Process Gas Consumers Group v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
| Decision Date | 01 October 1982 |
| Docket Number | 79-2259,79-2361,79-1713,79-2435,79-1511,79-1346,79-1823,Nos. 79-1336,79-2368,79-1727,79-1765,79-1585,79-1557,79-2409,79-2369,79-1610,79-1569,79-2273,79-1699,79-1655,79-1814,79-1534,79-1824 and 79-1825,79-1497,79-1588,79-1581,79-2297,79-2352,79-1617,79-1449,79-2314,79-1815,79-1568,79-1813,79-1635,79-2323,s. 79-1336 |
| Citation | 694 F.2d 728 |
| Parties | The PROCESS GAS CONSUMERS GROUP et al., Petitioners, v. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture, Respondents, United Gas Pipe Line Company et al., Intervenors. UNITED GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Bob Bergland, Secretary of Agriculture, Respondents, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation et al., Intervenors. The PROCESS GAS CONSUMERS GROUP et al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY et al., Respondents. The PROCESS GAS CONSUMERS GROUP et al., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, American Bakers Association et al., Intervenors. COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, United Distribution Companies et al., Intervenors. UNITED DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Consolidated Gas Supply Corporation, Intervenor. UNITED DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. (Two cases). The BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Public Service Commission of New York, Intervenor. STATE OF LOUISIANA, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. (Two cases). COLUMBIA NITROGEN CORPORATION and Nipro, Inc., Petitioners, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. FIRST MISSISSIPPI CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. (Two cases). ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. (Two cases). CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. (Two cases). UNITED GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. The PROCESS GAS CONSUMERS GROUP, American Industrial Clay Company of Sandersville and Georgia Kaolin Company, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL ENERGY |
| Court | U.S. Court of Appeals — District of Columbia Circuit |
Michael J. Huston, Indianapolis, Ind., with whom Margaret M. Huff, Indianapolis, Ind., and Peter C. Ward, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for Eli Lilly & Co., petitioner in No. 79-2409 and intervenor in Nos. 79-1336, 79-1346, 79-1449, 79-1497, 79-1585, 79-1635, 79-1713, 79-1815, 79-1823 and 79-1824.
Edward J. Grenier, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Richard P. Nolan, Robert W. Clark, III, David A. Gross, William Wewer and William H. Penniman, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for Process Gas Consumers Group, et al., petitioners in Nos. 79-1336, 79-1346, 79-1449, 79-1497, 79-1635, 79-1824 and 79-2259 and intervenors in Nos. 79-1449, 79-1585, 79-1588, 79-1617, 79-1713, 79-1815 and 79-1823.
Edward Gerstenfield, Bethesda, Md., with whom Alfred L. Price, Jackson, Miss., was on the brief, for First Mississippi Corp., petitioner in Nos. 79-1610 and 79-1765 and intervenor in Nos. 79-1346 and 79-1713.
Stephen A. Herman, Washington, D. C., with whom Kevin R. Jones, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for The Fertilizer Institute, petitioner in No. 79-2323, and for The Fertilizer Institute, the American Bakers Assn. and Riceland Foods, intervenors in Nos. 79-1336, 79-1346, 79-1449, 79-1497, 79-1635 and 79-2259.
David B. Robinson, Washington, D. C., with whom James R. Patton, Jr., and Harry E. Barsh, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for State of Louisiana, petitioner in Nos. 79-1569 and 79-2297.
Knox Bemis, Washington, D. C., with whom W. DeVier Pierson, Ross Hamachek, Richard A. Yarmey, M. Frazier King, Jr., Terence J. Keeney, Washington, D. C., and Michelle B. Bolton were on the brief, for United Gas Pipe Line Co., petitioner in Nos. 79-1713, 79-1813, 79-1814 and 79-1825 and intervenor in Nos. 79-1336, 79-1346, 79-1497, 79-1581, 79-1585, 79-1588, 79-1823 and 79-1824.
J. Richard Tiano, Washington, D. C., with whom John R. Schaefgen, Jr., Washington, D. C., and C. William Cooper, Falmouth, Mass., were on the brief, for United Distribution Companies, petitioner in Nos. 79-1534, 79-1557, 79-1581, 79-1588, 79-1699, 79-1823 and 79-2368 and intervenor in Nos. 79-1346, 79-1449, 79-1497, 79-1511, 79-1585, 79-1635, 79-1713, 79-1814, 79-1815, 79-1824, 79-2259, 79-2297, 79-2314. George L. Weber, Washington, D. C., and C. William Cooper, Falmouth, Mass., also entered appearances for United Distribution Companies.
John E. Holtzinger, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Paul H. Keck and John T. Stough, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief for Atlanta Gas Light Co., petitioner in Nos. 79-1617 and 79-2435 and intervenor in Nos. 79-1336, 79-1346, 79-1815 and 79-1824.
William I. Harkaway and G. Douglas Essy, Chicago, Ill., were on the brief for Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., petitioner in Nos. 79-1655, 79-1727 and 79-2314 and intervenor in Nos. 79-1346 and 79-1449.
Charles M. Darling, IV, and David T. Douthwaite, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for Allied Chemical Corp., petitioner in No. 79-2273 and intervenor in No. 79-1449.
Fred K. Harvey, Jr., Augusta, Ga., was on the brief for Columbia Nitrogen Corp., et al., petitioner in Nos. 79-1585 and 79-1815 and intervenor in Nos. 79-1336, 79-1346 and 79-1824.
Nicholas W. Fels and Eric A. Eisen, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for Air Products & Chemicals Inc., et al., for petitioner in No. 79-2369 and intervenor in Nos. 79-1336, 79-1346, 79-1449 and 79-1824.
Bruce G. Forrest, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Alice Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Terrence G. Jackson, Atty., Dept. of Agriculture and Arthur S. Weissbrodt, Atty., Dept. of Energy, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for respondents in Nos. 79-1336, 79-1346, 79-1497, 79-1581, 79-1588, 79-1713, 79-1814 and 79-2409.
Robert S. Greenspan and Ronald R. Glancz, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., also entered appearances, for Dept. of Agriculture, et al.
J. Paul Douglas, Asst. Sol., Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C., with whom Jerome Nelson, Sol., FERC, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for respondent in Nos. 79-1449, 79-1511, 79-1534, 79-1557, 79-1568, 79-1569, 79-1585, 79-1610, 79-1617, 79-1635, 79-1655, 79-1699, 79-1727, 79-1765, 79-1813, 79-1815, 79-1823, 79-1824, 79-1825, 79-2259, 79-2297, 79-2314, 79-2323, 79-2352, 79-2361, 79-2368, 79-2369 and 79-2435.
Howard E. Shapiro, Atty., FERC, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for respondent, FERC.
Gregory Grady with whom Dale A. Wright, Washington, D. C., Thomas E. Midyett, Jr., Knoxville, Tenn., for East Tennessee Natural Gas Co., et al., intervenor in Nos. 79-1336, 79-1346, 79-1449, 79-1511, 79-1585, 79-1815 and 79-1823.
Edwin H. Pewett, Allan I. Mendelsohn and Michael J. Ruane, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for National Meat Assn., intervenor in Nos. 79-1336, 7...
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