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| issue date = 08/24/1979
| issue date = 08/24/1979
| title = Opposition to Fl Cities 790809 Motion to Lodge FERC Decision Concerning Util.Decision Was Not Issued by Agency of Competent Jurisdiction;Therefore,Motion Will Prejudice Proper Consideration of Matters.Certificate of Svc Encl
| title = Opposition to Fl Cities 790809 Motion to Lodge FERC Decision Concerning Util.Decision Was Not Issued by Agency of Competent Jurisdiction;Therefore,Motion Will Prejudice Proper Consideration of Matters.Certificate of Svc Encl
| author name = BOUKNIGHT J A, GRIBBON D M
| author name = Bouknight J, Gribbon D
| author affiliation = COVINGTON & BURLING, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
| author affiliation = COVINGTON & BURLING, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
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{{#Wiki_filter:5d-'~r~<gC'8y0iuse<~>>7~UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION BeforetheCommission
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))FloridaPower&LightCompany)(St.LuciePlant,UnitNo.1)))FloridaPower&LightCompany)'TurkeyPointPlant,Units3)and4))'4DocketNo.50-335ADocketNo.50-250A50-251ARESPONSEOFFLORIDAPORTER6LIGHTCOMPANYTOCITIESMOTIONTOLODGEOnAugust9,1979,-theCitiesmovedto"lodge"adecisionoftheFERCinFERCDocketNo.78-19whichconcernsFloridaPower6LightCompany(FPL)..-FPLopposesthemotion.2/Section105aoftheAtomicEnergyActauthorizes the.Commission Ntoactonthebasisofafinding"byacourtofcompetent juris-diction"thatalicenseehasviolatedtheantitrust laws"intheconductofthelicensedactivity."
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TheFERCisnotacourtofcompetent jurisdiction, anditdidnot,bythetermsofitsdecision, determine theexistence ofanyviolation oftheanti-trustlaws.Moreover, adecisionconcerning thejustnessandreasonableness ofatariffprovision submitted in1977(andwhichnevertookeffect)cannotconceivably haveanyrelevance tothe1/Duetoa'lerical error,counselforFPLwasnotservedwiththeMotionanddidnotreceiveituntilAugust24-CounselfortheCitieshasauthorized FPL'scounseltorepresent thattheCitieshavenoobjection tofilingofthisresponseoutoftime.2/ThedecisionoftheFERCissubjecttoreconsideration andjudicial'review.FPLintendstorequestreconsideration.
0    i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission
questionbeforethisCommission
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-whether-certainfindingsbytheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheFifthCircuitconcerningeventswhichtookplacebefore1970establish aviolation oftheantitrust laws"intheconductofthelicensedactivitywhichwarrantsinitiation ofproceedings bythisCommission TheFERCdecision, whichwasissuedonthebasisofanexpedited hearingschedulewhichdidnotpermitadequatediscovery intoorconsideration ofthetruthorfalsityofantitrust allegations, doesnotpurporttodetermine antitrust issuesThedecisionissubjecttoreconsideration bytheFERCandtojudicialreview,andis,therefore, byno,meansfinal.Moreover, itisnotrelevanttoanyoftheissuespendinghere.TheMotionseeksonlytoprejudice theCommission's consideration ofthemattersproperlybeforeit.FPLrequeststhatitbedeniedRespectfully Submitted Dana.elM.GrzbbonHerbertDymCovington 6Burling88816thStreet,N.WWashington, D~C~20006J.A.Bouknight, JrLowenstein, Newman,Reis,AxelradToll1025Connecticut Avenue,N.WWashington, D~C~20036August24I1979JohnEDMathews,JrMathews,Osborne,Ehrlich,McNattGobelman&Cobb1500AmericanHeritageLifeBldgllEastForsythStreetJacksonville, Florida32202!.Bp:~//J.A.Bouknxght, JriCounselforFloridaPower6LightCompany UNITEDSTATESOFAY%RICANUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION BeforetheCommission IntheMatterof:FloridaPower6LightCompany(St.LuciePlant,UnitNo.1)FloridaPower&LightCompany(TurkeyPointPlant,Units3and4))')))))).)DocketNo.50-335ADocketNo.50-250A50-251ACERTIFICATE OFSERVICEIHEREBYCERTIFYthatcopiesofthefollowing:
