ELR Citation: ELR 20758
No(s). 76-1192 (D.C. Cir. Aug 26, 1977)

The court holds that the Federal Power Commission (FPC) may issue a conditional certificate of public convenience for a proposed coal gasification plant without writing a full National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental impact statement (EIS). The FPC initially held that it had jurisdicti...