ML17207A406

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

ML17207A406
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie, Turkey Point, 05000355
Issue date:	08/24/1979
From:	BOUKNIGHT J A, GRIBBON D M COVINGTON & BURLING, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
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NUDOCS 7909260009
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5d-'~r~<gC'8y0iuse<~>>7~UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONBeforetheCommission))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/Section105aoftheAtomicEnergyActauthorizesthe.CommissionNtoactonthebasisofafinding"byacourtofcompetentjuris-diction"thatalicenseehasviolatedtheantitrustlaws"intheconductofthelicensedactivity."TheFERCisnotacourtofcompetentjurisdiction,anditdidnot,bythetermsofitsdecision,determinetheexistenceofanyviolationoftheanti-trustlaws.Moreover,adecisionconcerningthejustnessandreasonablenessofatariffprovisionsubmittedin1977(andwhichnevertookeffect)cannotconceivablyhaveanyrelevancetothe1/Duetoa'lericalerror,counselforFPLwasnotservedwiththeMotionanddidnotreceiveituntilAugust24-CounselfortheCitieshasauthorizedFPL'scounseltorepresentthattheCitieshavenoobjectiontofilingofthisresponseoutoftime.2/ThedecisionoftheFERCissubjecttoreconsiderationandjudicial'review.FPLintendstorequestreconsideration.

questionbeforethisCommission-whether-certainfindingsbytheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheFifthCircuitconcerningeventswhichtookplacebefore1970establishaviolationoftheantitrustlaws"intheconductofthelicensedactivitywhichwarrantsinitiationofproceedingsbythisCommissionTheFERCdecision,whichwasissuedonthebasisofanexpeditedhearingschedulewhichdidnotpermitadequatediscoveryintoorconsiderationofthetruthorfalsityofantitrustallegations,doesnotpurporttodetermineantitrustissuesThedecisionissubjecttoreconsiderationbytheFERCandtojudicialreview,andis,therefore,byno,meansfinal.Moreover,itisnotrelevanttoanyoftheissuespendinghere.TheMotionseeksonlytoprejudicetheCommission'sconsiderationofthemattersproperlybeforeit.FPLrequeststhatitbedeniedRespectfullySubmittedDana.elM.GrzbbonHerbertDymCovington6Burling88816thStreet,N.WWashington,D~C~20006J.A.Bouknight,JrLowenstein,Newman,Reis,AxelradToll1025ConnecticutAvenue,N.WWashington,D~C~20036August24I1979JohnEDMathews,JrMathews,Osborne,Ehrlich,McNattGobelman&Cobb1500AmericanHeritageLifeBldgllEastForsythStreetJacksonville,Florida32202!.Bp:~//J.A.Bouknxght,JriCounselforFloridaPower6LightCompany UNITEDSTATESOFAY%RICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONBeforetheCommissionIntheMatterof:FloridaPower6LightCompany(St.LuciePlant,UnitNo.1)FloridaPower&LightCompany(TurkeyPointPlant,Units3and4))')))))).)DocketNo.50-335ADocketNo.50-250A50-251ACERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIHEREBYCERTIFYthatcopiesofthefollowing:RESPONSEOFFLORIDAPOWER6LIGHTCOMPANYTOCITIESMOTIONTOLODGEhavebeenservedonthepersonsshownontheattachedlistbydepositintheUnitedStatesMail,properlystampedandaddressedonAugust24,1979.'b'+%IqQ9yg~~go~hg+'bBy:p:5--(AY.L~Lowenstein,Newman,Reis,Axelrad6Toll1025ConnecticutAvenue,N.N.Washington,D.C.20036CounselforFloridaPowerGLightCompany/

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