United States DC Circuit

Petition for review of accounting order instructing natural gas pipeline companies to expense certain costs associated with the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 is denied where respondent's explanation for its accounting order was reasonable and its responses to petitioner's comments was sufficient.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/16/2007
• Decided 07/24/2007
• Published 07/24/2007

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS, GARLAND and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrea C. Wolfman argued the cause for petitioner.   With her on the briefs were Joan Dreskin and Timm Abendroth.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carol J. Banta, Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   With her on the brief were John S. Moot, General Counsel, and Robert H. Solomon, Solicitor.