ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY v. F. P. C.

Nos. 73-1637, 73-1655, 73-1717 and 73-1800.

517 F.2d 1223 (1975)

ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY, General Motors Corporation and Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Reynolds Metals Company, Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, General Motors Corporation, Cities Service Gas Company, Arkansas Power & Light Company, Mississippi River Transmission Corporation, Laclede Gas Company, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peyton G. Bowman, III, Washington, D. C., with whom Richard M. Merriman, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for petitioner in Nos. 73-1637 and 73-1717.

Edward J. Grenier, Jr., New York City, with whom Richard P. Noland and Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for petitioner in No. 73-1655 and intervenor General Motors Corp. Ronald L. Winkler, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for petitioner in No. 73-1655.

Reuben Goldberg, Washington, D. C., with whom David C. Hjelmfelt and Sherman S. Poland, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for petitioner in No. 73-1800 and intervenor Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co.

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

William W. Bedwell, Washington, D. C., and John J. Mullally, Brooklyn, N. Y., were on the brief, for intervenor Mississippi River Transmission Corp.

Philip R. Ehrenkranz, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for intervenor Reynolds Metals Co.

Daniel R. Hopkins, Oklahoma City, Okl., and Harry S. Littman, Washington, D. C., entered appearances for intervenor Cities Service Gas Co.

J. David Mann, Jr., Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for intervenor Laclede Gas Co.

Before MOORE, for the Second Circuit, and MacKINNON and ROBB,


Opinion for the court filed by Senior Circuit Judge MOORE.

MOORE, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is a consolidated proceeding to review Opinion Nos. 643, 643-A and 643-B and accompanying orders of the Federal Power Commission.1 These opinions, issued pursuant to the Commission's authority under sections 42 and 53 of the Natural Gas Act to regulate plans for the...

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