Appellate Briefs

City of Oberlin, et al. v. FERC Nos. 18-1248 and 18-1261 Respondent’s Opposition to Petitioner’s Motion for Attorney Fees Circuit D.C. Cir.

Allegheny Defense Project, et al. v. FERC No. 17-1098, et al. Response in opposition to petition for rehearing en banc. Circuit D.C. Cir.

Cal. Trout v. Hoopa Valley Tribe and FERC No. 19-257 Opposition to petition for certiorari, seeking Supreme Court review of 1/25/2019 D.C. Circuit decision that states waived their Clean Water Act section 401 conditioning authority when license applicant repeatedly withdrew and then resubmitted its application for state water quality certificate; comprehensive settlement agreement as to relicensing and removal of hydroelectric developments on the Klamath River. PacifiCorp, 147 FERC ¶ 61,216 (2014), reh’g denied, 149 FERC ¶ 61,038 (2014). Circuit S. Ct.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. FERC Nos. 18-1128, et al. (Supplemental Brief) Conditional certificate authorizing construction and operation of the PennEast Pipeline in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC, 162 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2018), order on reh’g, 164 FERC ¶ 61,098 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, et al. v. FERC No. 18-1224, et al. (Supplemental Brief) Conditional certificate authorizing construction and operation of Atlantic Coast Pipeline in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, 161 FERC ¶ 61,042 (2017), order on reh’g, 164 FERC ¶ 61,100 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

North Carolina Utilities Comm’n v. FERC No. 19-42 Opposition to petition for a writ of certiorari seeking Supreme Court review of the D.C. Circuit decision in North Carolina Utilities Commission v. FERC, 761 Fed. App’x 9 (D.C. Cir. 2019) (unpublished), affirming FERC orders accepting initial recourse rates for several natural gas pipeline projects constructed and operated by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC. Transco. Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 156 FERC ¶ 61,092 (2016), order on reh’g, 161 FERC ¶ 61,211 (2017); Transco. Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 156 FERC ¶ 61,022 (2016), order on reh’g, 161 FERC ¶ 61,212 (2017); Transco. Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (2017), order on reh’g, 161 FERC ¶ 61,250 (2017). Circuit S. Ct.

Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office v. FERC No. 19-1009 Certificate authorizing construction and operation of Tennessee’s Connecticut Expansion Project in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; denial of late intervention. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C., 162 FERC ¶ 61,013 (2018) (and earlier 4/12/17 notice to proceed), reh’g denied, 165 FERC ¶ 61,170 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir

Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, et al. v. FERC No. 18-1224, et al. Conditional certificate authorizing construction and operation of Atlantic Coast Pipeline in West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, 161 FERC ¶ 61,042 (2017), order on reh’g, 164 FERC ¶ 61,100 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir

Nebraska Public Power Dist. v. FERC No. 19-1553 Revisions to Southwest Power Pool tariff, to incorporate Tri-State Generation and Transmission as a SPP transmission owner; allocation of costs among SPP zones. Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Op. No. 562, 163 FERC ¶ 61,109 (2018), reh’g denied, Op. No. 562-A, 166 FERC ¶ 61,019 (2019). Circuit 8th Cir.

N. Va. and Old Dominion Elec. Coop. v. FERC Nos. 17-1262, et al. Calculation of incremental costs related to placing three transmission lines underground in Virginia; allocation of incremental costs to wholesale transmission customers outside of Virginia. Old Dominion Elec. Coop., et al. v. Virginia Elec. and Power Co., 146 FERC ¶ 61,200 (2014), reh’g denied, 161 FERC ¶ 61,055 (2017); Opinion No. 555, 161 FERC ¶ 61,054 (2017), order on reh’g & compl., 164 FERC ¶ 61,006 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

American Whitewater, et al. v. FERC No. 18-70765 Supplemental brief at direction of Court addressing caselaw and amended statutory authority on issues of mootness and proper remedy; appeal of order granting 2-year stay of construction deadline for Enloe Hydro Project and denying late intervention. Pub. Util. District No. 1 of Okanogan County, Wash., 160 FERC ¶ 61,094 (2017), reh’g denied, 162 FERC ¶ 61,040 (2018). Circuit 9th Cir.

