TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD. v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 91-1380, 91-1381, 91-1618, 91-1619, 93-1107, 93-1151, 93-1153, 93-1155, 93-1158, 93-1245 and 93-1246.

24 F.3d 305 (1994)

TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED, et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. Western Gas Marketing Limited, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1994.

Suggestion for Rehearing Denied August 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. McKinney, Jr. and William W. Brackett, argued the cause, for petitioners TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., Great Lakes Gas Transmission Ltd. Partnership, Midland Cogeneration Venture Ltd. Partnership, Northern Minnesota Utilities and ANR Pipeline Co. With them on the joint briefs were William R. Mapes, Jr., Ted Gerarden, Narinder J.S. Kathuria, Terry O. Brackett, James F. Bowe, Jr., Mary E. Baluss, Kristine L. Delkus, Daniel F. Collins, Mark G. Cook, and Richard W. Miller, Jr. Kenneth L. Glick, and Alex A. Goldberg entered appearances, for petitioner Great Lakes Gas Transmission Ltd. Partnership.

Jill Hall, Atty., F.E.R.C., argued the cause, for respondent. With her on the brief were Susan Tomasky, Gen. Counsel, and Jerome M. Feit, Sol., F.E.R.C.

Emmitt C. House argued the cause, for intervenor Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America. With him on the joint brief of intervenors Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, Northern Natural Gas Co., Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., Michigan Consol. Gas Co., Consumers Power Co., and Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota) and Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin) were Georgetta J. Baker, Paul W. Mallory, Sherrie N. Rutherford, F. Nan Wagoner, M. Frazier King, Jr., Kathleen C. Lake, David T. Field, G. James Van Heyde, Jeffrey M. Petrash, Mary A. Murphy, William M. Lange, Francis X. Berkemeier, Deborah A. Moss, and Frederick J. Killion.

On the joint briefs of intervenors Western Gas Marketing Ltd., Alberta Petroleum Marketing Com'n and Canadian Ass'n of Petroleum Producers and Union Gas Ltd. were Paul H. Keck, Robert I. White, Nancy A. White, James H. Holt, Nicholas W. Fels, and Douglas M. Gleason.

Terry O. Brackett, Daniel F. Collins, Mark G. Cook, Christine Rose-Murray Pembroke, and Richard I. Miller entered appearances for ANR Pipeline Co.

Nicholas W. Fels and Jonathan T. Foot entered appearances, for intervenor Central Gas Ontario, Inc., and intervenor Union Gas Ltd.

Paul W. Fox entered an appearance, for intervenor Progas Ltd.

Robert H. Benna, Robert Baker, David E. Williams, and Frances M. Kilborne entered appearances, for intervenor Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.

Charles H. Shoneman entered an appearance, for intervenors Northeast Energy Associates and North Jersey Energy Associates.

Narinder J.S. Kathuria, William R. Mapes, Jr., James D. McKinney, Jr., Alex A. Goldberg, William G. Stafford, and Kenneth L. Glick entered appearances, for intervenor Great Lakes Gas Transmission Ltd. Partnership.

Marilyn Ann Specht, Mary E. Baluss, and Kristine L. Delkus entered appearances, for intervenor Northern Minnesota Utilities.

Georgetta J. Baker, Emmitt C. House, Paul E. Goldstein, Paul W. Mallory, and Carol A. Smoots entered appearances, for intervenor Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America.

Robert W. Burke, Jr., James F. Bowe, Jr., Laurence E. Skinner, and Steven H. Lasher entered appearances, for intervenor Midland Cogeneration Venture Ltd. Partnership.

Frederick J. Killion, Gene R. Sommers, and Donald K. Dankner entered appearances, for intervenors Northern States Power Co. (Minn.) and Northern States Power Co. (Wis.).

Joseph R. Hartsoe, William H. Kockenmeister, Eric Jon Aafedt, and Martin J. Marz entered appearances, for intervenor Northern Natural Gas Co.

Peter G. Esposito entered an appearance, for intervenor Brymore Energy.

Thomas M. Patrick, James Hinchliff, Mark J. McGuire, and Mary Klyasheff entered appearances, for intervenors Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. and North Shore Gas Co.

Mary Ann Walker entered an appearance, for intervenor Southeastern Michigan Gas Co.

Roger A. Berliner and Jane E. Stelck entered appearances, for intervenors Alberta Petroleum Marketing Com'n, Canadian Ass'n of Petroleum Producers.

Ted P. Gerarden entered an appearance, for intervenor TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

Joel Kaufman, Ronald D. Eastman, Thomas J. Casey, Henry J. Boynton, Frank J. Kelley and Don L. Keskey entered appearances, for intervenors State of Michigan and Michigan Public Service Com'n.

Frederic G. Berner, Jr. entered an appearance, for intervenor Altamont Gas Transmission Co.

Before WALD, EDWARDS, and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


Suggestion for Rehearing In Banc Denied August 25, 1994.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

Great Lakes, a pipeline company, TransCanada, its principal customer, and other interested firms petition for review of several orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the "Commission"): Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P., 57 FERC ¶ 61,140, 61,512 (1991) ("Opinion 367"), reh'g denied...

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