MIDWESTERN GAS TRANS. v. FED. ENERGY REG. COM'N

Nos. 78-1753, 78-1775 and 78-1789.

589 F.2d 603 (1978)

MIDWESTERN GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, Complainant, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co., Foothills Pipe Lines and Pan-Alberta Gas Ltd., United Municipal Distributors Group, Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Company, State of Louisiana, Entex, Inc., Louisiana Gas Service, Southwest Gas Corporation, Mississippi River Transmission Corp., United Gas Pipe Line Co., Pacific Interstate Transmission Co., Northern Natural Gas Co., Southern Cal Gas Co., The People of the State of Cal and the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Cal, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., Pacific Refining Co., State of Mississippi, San Diego Gas & Electric Co., Pacific Gas Transmission Co., Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Wisconsin Gas Co. et al., Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, Vermont Gas Systems, Inc., State of Alaska, Intervenors. MIDWESTERN GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. et al., Intervenors. MICHIGAN WISCONSIN PIPE LINE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 2, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Richter, Washington, D. C., with whom Harold L. Talisman and Terence J. Collins, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for petitioner, Midwestern Gas Transmission Co., in Nos. 78-1753 and 78-1775 and intervenor in No. 78-1789.

William W. Brackett, Washington, D. C., with whom Daniel F. Collins and Charles V. Shannon, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellant Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. in No. 78-1789 and intervenor in Nos. 78-1753 and 78-1775.

Howard E. Shapiro, Sol., Washington, D. C., with whom Edward W. Hengerer, Atty., Washington, D. C., was on the brief for respondent.

Rush Moody, Jr., Washington, D. C., a member of the bar of Supreme Court of Texas, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Platt W. Davis, III, David B. Ward, Washington, D. C., F. Vinson Roach, Patrick J. McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., Malcolm H. Furbush, Howard V. Golub, Daniel E. Gibson, San Francisco, Cal., Leslie E. LoBaugh, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., Raymond N. Shibley, Washington, D. C., Brian O'Neill, Stephen A. Wakefield, Houston, Tex., W. DeVier Pierson, and James M. Costan, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for Northwest Alaskan Pipeline Co., et al., intervenors in Nos. 78-1753, 78-1775 and 78-1789.

George W. McHenry, Jr., Washington, D. C., for Foothills Pipe Lines (Yukon) Ltd., and Pan-Alberta Gas Ltd., intervenors in Nos. 78-1753, 78-1775 and 78-1789.

William J. Grove and William J. Grove, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief for the Pacific Refining Co., intervenor in No. 78-1753.

Barry Grossman, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for the U. S. as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

C. Hayden Ames, Edward P. Nelsen and Shand L. Green, San Francisco, Cal., entered appearances for San Diego Gas and Electric Co., intervenor, in Nos. 78-1753, 78-1775, and 78-1789.

J. Calvin Simpson and Randolph W. Deutsch, San Francisco, Cal., entered appearances for People of the State of Cal. et al., in Nos. 78-1775 and 78-1789.

Robert A. Nuernberg, Appleton, Wis., and Robert H. Gorske, Milwaukee, Wis., entered appearances for Wisconsin Gas Co. et al., in Nos. 78-1753, 78-1775 and 78-1789.

John E. Haley, Washington, D. C., and Gary L. Cowan, Detroit, Mich., entered appearances for Michigan Consolidated Gas Co., intervenor in Nos. 78-1753, 78-1775 and 78-1789.

Charles V. Shannon, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co., petitioner in No. 78-1789 and intervenor in Nos. 78-1753 and 78-1775.

Thomas D. Clarke, Los Angeles, Cal., entered an appearance for Southern California Gas Co., intervenor in No. 78-1753.

William W. Bedwell, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for Mississippi River Transmission Corp., et al., intervenor in No. 78-1753.

Michael J. Manning, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for Entex, Inc., et al., intervenor in No. 78-1753.

James R. Patton, Jr., David B. Robinson, Washington, D. C., and Harry E. Barsh, Jr., Lake Charles, La., entered appearances for State of Louisiana, intervenor in No. 78-1753.

William T. Miller, Houston, Tex., entered an appearance for Municipal Distributors Group, intervenor in No. 78-1753.

Robert H. Loeffler, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for State of Alaska, intervenor in No. 78-1753.

Paul W. Mallory, Chicago Ill., entered an appearance for Northwest Pipeline Corp., intervenor in No. 78-1753.

A. F. Summer, Jackson, Miss., entered an appearance for State of Mississippi, intervenor in No. 78-1753.

John D. Paterson, Montpelier, Vt., entered an appearance for Vermont Gas Systems, Inc., intervenor in No. 78-1753.

W. S. Stafford, Madison, Wis., entered an appearance for Madison Gas and Electric Co., intervenor in No. 78-1753.

Before BAZELON, LEVENTHAL and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.


Opinion PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM:

This case presents both a complaint and petitions for review of three orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission). Acting under provisions of the judicially untested Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act (ANGTA),1 and the Natural Gas Act,2 the Commission conditionally authorized two contracts for the importation of Canadian gas into the United...

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