DISTRIGAS CORPORATION v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION

No. 73-1747.

495 F.2d 1057 (1974)

DISTRIGAS CORPORATION et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Pacific Lighting Service Company et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin S. Nail, Boston, Mass., with whom Justin R. Wolf and Charles A. Case, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for petitioners.

John R. Staffier, Atty., Federal Power Commission with whom Leo E. Forquer, Gen. Counsel, and George W. McHenry, Sol., Federal Power Commission were on the brief, for respondent.

Edward S. Kirby, Newark, N. J., for intervenor, Public Service Electric and Gas Co.

Richard B. Wolf, Washington, D. C., with whom Victor H. Kramer, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for intervenor, United States Representative John

M. Murphy. John F. Dienelt, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for intervenor, United States Representative John M. Murphy.

Thomas D. Clarke, Los Angeles, Cal., with whom K. R. Edsall, Los Angeles, Cal., was on the brief for joint intervenors, Southern California Gas Co. and Pacific Lighting Service Co.

William I. Harkaway, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for intervenor, Consolidated Edison Co.

Sherman Chickering, C. Hayden Ames, Donald J. Richardson, Jr., and Edward P. Nelsen, San Francisco, Cal., were on the brief for intervenor, San Diego Gas and Electric Co.

Barbara M. Gunther and Joseph P. Stevens, Brooklyn, N. Y., were on the brief for intervenor, The Brooklyn Union Gas Co.

John W. Glendening Jr., and John S. Schmid, New York City, were on the brief for intervenor, Boston Gas Co., and others.

John H. Cooper, Jr., Houston, Tex., entered an appearance for intervenor, Exxon Corp.

Gerald W. Conway, Newark, N. J., entered an appearance for intervenor, New Jersey Natural Gas Co.

Robert J. Haggerty, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for intervenor, Algoquin Lng., Inc.

Edward W. Stern, Philadelphia, Pa., entered an appearance for intervenor, Philadelphia Gas Works.

Richard J. Sgarlato, Brooklyn, N. Y., entered an appearance for intervenor, B.L.A.S.T. Citizens, Inc.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and WRIGHT and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.


BAZELON, Chief Judge :

Distrigas Corporation and its affiliates Distrigas of New York Corporation and Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation1 seek review of a Federal Power Commission order directing them to "file with the Commission applications pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct and operate . . . their liquefied natural gas terminal, storage, regasification, and related facilities on Staten Island...

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