RHODE ISLAND CONSUMERS' COUN., ETC. v. FEDERAL POW. COM'N

Nos. 73-1159, 73-1223, 73-1292 and 73-1337.

504 F.2d 203 (1974)

RHODE ISLAND CONSUMERS' COUNCIL AND DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS OF the STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Algonquin Gas Transmission Co. et al., Intervenors. BOSTON GAS COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation et al., Intervenors. MUNICIPAL DEFENSE GROUP, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Arkansas-Missouri Power Co. et al., Intervenors. CONNECTICUT PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Petitioner v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Arkansas-Missouri Power Co. et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis J. Roberts, II, Providence, R. I., for petitioners in No. 73-1159.

John S. Schmid, Washington, D.C., with whom John W. Glendening, Jr., Washington, D.C., was on the brief for petitioners in No. 73-1223.

William T. Miller, Washington, D.C., with whom Charles F. Wheatley, Jr., Washington, D.C., was on the brief for petitioners in No. 73-1292.

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

J. Evans Attwell, Houston, Tex., was on the brief, for intervenor Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation.

Robert K. Killian, Atty. Gen., for the State of Connecticut, Richard L. Barger, and F. D. Neusner, Asst. Attys. Gen., were on the brief for petitioner in No. 73-1337.

Charles E. McGee, John T. Ketcham and Robert J. Haggerty, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for intervenor Algonquin Gas Transmission Company.

Richard M. Merriman, J. Richard Tiano and Peyton G. Bowman, III, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenors Arkansas-Missouri Power Company and Associated Natural Gas Company.

George J. Meiburger and Platt W. Davis, III, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for Texas Gas Transmission Corporation.

Before TAMM, LEVENTHAL and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.


LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

These cases are before the court on petitions to review an order of the Federal Power Commission approving an interim plan for curtailment of natural gas deliveries by Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation, and for certain changes in Texas Eastern's rates. Petitioners include natural gas distributors purchasing gas that flows through Texas Eastern's system, some directly from Texas Eastern and others from Algonquin Gas Transmission Company...

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