D.C. Rejects Routine FERC Practice of Tolling Rehearing, Forcing Drastic Changes in FERC Practice
By EsqSocial Corporation 01/07/20
On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit), acting as an en banc panel, rejected Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) long-standing practice of issuing tolling orders, which indefinitely extend the agency’s time limit to respond to petitions for rehearing of its orders. The court’s opinion will disrupt routine operations at FERC, and will force FERC-regulated entities to rethink every aspect of FERC practice related to the rehearing...<BR />By: <a href="https://www.jdsupra.com/profile/Beveridge_Diamond/">Beveridge & Diamond PC</a>