NORTHWEST PIPELINE CORP. v. F.E.R.C.

No. 87-1502 et al.

863 F.2d 73 (1988)

NORTHWEST PIPELINE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 13, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Ketcham, Washington, D.C., with whom Stephen K. Schroeder, Steven W. Snarr, Salt Lake City, Utah, Alan J. Statman and Joseph S. Koury, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for petitioner in Nos. 88-1069, 88-1070 and 88-1133.

Dale A. Wright and James T. McManus, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for Northwest Pipeline Corp.

Timm Abendroth, Atty., F.E.R.C., with whom Catherine Cook, General Counsel, and Jerome M. Feit, Solicitor, F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondent in Nos. 87-1133, 87-1502, 88-1069 and 88-1070.

Hanford O'Hara, Washington, D.C., and Samuel Soopper, Atty., F.E.R.C. also entered an appearance for respondent.

Ted P. Gerarden, Washington, D.C., for intervenor Cascade Nat. Gas Corp. in Nos. 87-1503, 88-1069, and 88-1070. Robert J. Haggerty, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for Cascade Natural Gas Corp. in No. 87-1502.

Allan Garten with whom, Edward A. Finklea, Portland, Or., was on the brief for intervenor, James River II Inc. in Nos. 87-1502, 88-1069, 88-1070 and 88-1133.

Michael C. Dotten, Portland, Or., was on the brief for intervenor Oregon Sheet Mills in No. 87-1502.

Daniel F. Collins, Katherine L. Henry, Washington, D.C., and Donald C. Shepler, Salt Lake City, Utah, entered appearances for intervenor, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. in Nos. 87-1502, 88-1069 and 88-1133.

David J. Meyer, Spokane, Wash., entered an appearance for intervenors Development Assoc. Inc. and the Washington Water Power Co. in No. 87-1502.

William I. Harkaway, Steven J. Kalish and Douglas M. Canter, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor, Southwest Gas Co. in Nos. 87-1502, 88-1069, 88-1070 and 88-1133.

Thomas F. Brosnan and Andrea J. Ercolano, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor Washington Natural Gas Co. in Nos. 87-1502, 88-1069, 88-1070 and 88-1133.

Gary G. Sackett, Salt Lake City, Utah, entered an appearance for intervenor, Mountain Fuel Resources in Nos. 87-1502 and 88-1133.

Steven F. Greenwald and Lindsay How-Downing, San Francisco, Cal., entered appearances for intervenor Pacific Gas & Elec. Co. in No. 87-1502.

David J. Evans, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor, Chevron Chemical Co. in No. 88-1069.

Before WALD, STARR and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

STARR, Circuit Judge:

Northwest Pipeline Corporation seeks review of ten Federal Energy Regulatory Commission orders, five of which imposed a rate condition on Northwest's certificates of public convenience for the transportation of natural gas, and five of which denied petitions for rehearing on these certificates. For the reasons stated below, we deny the petitions for review.

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