No. 18-1298 Order rejecting proposed revisions to BG&E formula transmission rate, seeking to recover previously-incurred tax amounts. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., 161 FERC ¶ 61,163 (2017), order on reh’g & clar., 164 FERC ¶ 61,173 (2018).   D.C. Cir.

Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. FERC Nos. 18-1128, et al. Conditional certificate authorizing construction and operation of the PennEast Pipeline in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. PennEast Pipeline Co., LLC, 162 FERC ¶ 61,053 (2018), order on reh’g, 164 FERC ¶ 61,098 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

INEOS USA LLC v. FERC and USofA Nos. 18-1081 and 18-1200 Orders on tariff revisions; finding that certain revisions are outside FERC jurisdiction (abandonments of service) or do not raise material issues of fact requiring suspension or hearing. Leveret Pipeline Co. and Mid-America Pipeline Co., 160 FERC ¶ 62,020 (2017), order on tariff filings and denying reh’g, 162 FERC ¶ 61,038 (2018), reh’g denied, 163 FERC ¶ 61,180 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

City of Mackinac Island v. FERC No. 18-983 Opposition to a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking Supreme Court review of the D.C. Circuit decision in Verso Corp. v. FERC, 898 F.3d 1 (D.C. Cir. 2018), affirming FERC orders on refunds and surcharges of previously-allocated costs associated with the operation of System Support Resource generating units, located in the American Transmission Co. service territory, under the MISO tariff. Pub. Serv. Comm’n of Wisc. v. Midcontinent Indep. Sys. Oper., Inc., et al., order on complaint & reh’g, 148 FERC ¶ 61,071 (2014), order on reh’g & compl., 150 FERC ¶ 61,104 (2015), order on reh’g & clar., 156 FERC ¶ 61,205 (2016); order on tariff rev’ns, 152 FERC ¶ 61,216 (2015), order on reh’g & compl., 155 FERC ¶ 61,134 (2016). [Brief filed by the Solicitor General of the United States]. Circuit S. Ct.

City of Oberlin, et al. v. FERC Nos. 18-1248 and 18-1261 Conditional certificate authorizing construction and operation of NEXUS pipeline project in Ohio and Michigan. NEXUS Gas Transmission LLC, et al., 160 FERC ¶ 61,022 (2017), order on reh’g, 164 FERC ¶ 61,054 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. FERC No. 16-1433 Response in opposition to petition for rehearing of court’s 1/15/19 decision, affirming (by 2-1 vote) FERC orders on recovery of development and construction costs associated with transmission upgrade (SOCRE project), if abandoned or cancelled for reasons beyond SDG&E’s control. San Diego Gas & Electric Co., 154 FERC ¶ 61,158 (2016), reh’g denied, 157 FERC ¶ 61,056 (2016). Circuit D.C. Cir.

FERC v. Powhatan Energy Fund, et al. No. 18-2326 Appeal from 9/24/18 district court ruling (Judge Lauck, E.D. Va.), denying motion to dismiss, that FERC enforcement action is not barred by federal statute of limitations. Circuit 4th Cir.

El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. FERC No. 18-1183 Orders, following hearing and ALJ decision, on various ratemaking issues (raised by both pipeline and shippers) in El Paso general rate case. El Paso Natural Gas Co., Op. No. 528, 145 FERC ¶ 61,040 (2013), order on reh’g and compl., 154 FERC ¶ 61,120 (2016), order on compl. and reh’g, 163 FERC ¶ 61,079 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

In re: Siskiyou County Water Users Ass’n No. 18-1316 Response in opposition to petition for a writ of mandamus, seeking to direct the Commission to act immediately on 4/24/18 motion to dismiss (for lack of FERC jurisdiction) application to transfer Klamath River hydroelectric project license for the purpose of removing lower Klamath River dams. Circuit D.C. Cir.