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FPC v. TEXACO INC.

No. 72-1490.

417 U.S. 380 (1974)

FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION v. TEXACO INC. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 10, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Evans argued the cause for petitioner in No. 72-1490. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Bork, Leo E. Forquer, and George W. McHenry, Jr. Ben F. Vaughan III argued the cause for petitioners in No. 72-1491. With him on the briefs was William Terry Bray.

Christopher T. Boland and Peter H. Schiff argued the cause for respondents in both cases. With Mr. Boland on the brief for respondent Interstate Natural Gas Association of America were Jerome J. McGrath and Robert G. Hardy. With Mr. Schiff on the brief for respondent Public Service Commission of the State of New York was Richard A. Solomon. Kirk W. Weinert and C. Fielding Early, Jr., filed a brief for respondent Texaco Inc. Kenneth Heady, John L. Williford, Charles E. McGee, John T. Ketcham, and Robert J. Haggerty filed a brief for respondent Phillips Petroleum Co. Melvin Richter and L. F. Cadenhead filed a brief for respondent Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., a Division of Tenneco Inc. Edward H. Forgotson filed a brief for respondent Forgotson.†

MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

This litigation involves the validity of Order No. 428 of the Federal Power Commission, 45 F. P. C. 454 (1971), which provides a blanket certificate procedure for small producers of natural gas, and relieves them of almost all filing requirements. The rates of small producers would no longer be directly regulated but would be subjected to indirect regulation through the review of purchased gas costs of the pipelines...

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