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UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO. v. McCOMBS

No. 78-17.

442 U.S. 529 (1979)

UNITED GAS PIPE LINE CO. v. McCOMBS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Knox Bemis argued the cause for petitioner in No. 78-17. With him on the briefs were W. DeVier Pierson and James M. Costan. Richard A. Allen argued the cause for petitioner in No. 78-249. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Deputy Solicitor General Barnett, and Howard E. Shapiro.

Stanley L. Cunningham argued the cause for respondents in both cases. With him on the brief were Philip D. Hart and Terry R. Barrett.†

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under § 7 (c) of the Natural Gas Act, producers who sell natural gas to pipelines for resale in interstate commerce must obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.1 Section 7 (b) of the Act obligates these producers to continue supplying gas in the interstate market until the Commission authorizes an "abandonment....

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