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RESPONSEOFFLORIDAPOWER6LIGHTCOMPANYTOCITIESMOTIONTOLODGEhavebeenservedonthepersonsshownontheattachedlistbydepositintheUnitedStatesMail,properlystampedandaddressed onAugust24,1979.'b'+%IqQ9yg~~go~hg+
Florida    Power  & Light Company    )                 Docket No. 50-335A (St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 1)   )
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ChairmanJosephM.HendrieOfficeoftheCommissioners U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Commissioner VictorGilinskyOfficeoftheCommissioners U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Commissioner RichardKennedyOfficeoftheCommissioners U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Commissioner PeterBradfordOfficeoftheCommissioners U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Commissioner JohnF.AhearneOfficeoftheCommissioners U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555AlanS.Rosenthal, EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensing AppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555JeromeE.Sharfman,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensing AppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RichardS.Salzman,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensing AppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RobertM.Lazo,.;.Esquire'."
Florida    Power  & Light Company                      Docket No. 50-250A Point Plant, Units 3      )
.AtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RobertA.ablon,Esauz.reSpiegel6McDiarmid 2600VirginiaAvenue,N.W.Washington, D.C.20037MelvinG.Berger,EsquireAntitrust DivisionU.S.Department ofJusticeP.O.Box14141Washington, D.C.20044LeeScottDewey,EsquireCounselfortheStaffU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555r'IC.R.Stephens, Supervisor (20)Docketing andServiceStationOfficeoftheSecretary oftheCommission IU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555WilliamC.Wise,EsquireSuite200101919thStreet,N.W.Washington, D.C.20036WilliamH.Chandler, EsquireChandler, O'Neal,Avera,Gray,Lang&Stripling P.O.Drawer0Gainesville, Florida32602JeromeSaltzmanChief,Antitrust andIndemnity GroupU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555/SamuelJ.ChilkSecretary U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555IvanW.Smith,EsquireChairman, AtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555Valentine B.Deale,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensing BoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555}}
                                      )'Turkey 50-251A and 4)                            )
RESPONSE  OF FLORIDA PORTER 6 LIGHT COMPANY TO CITIES MOTION TO LODGE On  August 9, 1979, the    Cities              moved to "lodge"   a decision of the FERC in FERC Docket No. 78-19 which concerns Florida Power 6 Light Company (FPL).. 2/ FPL opposes the motion.
Section 105a of the Atomic Energy Act authorizes the. Commission N
to act on the basis of a finding "by a court of competent juris-diction" that a licensee has violated the antitrust laws " in the conduct of the licensed activity." The FERC is not a court of competent jurisdiction, and      it  did not, by the terms of its decision, determine the existence of any violation of the anti-trust laws. Moreover, a decision concerning the justness and reasonableness of a tariff provision submitted in 1977 (and which never took effect) cannot conceivably have any relevance to the 1/   Due  to a'lerical error, counsel for FPL was not served with the Motion and did not receive                  it until August 24- Counsel for the Cities has authorized FPL's counsel to represent that the Cities have no objection to filing of this response out of time.
2/   The  decision of the  FERC  is subject to reconsideration and judicial 'review. FPL  intends to request reconsideration.
 
