Arkansas Power & Light Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
725 F.2d 716 (1984)
Relevant factsFree
Coal-burning utilities (plaintiffs) petitioned the ICC (defendant) to institute rulemaking to collect data needed for setting rates railroads could charge captive shippers; the ICC declined, explaining that such data collection would be unnecessarily burdensome and that developing standards case-by-case through individual adjudications, with adequate procedures for obtaining similar data, would be more efficient.
IssueFree
Whether a court may compel an agency to institute rulemaking proceedings.
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