UNITED DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES v. F.E.R.C.

Nos. 92-1485, 92-1495, 92-1496, 94-1171, 94-1173 to 94-1181, 94-1183 to 94-1185, 94-1187 to 94-1190, 94-1193, 94-1194, 94-1196 to 94-1198, 94-1200, 94-1201, 94-1206, 94-1207, 94-1209, 94-1213, 94-1215, 94-1217, 94-1218, 94-1222, 94-1223, 94-1226, 94-1228, 94-1229, 94-1231 to 94-1234, 94-1236 to 94-1243, 94-1246 to 94-1249, 94-1252, 94-1256 to 94-1259, 94-1263 to 94-1265, 94-1267 and 94-1270.

88 F.3d 1105 (1996)

UNITED DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. Windward Energy & Marketing Company, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick Moring, Washington, DC, Roy R. Robertson, Jr., Chicago, IL, Michael W. Hall, O. Julia Weller, Washington, DC, Roberta L. Halladay, Washington, DC, Daniel F. Collins, Washington, DC, Robert T. Hall, III, New York City, Harvey L. Reiter, Washington, DC, Lee A. Alexander, Washington, DC, Edward J. Grenier, Jr., Washington, DC, Charles F. Wheatley, Jr., John P. Gregg, John T. Miller, David W. D'Alessandro, Washington, DC, Denise C. Goulet, Harrisburg, PA, and Philip M. Marston, Alexandria, VA, argued the causes for petitioners, with whom Dana C. Contratto, John E. Holtzinger, Jr., Kevin M. Downey, Kenneth T. Maloney, William I. Harkaway, Donald K. Dankner, Frederick J. Killion, Jeffrey L. Futter, Stephen L. Huntoon, Douglas M. Canter, Mary E. Baluss, Kristine L. Delkus, Christopher J. Barr, John K. Keane, Jr., Telemac N. Chryssikos, James K. Mitchell, Paul K. Sandness, Kevin J. Lipson, Scott Silverstein, Janice A. Alperin, Christine R. Pembroke, Kenneth M. Simon, Mitchell F. Hertz, Randolph Q. McManus, William L. Slover, Donald G. Avery, Andrew B. Kolesar, III, Laurence E. Skinner, William I. Harkaway, Michael W. Hall, William H. Penniman, Glen S. Howard, Sterling H. Smith, Gail S. Gilman, Thomas E. Hirsch, III, David K. Schumacher, Frederic G. Berner, Jr., Nancy Y. Gorman, Debra L. Raggio Bolton, Susan N. Kelly, William T. Miller, Elisabeth R. Myers-Kerbal, Glenn W. Letham, Steven M. Sherman, Don C. Uthus, Timothy P. Ingram, Richard A. Rapp, Jr., Jennifer N. Waters, Kelly A. Daly, Edward W. O'Neill, Harvey Y. Morris, Theresa V. Czarski, Paula M. Carmody, Diane Munns, Lawrence F. Barth, Veronica A. Smith, John F. Povilaitis, Harold L. Stoller, Jr., Penny G. Baker, Helene S. Wallenstein, Thomas B. Nicholson, Charles D. Gray, Robert S. Tongren, Margaret Ann Samuels, Jospeh P. Serio, Yvonne Ranft, Deborah Y. VanDervort, Robert J. Mussallem, Darrell S. Townsley, Ellen M. Averett, Richard A. Solomon, Robert K. Johnson, William H. Smith, Jr. and Kim M. Clark were on the briefs. Jack M. Wilhelm, Robin M. Nuschler, Douglas J. Law, Kathleen L. Mazure, Phillip G. Lookadoo, Toni M. Fine, John T. Stough, Jr., Robert I. White, Jacolyn A. Simmons, Kent D. Murphy, Marc Richter, Richard A. Rapp, Jr., Don S. Smith, Steven A. Weiler, Paul W. Fox, Kevin J. McIntyre, Scott S. Ives, Donald C. Shepler, Jr., James Howard, Robert S. Hall, Jr., James F. Bowe, Jr., Steven H. Lasher, Donald G. Avery, David C. Dickey, Robert F. Shapiro, Jack M. Irion, Philip B. Malter, Harold L. Talisman, Jeanne M. Bennett and Robert H. Benna entered appearances.

Jerome M. Feit, Solicitor, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, Joseph S. Davies, Deputy Solicitor, Bethesda, MD, and Susan J. Court, Special Counsel, Washington, DC, argued the causes for respondent, with whom Timm L. Abendroth, Eric L. Christensen, Randolph L. Elliott, Edward S. Geldermann and Janet K. Jones, Attorneys, were on the brief. Thomas J. Lane and Jill Hall, Attorneys, entered appearances.

