GULF SOUTH PIPELINE CO. v. F.E.R.C.

No. 88-4637.

876 F.2d 431 (1989)

GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Moore, Robert S. Ballentine, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, Houston, Tex., for petitioner.

Samuel Sooper, Timm Abendroth, Jerome Feit, Sols., F.E.R.C., Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, BROWN, and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

In the appeal of Gulf South Pipeline Company (Gulf South) the principal question is whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has delegated to the Director of the Office of Pipeline and Producer Regulation (the Director) the authority to reject as well as accept filings.

Delegation Leads To Litigation

Gulf South operates a Hinshaw pipeline1 in the State of Louisiana under...

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