabot Corporation, Carolina Utility Customers Association, Inc., Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, Central Illinois Light Company, Champlin Petroleum Company, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Cities Service Oil and Gas Corporation, Citizens Energy Corporation, City of Wilcox, Arizona and Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., Columbia Gas Distribution Companies, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, Columbia Nitrogen Corporation and Nipro, Inc., Commonwealth of Kentucky Public Service Commission, Conoco, Inc., Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., Consumers Power Company and Michigan Gas Storage Company, Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation, Department of Public Service Commission of the State of New York, Diamond Shamrock Exploration Company, El Paso Natural Gas Company, Entex, Inc., Exxon Corporation, Fertilizer Institute, Florida Gas Transmission Company, Foothills Pipe Lines (Yukon) Ltd., Gas Distributors Information Service, Laclede Gas Company, Shell Offshore, Inc., Shell Western E & P, Inc., State of Louisiana, Tenneco Oil Company, Tenngasco Corporation, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, Texaco, Inc., Texas Gas Exploration Corporation, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Transok, Inc., Transwestern Pipeline Company, Trunkline Gas Company, Weirton Steel Corporation, Westcoast Transmission Company Limited, West Virginia Consumer Advocate, Wisconsin Power & Light Company, Union Oil Company of California, Valero Transmission Company, United Distribution Companies, UGI Corporation, Kansas Power and Light Company, State of Michigan and Michigan Public Service Commission, South Jersey Gas Company, Washington Gas Light Company, Arizona Public Service Company, Sun Exploration and Production Company, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Brackett, with whom Daniel F. Collins and G. Mark Cook, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for ANR Pipeline Co., et al., petitioners in Nos. 86-1055 and 86-1067. Terry O. Vogel, Jeffrey M. Goldsmith, and William M. Lange, Washington, D.C., entered appearances.

Roberta L. Halladay, with whom Jerome C. Muys, Washington, D.C., and C. William Cooper, for United Distribution Companies, petitioners in No. 86-1006 and intervenors in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, 86-1067, 86-1087, and 86-1153; William Warfield Ross and Daniel Koffsky, Washington, D.C., for Consumers Power Co., petitioner in No. 86-1047 and intervenor in No. 85-1811, and Thomas Patrick and Karen Cargill, Chicago, Ill., for The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. and North Shore Gas Co., petitioners in No. 86-1155 and intervenors in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1153, were on the joint brief. Janet M. Robins, Washington, D.C., for Consumer Power Co., et al. and Mark McGuire, Chicago, Ill., for The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co., et al. also entered appearances.

John T. Miller, Jr., Washington, D.C., for Elizabethtown Gas Co., petitioner in No. 85-1836.

Robert A. Nelson, Jr., Helena, Mont., for Northwest Natural Gas Co., with whom Donald K. Dankner and Daniel F. Stenger, for CP National Corp. and Thomas F. Brosnan, Washington, D.C., for Washington Natural Gas Co. were on the joint brief, for petitioners in No. 86-1097.

Kenneth J. Neises, for Laclede Gas Co., petitioner in No. 86-1001 and intervenor in No. 85-1811.

David B. Robinson, Washington, D.C., with whom William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., State of La., and Theodore L. Jones, Baton Rouge, La., for State of La., petitioners in No. 86-1053 and 86-1051 and intervenor in No. 85-1811; Patrick J. Nugent, James M. Costan, and Elisa J. Grammer, Washington, D.C., for Association of Texas Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines, intervenor in No. 85-1811; J. Paul Douglas, with whom Brian J. Heisler and Kevin Sweeney, Washington, D.C., for Amoco Gas Co., petitioner in Nos. 86-1081 and 86-1154 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, and 86-1055; C. Burnett Dunn, Tulsa, Okl., for Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1067, 86-1088, and 86-1153; and William I. Harkaway, Washington, D.C., for Consolidated Edison of NY, Inc., petitioner in No. 86-1094 and intervenor in No. 85-1811, were on the joint brief. Timothy Keegan, Washington, D.C., for Association of Texas Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines, Diane Siler, for the State of La., and Barbara M. Gunther and Steven I. Kalish, New York City, for Consolidated Edison of NY, Inc. also entered appearances.

