Appellate Briefs

National Parks Conserv. Ass’n v. FERC  No. 19-72915 and 19-73079 Petition to review denial of request to intervene as a party in post-licensing proceeding, and petition for a writ of mandamus seeking merits review of order granting extension of time to commence and complete construction of Eagle Mountain pumped storage hydroelectric project. Eagle Crest Energy Co., 167 FERC ¶ 61,117 (2019), reh'g denied, 168 FERC ¶ 61,186 (2019). 9th Cir.

NARUC and APPA, et al. v. FERC  Nos. 19-1142 and 19-1147 Amendment to regulations to remove barriers to the participation of electric storage resources in the capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets operated by regional entities.  Electric Storage Participation in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators, Order 841, 162 FERC ¶ 61,127 (2018), order on reh’g and clar., Order 841-A, 167 FERC ¶ 61,154 (2019). D.C. Cir.

Bohon, et al. v. FERC  No. 20-CV-6 (J. Boasberg) Response to (motion to dismiss, for lack of jurisdiction) challenge in federal district court by landowners to exercise of eminent domain authority by Mountain Valley Pipeline, alleging improper delegation of eminent domain authority from Congress to FERC under Natural Gas Act and improper sub-delegation from FERC to private entities. D.D.C.

SFPP, L.P., et al. v. FERC and USofA  Nos. 19-1067, et al. Reasonableness of increased rates for shipment on SFPP’s West Line; various cost of service rate issues, including recovery of income tax allowance. SFPP, L.P., Opinion No. 511, 134 FERC ¶ 61,121 (2011), on reh’g & compl., 137 FERC ¶ 61,220 (2011), on reh’g & compl., 150 FERC ¶ 61,096 (2015), on remand & compl., 162 FERC ¶ 61,228 (2018), on reh’g & compl., 166 FERC ¶ 61,142 (2019). D.C. Cir.

Allegheny Defense Project, et al. v. FERC  No. 17-1098, et al. Rehearing en banc of 8/2/19 D.C. Circuit decision to affirm FERC certificate authorizing construction and operation of Atlantic Sunrise gas pipeline; due process objection of landowners to timeliness of pipeline certificate orders and use of rehearing tolling orders. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, 158 FERC ¶ 61,125 (2017), order on reh’g, 161 FERC ¶ 61,250 (2017). D.C. Cir.

Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office v. FERC No. 18-1069 Motion to dismiss petition for review of order that denied late intervention in agency docket considering Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company’s Connecticut Expansion Project. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., L.L.C., 162 FERC ¶ 61,013 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

FERC v. FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., et al.  No. 18-3787 Petition for rehearing en banc of FERC v. FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (In re FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.), 6th Cir. Nos. 18-3787, et al. (Dec. 12, 2019), concerning the scope of FERC and bankruptcy court jurisdiction when utility seeks to reject FERC-regulated wholesale power contracts in bankruptcy proceedings. 6th Cir.

Enable Miss. & SFPP v. FERC and USofA Nos. 18-1252 and 18-1254 Policy Statement on treatment of income taxes; guidance on treatment of Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes (ADIT) where the income tax allowance is eliminated from cost-of-service rates. Inquiry Regarding the Commission’s Policy for Recovery of Income Tax Costs, 162 FERC ¶ 61,227 (2018), order on reh’g, 164 FERC ¶ 61,030 (2018). Circuit D.C. Cir.

Gulf South Pipeline Co., LP v. FERC No. 19-1074 Certificate to construct and operate Westlake Expansion Project in Louisiana; denial of proposed rate design (proposed separate incremental recourse reservation rate and usage rate for service on the Project). Gulf South Pipeline Co., LP, 163 FERC 61,124 (2018), reh’g denied, 166 FERC 61,089 (2019). Circuit D.C. Cir.

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.