ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORP. v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 86-1115, 86-1427.

832 F.2d 158 (1987)

ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, and United States of America, Respondents, State of Alaska, Amerada Hess Pipeline Corp., ARCO Pipe Line Company, Exxon Pipeline Co., Sohio Alaska Pipeline Co., Union Alaska Pipeline Co., BP Pipelines Inc., Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co., Phillips Alaska Pipeline Corp., Intervenors. ARCTIC SLOPE REGIONAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, and United States of America, Respondents, Amerada Hess Pipeline Corp., Exxon Pipeline Co., ARCO Pipe Line Company, BP Pipelines Inc., Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co., Unocal Pipeline Co., Phillips Alaska Pipeline Corp., State of Alaska, Sohio Alaska Pipeline Co., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

October 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Yale Lewis, Jr., Seattle, Wash., with whom Richard A. Curtin, John W. Phillips, Columbus, Ohio, and William W. Becker, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for petitioner.

Hanford O'Hara, Atty., F.E.R.C., with whom Catherine C. Cook, General Counsel and Jerome M. Feit, Sol., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondent, F.E.R.C. Joseph S. Davies, Atty., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for respondent, F.E.R.C.

John J. Powers, III, Robert J. Wiggers and Donald A. Kaplan, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for respondent, U.S.

Richard J. Flynn, with whom Eugene R. Elrod, Kevin Hawley, Washington, D.C., for Exxon Pipeline Co.

Albert S. Tabor, Jr., John E. Kennedy, Houston, Tex., and David T. Andril, Washington, D.C., for Amerada Hess Pipeline Corp.

Robert E. Jordan, III, Steven H. Brose, Timothy M. Walsh and Steven Reed, Washington, D.C., for ARCO Pipe Line Co.

Eugene E. Threadgill, Washington, D.C., for BP Pipelines, Inc.

John P. Dean, Washington, D.C., for Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co.

Raymond N. Shibley, Brian D. O'Neill and Glenn E. Davis, Washington, D.C., for Phillips Alaska Pipeline Corp.

Robert A. Johnson, Frederick G. Wohlschlaeger, Philip R. Ehrenkranz, Keith R. McCrea, Paul F. Forshay, Washington, D.C., for Sohio Alaska Pipeline Co.

Patrick M. Raher and David J. Hayes, Washington, D.C., for Union Alaska Pipeline Co., were on the joint brief for intervenors, Exxon Pipeline Co., et al. Kenneth P. Fountain, Houston, Tex., also entered an appearance for Exxon Pipeline Co.

Gerald A. Costello also entered an appearance for ARCO Pipe Line Co.

R. Brian Corcoran, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for BP Pipelines, Inc.

Andrew J. Kilcarr, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for Mobil Alaska Pipeline Co.

John Lansdale, James L. Trump and William K. Black, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for Sohio Alaska Pipeline Co.

Steven S. Rosenthal and Robert H. Loeffler, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor, State of Alaska.

Before RUTH BADER GINSBURG, STARR and NIES, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

STARR, Circuit Judge:

These consolidated cases present a challenge to orders by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approving a multi-party settlement of extended administrative litigation attacking rates filed by the owners of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). After reviewing the various contentions pressed by the sole remaining party which contested the settlement, we conclude that the Commission...

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