Henry S. May, Jr., Houston, TX, argued the cause for intervenors, with whom Judy M. Johnson, Clifton S. Rankin, Richard J. Kruse, Jeffrey D. Komarow, James W. McTarnaghan, Allan W. Anderson, Jr., David K. Schumacher, Frederick T. Kolb, Daniel F. Collins, Janice A. Alperin, Christine R. Pembroke, Michael W. Hall, Michael J. Manning, Kenneth R. Carretta, James P. White, William T. Miller, John P. Gregg, Elisabeth R. Myers-Kerbal, Emery J. Biro, III, Norma J. Rosner, David G. Stevenson, Bruce A. Connell, MaryJane Reynolds, Leslie J. Lawner, Jane E. Wilson, Joseph R. Hartsoe, R. Brent Harshman, Richard C. Green, Douglas W. Rasch, John H. Cheatham, III, Bud J. Becker, O. Julia Weller, Paul F. O'Konski, Marge O'Connor, Kenneth E. Randolph, Jeffrey G. DiSciullo, Edward J. Grenier, Jr., William H. Penniman, Glen S. Howard, Sterling H. Smith, Charles F. Wheatley, Jr., Don C. Uthus, Timothy P. Ingram, Paul Korman, Paul W. Mallory, Charles L. Pain, Kathleen T. Puckett, James J. Cleary, R. David Hendrickson, Patrick P. Pope, Ralph J. Pearson, Jr., Linda L. Geoghegan, Marilyn L. Doria, Blaine Yamagata and James Denvir were on the brief. Donald C. Shepler, Jr., James F. Bowe, Jr., Jean E. Sonneman, Kenneth T. Maloney, Gordon Gooch, J. Stephen Martin, Katherine B. Edwards, Mario M. Garza, Mark R. Haskell, J. Paul Douglas, Luke A. Mickum, Leslie J. Lawner, Deborah A. Macdonald, Sherrie N. Rutherford, Clifton D. Harris, Jr., Frederick W. Giroux, Mark D. Foss, Marge O'Connor, James K. Morse, Kevin M. Sweeney, James P. White, Michael J. Manning, Charles J. McClees, Michael A. Kelly, F. Nan Todd Wagoner, Janice H. Parker, Andrew N. Greene, Elisabeth Y. Pendley, Emmitt C. House, Georgetta J. Baker, Paul E. Goldstein, Frank X. Kelly, Maria K. Pavlou, Steve Stojic, Merlin E. Remmenga, David B. Ward, Robert Baker and G. Mark Cook entered appearances.

Appearances were also filed by Carl M. Fink, Howard E. Shapiro, James C. Moffatt, Jennifer B. Corwin, Robert A. Nuernberg, Ronald D. Eastman, Oleta J. Harden, Barbara K. Heffernan, Cheryl L. Jones, Tom Rattray, Gearold L. Knowles, Margaret Ann Samuels, David C. Dickey, Thomas E. Hirsch, III, Britton White, Jr., James D. Senger, James J. Flood, Joel F. Zipp, Leja D. Courter, Ronald E. Christian, James C. Moffatt, Shippen Howe, John R. Staffier, Robert A. Nelson, Timothy C. Bladek, Andrew N. Greene, Edward B. Myers, Carolyn Y. Thompson, Kenneth D. Brown, Frank R. Lindh, Keith T. Sampson, Raymond N. Shibley, Cheryl J. Walker, Thomas J. Eastment, Michael L. Pate, Barbara S. Jost, Michael E. Small, Robin M. Nuschler, John C. Walley, Gary E. Guy, Stephen J. Small, Susan D. McAndrew, Timothy N. Black, David W. Anderson, David L. Huard, David J. Evans, George H. Rothschild, Jr., Charles H. Shoneman, Randall S. Rich, Joel L. Greene, Joseph M. Oliver, Jr., M. Lisanne Crowley, Mark C. Darrell, John B. Chapman, John K. McDonald, Richard E. Powers, Jr., Sylvia P. McCormack, Jeffrey M. Petrash, Phillip G. Lookadoo, J. Neises, S.D. Holbrook, James D. McKinney, Jr., John J. Wallbillich, Joshua L. Menter, Jack P. Grimaldi, J.D. Steelman, Jr., Nicholas W. Fels, Anthony J. Ivancovich, Rebecca S. Haney, John S. Grube, Stuart W. Conrad, Robert B. Langstaff, Michael J. Gianunzio, David W. Rubadue, Marilyn A. Specht, Paul W. Fox, Bruce F. Kiely, Mark K. Lewis, Jack M. Wilhelm, Michael R. Waller, Mark C. Moench, Paul M. Flynn, Frederick J. Killion, Michael Thompson, Wade H. Hargrove, Jr., Donald W. McCoy, Bruce Henderson, Kris L. Terry, Joseph M. Marcoux, Elizabeth A. Ward, Philip F. Cronin, Jr., Stephen L. Huntoon, Nancy J. Skancke, Timothy A. Beverick, Kenton L. Erwin, Scott P. Klurfeld, David B. Robinson, Anita T. Gallucci, Michael P. May, Daniel J. Guttman, Jr., William Bingham, James H. Holt, Don P. Garber, Floyd L. Norton, IV, Dennis D. Ahlers, David I. Bloom, Thomas M. Patrick, John M. Hopper, Jr., Mary A. Walker, Joseph E. Mixon, Nancy J. Skancke, Cecil W. Talley and Arthur L. Smith.

Before: WALD, SENTELLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.*

                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................... 1121
     A.  Background: Natural Gas Industry Structure .................................. 1122
     B.  Order No. 436: Open-Access Transportation ................................... 1123
     C.  Order No. 636: Mandatory Unbundling ...................

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