question before this Commission whether- certain findings by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit con cerning events which took place before 1970 establish a violation of the antitrust laws "in the conduct of the licensed activity which warrants  initiation of  proceedings by      this  Commission The FERC decision, which  was  issued on the basis of an expedited hearing schedule which did not permit adequate discovery into or consideration of the truth or falsity of antitrust allegations, does not purport to determine antitrust issues The  decision is subject to reconsideration by the          FERC  and  to judicial review, and  is, therefore, by no,means        final. Moreover,   it is not relevant to any of the issues pending here. The Motion seeks only to prejudice the Commission's consideration of the matters properly before it. FPL requests that          it be denied Respectfully Submitted Dana.el M. Grzbbon Herbert Dym Covington 6 Burling 888 16th Street, N.W Washington,       D~C~   20006 J.A. Bouknight, Jr Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad Toll 1025    Connecticut Avenue,     N.W Washington,       D~ C ~ 20036 John ED Mathews,         Jr Mathews, Osborne,         Ehrlich, McNatt Gobelman & Cobb 1500 American Heritage Life Bldg ll East Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202
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                                          / J.A. Bouknxght, Jr i
Counsel      for Florida  Power  6 Light Company August 24I 1979
 
UNITED STATES OF AY%RICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission In the Matter of:                       )'
Florida Power 6 Light Company            )      Docket No. 50-335A (St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 1)           )
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Florida  Power  & Light    Company    )       Docket No. 50-250A (Turkey Point Plant, Units        3    )                   50-251A and 4)                          . )
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY      that copies of the following:
RESPONSE  OF FLORIDA POWER 6        LIGHT COMPANY TO CITIES MOTION TO LODGE  have been served on the persons          shown on  the attached list by  deposit in the United States Mail, properly stamped and addressed  on August 24, 1979.
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Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad 6 Toll 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.N.
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Chairman Joseph M. Hendrie            Robert A. ablon, Esauz.re Office of the Commissioners          Spiegel 6 McDiarmid U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission   2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20555                Washington, D.C. 20037 Commissioner Victor Gilinsky          Melvin  G. Berger, Esquire Office of the Commissioners          Antitrust Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission   U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20555                P.O. Box 14141 Washington, D.C. 20044 Commissioner Richard Kennedy Office of the Commissioners          Lee  Scott Dewey, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission   Counsel for the Staff Washington, D.C. 20555                U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555            r' Commissioner Peter Bradford Office of the Commissioners          C.R. Stephens, Supervisor (20)
I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission   Docketing and Service Station Washington, D.C. 20555                Office of the Secretary of the Commission                    I Commissioner John F. Ahearne          U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Commissioners          Washington, D.C. 20555 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555                William C. Wise, Esquire Suite 200 Alan S. Rosenthal, Esquire            1019 19th Street, N.W.
Atomic Safety and Licensing          Washington, D.C. 20036 Appeal Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission    William H. Chandler, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20555                Chandler, O'Neal, Avera, Gray, Lang & Stripling Jerome E. Shar fman, Esquire          P.O. Drawer 0 Atomic Safety and Licensing          Gainesville, Florida    32602 Appeal Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission   Jerome Saltzman Washington, D.C. 20555                Chief, Antitrust  and Indemnity Group Richard S. Salzman, Esquire          U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing          Washington, D.C. 20555 Appeal Board Panel                                            /
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission    Samuel  J. Chilk Washington, D.C. 20555                Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Robert M. Lazo,.;.Esquire'." .       Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Ivan W. Smith, Esquire Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Valentine B. Deale, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555}}

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Opposition to Fl Cities 790809 Motion to Lodge FERC Decision Concerning Util.Decision Was Not Issued by Agency of Competent Jurisdiction;Therefore,Motion Will Prejudice Proper Consideration of Matters.Certificate of Svc Encl
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Issue date: 08/24/1979
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0 i UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission

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Florida Power & Light Company ) Docket No. 50-335A (St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 1) )

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Florida Power & Light Company Docket No. 50-250A Point Plant, Units 3 )

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RESPONSE OF FLORIDA PORTER 6 LIGHT COMPANY TO CITIES MOTION TO LODGE On August 9, 1979, the Cities moved to "lodge" a decision of the FERC in FERC Docket No. 78-19 which concerns Florida Power 6 Light Company (FPL).. 2/ FPL opposes the motion.