Edward J. Grenier, Jr., with whom William H. Penniman, Glen S. Howard, Gail S. Gilman, James P. Rathvon, and James M. Bushee, Washington, D.C., for the Process Gas Consumers Group and the American Iron & Steel Institute, petitioners in Nos. 86-1007 and 86-1008 and intervenors in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1226, 86-1235, and 86-1246; Nicholas W. Fels and David N. Heap, Washington, D.C., for Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., et al., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, and 86-1017; Stephen A. Herman and John G. Froemming, Washington, D.C., for the Fertilizer Institute and American Bakers Ass'n, intervenors in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, and 86-1017; Rigdon H. Boykin, New York City, and Thomas E. Hirsch, III, Washington, D.C., for American Paper Institute, petitioner in No. 86-1089 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, and 86-1017; and John W. Hardwicke, Baltimore, Md., for Maryland Indus. Group, intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, and 86-1017 were on the joint brief.

Thomas G. Johnson, with whom M.G. Brookshier and Charles McClees, Jr., Houston, Tex., for Shell Offshore, Inc. and Shell Western E. & P. Inc., petitioner in Nos. 86-1016, 86-1017, and 86-1018 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 85-1812, and 85-1813; Harris S. Wood, Houston, Tex., and Michael G. Maloney for Arco Oil & Gas Co., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 85-1087, and 86-1153; Thomas J. Eastment and Charles M. Darling IV, Washington, D.C., for Ashland Corp., petitioner in No. 86-1092 and intervenor in No. 85-1811; Roscoe C. Elmore, Houston, Tex., for Cabot Corp., intervenor in No. 85-1811; James B. Atkin, Norma J. Rosner, and David J. Evans, Washington, D.C., for Chevron U.S.A., Inc., petitioner in No. 86-1050 and intervenor in No. 85-1811; Michael L. Pate, Washington, D.C., for Cities Service Oil and Gas Corp., intervenor in No. 85-1811; Ernest J. Altgelt, III, Houston, Tex., for Conoco, Inc., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1016; Edmunds Travis, Jr., Houston, Tex., Glenn H. Mapes, Jr., Corpus Christi, Tex., and Douglas W. Rasch, Houston, Tex., for Exxon Corp., petitioner in No. 86-1029 and intervenor in No. 85-1811; John J. Akins, Oklahoma City, Okl., for Kerr-McGee Corp., petitioner in No. 86-1083; Gary M. Prescott, Houston, Tex., for Marathon Oil Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811; Robert D. Haworth, Jay G. Martin, and Thomas George Wagner, Houston, Tex., for Mobil Oil Corp., et al., intervenors in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, 86-1067, 86-1087, 86-1088, and 86-1153; John B. Chapman, El Paso, Tex., John K. McDonald, Charles E. Suffling, Washington, D.C., and Mary Lee Pieper, Houston, Tex., for Pennzoil Co., et al., petitioners in Nos. 86-1016 and 86-1103 and intervenors in Nos. 85-1811, 85-1812, 85-1813, and 85-1818; John L. Williford, Larry Pain, and Jennifer A. Cates, Bartlesville, Okl., for Phillips Petroleum Co., et al., petitioners in No. 86-1087 and intervenors in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, 86-1055, and 86-1087; Ronald D. Hurst and Paul W. Hicks, Dallas, Tex., for Placid Oil Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811; JoAnn P. Russell, Houston, Tex., for Sohio Petroleum Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811; Glen E. Taylor, Phylis Rainey, and F. Nan Wagoner, Houston, Tex., for Tenneco Oil Co., petitioner in No. 86-1046 and intervenor in No. 85-1811; Karen A. Berndt, Ralph J. Pearson, Jr., and David Lindberg, Houston, Tex., for Texaco, Inc., petitioner in No. 86-1088 and intervenor in No. 85-1811; B. James McGraw and James M. Appelt, Houston, Tex., for Texas Gas Exploration Corp., intervenor in No. 85-1811; and Lois Ellen Gold, Los Angeles, Cal., for Union Oil Co., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1016, were on the joint brief. Stephen L. Teichler, Washington, D.C., for Ashland Exploration, Inc., Paul M. Young, for Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp., William G. Robb, Houston, Tex., for Conoco, Inc., Steven R. Severy, Houston, Tex., for Marathon Oil Co., John M. Young, Houston, Tex., for Pennzoil Co., et al., Nancy J. Shancke, for Sohio Petroleum Corp., Albert Sylvia III, Los Angeles, Cal., for Union Oil Co., of California, and Joseph G. Stiles, Washington, D.C., for Exxon Corp. also entered appearances.

