CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. v. F. E. R. C.

No. 80-1175.

661 F.2d 945 (1981)

CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation, et al., Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Miller, Washington, D. C., with whom Stanley W. Balis, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for petitioner.

Joshua Z. Rokach, Atty., Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C., with whom Robert R. Nordhaus, General Counsel and Jerome M. Feit, Deputy Sol., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for respondent.

Giles D. H. Snyder, Charleston, W. Va., with whom John H. Pickering, Timothy N. Black and Andrea Timko Sallet, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for intervenors, Columbia Gas Transmission Corp., et al.

Dale A. Wright, James T. McManus, Lawrence V. Robertson, Jr. and John H. Cheatham, III, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for intervenor, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America.

Stephen A. Wakefield and Irving Jacob Golub, Houston, Tex., were on the brief, for amicus curiae, United Gas Pipe Line Co. urging affirmance.

Ronald D. Jones, New York City, was on the brief, for amicus curiae, Edison Electric Institute urging affirmance.

David J. Muchow, Arlington, Va., and John A. Myler, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for amicus curiae American Gas Association urging affirmance.

Edward Berlin and Frances S. Blake, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for amicus curiae New England Power Co. urging affirmance.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.


Opinion dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

AUBREY E. ROBINSON, Jr., District Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Petitioner seeks review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission orders issued in Opinion Nos. 471 and 47-A2 which increased rates for two interstate pipeline companies, Columbia Gas Transportation Corporation and Columbia Gulf Transmission Company.3

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