Section 105a of the Atomic Energy Act authorizes the. Commission N

to act on the basis of a finding "by a court of competent juris-diction" that a licensee has violated the antitrust laws " in the conduct of the licensed activity." The FERC is not a court of competent jurisdiction, and it did not, by the terms of its decision, determine the existence of any violation of the anti-trust laws. Moreover, a decision concerning the justness and reasonableness of a tariff provision submitted in 1977 (and which never took effect) cannot conceivably have any relevance to the 1/ Due to a'lerical error, counsel for FPL was not served with the Motion and did not receive it until August 24- Counsel for the Cities has authorized FPL's counsel to represent that the Cities have no objection to filing of this response out of time.

2/ The decision of the FERC is subject to reconsideration and judicial 'review. FPL intends to request reconsideration.

question before this Commission whether- certain findings by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit con cerning events which took place before 1970 establish a violation of the antitrust laws "in the conduct of the licensed activity which warrants initiation of proceedings by this Commission The FERC decision, which was issued on the basis of an expedited hearing schedule which did not permit adequate discovery into or consideration of the truth or falsity of antitrust allegations, does not purport to determine antitrust issues The decision is subject to reconsideration by the FERC and to judicial review, and is, therefore, by no,means final. Moreover, it is not relevant to any of the issues pending here. The Motion seeks only to prejudice the Commission's consideration of the matters properly before it. FPL requests that it be denied Respectfully Submitted Dana.el M. Grzbbon Herbert Dym Covington 6 Burling 888 16th Street, N.W Washington, D~C~ 20006 J.A. Bouknight, Jr Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad Toll 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W Washington, D~ C ~ 20036 John ED Mathews, Jr Mathews, Osborne, Ehrlich, McNatt Gobelman & Cobb 1500 American Heritage Life Bldg ll East Forsyth Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202

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Counsel for Florida Power 6 Light Company August 24I 1979

UNITED STATES OF AY%RICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Commission In the Matter of: )'

Florida Power 6 Light Company ) Docket No. 50-335A (St. Lucie Plant, Unit No. 1) )

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Florida Power & Light Company ) Docket No. 50-250A (Turkey Point Plant, Units 3 ) 50-251A and 4) . )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that copies of the following:

RESPONSE OF FLORIDA POWER 6 LIGHT COMPANY TO CITIES MOTION TO LODGE have been served on the persons shown on the attached list by deposit in the United States Mail, properly stamped and addressed on August 24, 1979.

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Chairman Joseph M. Hendrie Robert A. ablon, Esauz.re Office of the Commissioners Spiegel 6 McDiarmid U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20037 Commissioner Victor Gilinsky Melvin G. Berger, Esquire Office of the Commissioners Antitrust Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20555 P.O. Box 14141 Washington, D.C. 20044 Commissioner Richard Kennedy Office of the Commissioners Lee Scott Dewey, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Counsel for the Staff Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 r' Commissioner Peter Bradford Office of the Commissioners C.R. Stephens, Supervisor (20)

I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Docketing and Service Station Washington, D.C. 20555 Office of the Secretary of the Commission I Commissioner John F. Ahearne U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Commissioners Washington, D.C. 20555 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 William C. Wise, Esquire Suite 200 Alan S. Rosenthal, Esquire 1019 19th Street, N.W.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Washington, D.C. 20036 Appeal Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission William H. Chandler, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20555 Chandler, O'Neal, Avera, Gray, Lang & Stripling Jerome E. Shar fman, Esquire P.O. Drawer 0 Atomic Safety and Licensing Gainesville, Florida 32602 Appeal Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jerome Saltzman Washington, D.C. 20555 Chief, Antitrust and Indemnity Group Richard S. Salzman, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Washington, D.C. 20555 Appeal Board Panel /

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Samuel J. Chilk Washington, D.C. 20555 Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Robert M. Lazo,.;.Esquire'." . Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Ivan W. Smith, Esquire Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Valentine B. Deale, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

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