Carmen Legato, with whom Paul J. Kaleta, Lynn A. Monk, Thomas C. Gorak, Scott P. Klurfeld were on the brief, for Maryland People's Counsel, petitioner in Nos. 85-1813 and 86-1246 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 85-1830, and 86-1016.

Harold L. Talisman, with whom Jeffrey D. Komarow, Washington, D.C., for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., petitioner in No. 85-1821; Arnold D. Berkeley and Richard L. Chaifetz, Washington, D.C., for the City of Willcox, Ariz. and Arizona Elec. Power Co-op., Inc., petitioner in Nos. 86-1016, 86-1099, and 85-1102 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1087, 86-1153, and 86-1226; John H. Cheatman, III, Washington, D.C., for Interstate Natural Gas Ass'n of America, petitioner in No. 85-1818 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1153; Paul Mallory, Lombard, Ill., for National Gas Pipe Line Co. of America, petitioner in No. 86-1153 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, 86-1019, 86-1020, 86-1055, and 86-1226; Raymond N. Shibley and Patrick J. Whittle, Washington, D.C., for Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Corp. and Trunkline Gas Co., petitioners in Nos. 86-1035 and 86-1036 and intervenors in No. 85-1811; John F. Harrington, for Texas Gas Transmission Corp., petitioner in No. 86-1051 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1153; Thomas F. Ryan, Jr., Washington, D.C., for Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp., petitioner in No. 85-1812 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1019, and 86-1020; and Richard P. Bonnifield, Washington, D.C., for Northwest Pipeline Corp., intervenor in No. 86-1032, were on the joint brief. Michael R. Waller, Terence J. Collins, Washington, D.C. and Kathleen T. Puckett, for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.; Paul E. Goldstein, Roy Robertson, Birmingham, Ala., and Emmitt House, Lombard, Ill., for Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America; John B. Rudolph, Carol M. Lane, Washington, D.C., and Stephen K. Schroeder, Salt Lake City, Utah, for Northwest Pipeline Corp.; and William A. Williams, Washington, D.C., for Texas Gas Transmission Corp., Robert G. Hardy, and Michael J. Fremuth, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances.

Richard A. Solomon, with whom David D'Alessandro, Washington, D.C., and David E. Blabey, Albany, N.Y., for Public Service of State of N.Y., petitioner in No. 85-1830 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1088, and 86-1153; Frederick Moring, Herbert J. Martin, and M. Lisanne Crowley, Washington, D.C., for Associated Gas Distributors, petitioner in No. 85-1811 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1812, 85-1813, 85-1818, 86-1016, 86-1067, 86-1087, and 86-1088; and Janice E. Kerr, Jr., J. Calvin Simpson, and Michael B. Day, San Francisco, Cal., for Public Utilities Commission of State of Cal., petitioner in No. 86-1022 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1087, were on the joint brief.

William T. Miller and Susan N. Kelly, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for American Public Gas Association, petitioner in No. 86-1042 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1067, and 86-1087. Kathleen A. McKee, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance.

John E. Holtzinger, Jr., John T. Stough, Jr., and Jacolyn A. Simmons, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for Atlanta Gas Light Co., petitioner in Nos. 86-1049 and 86-1226 and intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Richard M. Merriman and John R. Schaefgen, Jr., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for Central Illinois Light Co., et al., petitioners in No. 86-1095 and intervenors in No. 85-1811. Stephen L. Huntoon, also entered an appearance.

George H. Lawrence, David J. Muchow, Arlington, Va., and Carol A. Smoots, were on the brief, for American Gas Ass'n, petitioner in No. 86-1090 and intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Jeffrey M. Petrash, Detroit, Mich., James Holt, Washington, D.C., David P. Van Note, and Daniel L. Schiffer, Detroit, Mich., were on the brief, for Michigan Consol. Gas Co., petitioner in No. 86-1085 and intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Stephen J. Small and Ronald N. Carroll, Charleston, W.Va., were on the brief, for Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., petitioner in No. 86-1023 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1153. Richard L. Gottlieb, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance.

Judy M. Johnson, Houston, Tex., Platt W. Davis, David T. Andril, Washington, D.C., Bolivar C. Andrews, Houston, Tex., and Carl W. Ulrich, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., petitioner in Nos. 86-1019, 86-1020, and 86-1235 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1067, 86-1087, 86-1088, and 86-1153. James M. McCartney and J. Evans Attwell, Houston, Tex., also entered appearances.

Daniel W. McGill, Indianapolis, Ind., Paul K. Brooks, Anchorage, Alaska, and George A. Porch, Evansville, Ind., were on the brief, for Southern Indiana Gas and Elec. Co., petitioner in No. 86-1098 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1153. Ronald E. Christian, Lansing, Mich., and Thomas C. Tokos, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances.

Glenn W. Letham and Kenneth M. Albert, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for Memphis Light, Gas and Water Div., petitioner in No. 86-1024 and intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Christopher K. Sandberg, St. Paul, Minn., entered an appearance for Minnesota Public Utilities Com'n, et al., petitioners in No. 86-1030 and intervenors in No. 85-1811.

Charles D. Gray, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for National Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Com'rs, petitioner in No. 86-1031.

Dale A. Wright and James T. McManus, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for Northwest Central Pipeline Corp., petitioner in No. 86-1034.

Rush Moody, Jr., William J. Grealis, Jeffrey G. DiSciullo, Donald J. MacIver, and Richard C. Green, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for El Paso Natural Gas Co., petitioner in No. 86-1038 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1067, 86-1088, and 86-1153.

William A. Major, Jr., Donna J. Bailey, Birmingham, Ala., and James J. Flood, Jr., Washington, D.C., entered appearances for Southern Natural Gas Co., petitioner in No. 86-1048.

Byron A. Thomas, Alexandria, La., and Robert W. Baker, entered appearances for Louisiana Intrastate Gas Corp., petitioner in No. 86-1054 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1153.

Phillip D. Endom, Houston, Tex., entered an appearance for United Gas Pipe Line Co., petitioner in No. 86-1056.

James G. Beste entered an appearance, for Monterey Pipeline Co., petitioner in No. 86-1063.

George J. Meiburger, Frank X. Kelly, and Steve Stojic, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for Northern Natural Gas Co., petitioner in No. 86-1066.

Thomas D. Clarke, Los Angeles, Cal., and David L. Hubard, for Southern California Gas Co., petitioner in No. 86-1076.

Howard V. Golub, Steven F. Greenwald, and Patrick G. Golden, San Francisco, Cal., entered appearances, for Pacific Gas and Electric Co., petitioner in No. 86-1086 and intervenor in No. 86-1153.

Mark G. Magnuson, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for Consolidated Gas Transmission Corp., petitioner in No. 86-1100 and intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1067, and 86-1088.

Andrea Wolfman, Atty., and Philip M. Marston, Special Advisor, F.E.R.C., with whom Jerome M. Feit, Solicitor and John N. Estes III, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Jennifer N. Waters, Roger B. Cooper, and Robert Fleishman, entered appearances for intervenor Baltimore Gas and Elec. Co. in Nos. 85-1811, 85-1812, 85-1813, 85-1818, 86-1016, 86-1055, 86-1067, and 85-1153.

Michael J. Manning, Patrick J. Keeley, and James F. Moriarty, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenor, Extex, Inc. in Nos. 85-1836, 86-1001, 86-1006, 85-1007, 86-1016, 86-1055, and 86-1153.

Joel L. Greene and Barbara S. Jost, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for Arizona Public Service Co., Phelp Dodge Corp. and Salt River Project Agricultural Imp., and Power Dist., intervenors in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1067, and 86-1153. Tamara Huddleston, Herbert L. Zinn, and Richard H. Silverman, Phoenix, Ariz., entered appearances. Joel L. Greene and Robert J. Haggerty, Washington, D.C., entered appearance, for Gas Distributors Information Service in No. 85-1811.

John L. Shailer, Columbus, Ohio, was on the brief, for Columbia Gas Distribution Companies, intervenor in No. 85-1811. Roger C. Post entered an appearance.

John T. Ketcham and Joseph O. Fryxell, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenors Algonquin Gas Transmission Co. and Cascade Natural Gas Corp. in No. 85-1811.

Stanley M. Morley, Joel Zipp, and Paul W. Diehl, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for Alabama-Tennessee Natural Gas Co., Producer's Gas Co., et al., and South Carolina Pipeline Corp., intervenors in No. 85-1811.

Cecil W. Talley, Shreveport, La., entered an appearance for Arkla, Inc., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1067, 86-1087, and 86-1153.

Michael W. Hall, Brooklyn, N.Y., entered an appearance for Brooklyn Union Gas Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Keith R. McCrea and James L. Trump, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for Carolina Utility Customers Ass'n, intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Bernard A. Foster, III, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for Champlin Petroleum Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

David F. Zoll, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n, intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Jeffrey T. Sprung, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for Citizens Energy Corp. in No. 85-1811.

Frederic G. Berner, Jr., Michael J. McDonald, Washington, D.C., and James L. Clegg, entered appearances, for Columbia Nitrogen Corp., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Stephen R. Melton, entered an appearance, for Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

William V. Allison, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for Florida Gas Transmission Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

George W. McHenry, Jr. and John H. Burnes, Jr., Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for intervenors Foothills Pipe Lines and Westcoast Transmission Co. Ltd., intervenors in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1067, 86-1087, 86-1088, and 86-1153.

Donald C. Shelper, entered an appearance for K.N. Energy, Inc., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Robert C. Platt, entered an appearance, for Mesa Operating Limited Partnership and Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Ass'n, intervenors in No. 85-1811.

David I. Bloom, Washington, D.C., and Wendell H. Adair, Jr., Chicago, Ill., entered appearances, for Northern Illinois Gas Co., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1153, and 86-1087.

M. Howard Petricoff, Columbus, Ohio, entered an appearance for Ohio Oil and Gas Ass'n, intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1016, and 86-1017.

J. Michael Reidenbach and Joseph S. Englert, Jr., San Francisco, Cal., entered appearances, for Pacific Gas Transmission Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

John R. Staffier and John H. Burnes, Jr., Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for Pan-Alberta Gas, Ltd., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1067, 86-1087, 86-1088, and 86-1153.

Robert A. McDonnell, entered an appearance, for Philadelphia Elec. Co., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1088.

Jerry W. Amos, Greensboro, N.C., entered an appearance, for Piedmont Natural Gas Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

James R. Lacey and Shawn P. Leyder, entered appearances for Public Service Elec. and Gas Co., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811, 86-1226, 86-1235, and 86-1246.

Michael D. Gayda, Los Angeles, Cal., entered an appearance, for Southern California Gas Co., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1153.

R. David Hendrickson and Donna J. Bailey, Birmingham, Ala., entered appearances, for Southern Natural Gas Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Brian J. Moline and Dana L. Gorman, Topeka, Kan., entered appearances, for State Corp. Com'n of State of Kan., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Robert W. Baker, Houston, Tex., entered an appearance, for Tenngasco Corp., intervenor in Nos. 85-1811 and 86-1153.

Ralph Simon, Jr., Tulsa, Okl., entered an appearance, for Transok, Inc., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Joseph C. Bell, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for Citizen Energy Corp., intervenor in Nos. 86-1067, 86-1088, and 86-1153.

Sherrie N. Rutherford, Houston, Tex., entered an appearance, for Transwestern Pipeline Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Frank H. Strickler and Gordon M. Grant, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for Washington Gas Light Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Richard A. Oliver and Mary Ann Oliver, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for Weirton Steel Corp. and Bethlehem Steel Corp., intervenors in No. 85-1811.

Denise C. Goulet, Charleston, W.Va., entered an appearance, for West Virginia Consumer Advocate, intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Bruce F. Kiely and Catherine G. Wakelyn, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for Wisconsin Power & Light Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

M. Frazier King, Jr., Washington, D.C., and Thomas George Wagner, entered appearances, for Valero Transmission Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Frank P. Saponaro, Jr. and Jennifer K. Walter, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for UGI Corp., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

Henry J. Boynton, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Mich., Louis J. Caruso, Don L. Keskey, Lansing, Mich., Ronald D. Eastman, and Lynda S. Mounts, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for State of Mich. and Michigan Public Service Com'n, intervenors in No. 85-1811.

Joseph M. Oliver, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for South Jersey Co., intervenor in No. 85-1811.

David L. Konick, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for Brooklyn Union Gas Co., intervenor in No. 86-1067 and 86-1087.

John F. Povilaitis and Charles F. Hoffman, Harrisburg, Pa., entered appearances for Pennsylvania Public Utility Com'n, intervenor in Nos. 86-1087 and 86-1153.

Jade Alice Eaton and Michael F. Shepard were on the brief for amicus curiae, Caliche Pipeline Company, in No. 85-1811.

William B. Gundling, Hartford, Conn., Simon Lazarus, Washington, D.C., Jeffrey D. Watkiss, and Clement R. Gagne III, Washington, D.C., entered appearances, for State of Conn. and Northern Valley Environmental Council, amici curiae in No. 85-1811.

Before MIKVA, BORK and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

Opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

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