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CaseNo: ATAIVUEPA374181, Plaintiff: AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC, State: DC Washington D.C., UniqueCaseRef: LCD>ATAIVUEPA374181, Epa, Naaqs, Standard, American Trucking, Risk, Public Health, Environmental Protection Agency, American, Caa, Cir, Ozone, Petitioners, Agency, Power Company, Air Quality, Legal Standard, Ppm, Portland Cement, West Virginia, Risk Assessment, Supreme Court, Automobile Manufacturers, Whitman, Protect, American Petroleum, Service Company, Administrator, Kennecott Holdings, Epa Staff, Casac, Promulgating, Ata, Business Petitioners, Kennecott Energy, Lung Function, Secondary Naaqs , ContentID: 120248119

Case Documents
1 2001-07-27 BRIEF
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93 pages
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2 2001-07-27 BRIEF OF STATE
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95 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 188 pages
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1 . BRIEF

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
STANDARD
AMERICAN TRUCKING
NAAQS
OZONE
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
COURT
PUBLIC HEALTH
RISK
CAA
CIR
PPM
COUNSEL
PETITIONERS
POWER COMPANY
PROTECT
AMERICAN PETROLEUM
LEGAL STANDARD
ADMINISTRATOR
AIR QUALITY
PORTLAND CEMENT
EPA STAFF
CASAC
WEST VIRGINIA
ATA
SUPREME COURT
AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS
LUNG FUNCTION
SECONDARY NAAQS
RISK ASSESSMENT
                                                IN THE



                           FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

                                            No. 97-1441
                                        (and consolidated cases)


                       AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC., et al.,

                                                           Petitioners,
                                                   v.

                          U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,

                                                           Respondent.


                                On Petition for Review of Final Action
                             of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

                                       BRIEF OF PETITIONERS

Thomas Richichi                                            Henry V. Nickel
  Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.                                F. William Brownell
  1350 I Street, N.W.                                      Norman W. Fichthorn
  Washington, D.C. 20005                                   Lucinda Minton Langworthy
  202/789-6000                                               Hunton & Williams
Counsel for Petitioner American Trucking                     1900 K Street, N.W.
Associations, Inc.                                           Washington, D.C.  20006
                                                             202/955-1500
Betty D. Montgomery                                        Counsel for Appalachian Power
Attorney General of Ohio                                   Company, et al.; American Public Power
Judith L. French                                           Association; and National Association of
Bryan F. Zima                                              Home Builders
Assistant Attorneys General
  Office of the Attorney General
  30 East Broad Street, 17th Floor
  Columbus, OH  43215
  614/466-2872
Counsel for Ohio
                                                           (Additional Counsel Listed Inside)
July 27, 2001



SNIPPETS:
  • AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC., et al.,
  • Counsel for State of West Virginia
  • American Portland Cement Alliance;
  • Petitioners.
  • Automobile Manufacturers);
  • American Petroleum Institute;
  • Columbus Southern Power Company; Consumers Energy Company; Dayton Power and Light Company,
  • Midwest Ozone Group; National Association of Home Builders;
  • State of West Virginia; United Mine Workers of America,
  • The respondent in these cases is the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Environmental Protection Agency promulgating revised national ambient air quality
  • These cases previously have been before this Court and were the subject of two opinions
  • American Trucking Ass'ns v. EPA, 175 F.3d 1027, modified in part and reh'g en
  • Cir.
  • this Court on remand from the Supreme Court "for proceedings consistent with
  • rule promulgating revised NAAQS for particulate matter.
  • THE STATUTORY STANDARD
  • Between 1995 and 1997, EPA Revised the 0.12 ppm 1-Hour Ozone NAAQS to an 8-Hour Standard of
  • 26 B. ATA II
  • Not "Requisite" To Protect Public Health
  • EPA's REVISED SECONDARY NAAQS IS ARBITRARY, CAPRICIOUS,
  • U.S.C. § 7407, CAA § 107
  • Administrator Administrator of the U.S. Environmental
  • legal standard governing its exercise of standard-setting
  • Science Advisory Committee or "CASAC") before setting NAAQS.14
  • This does not mean zero risk.
  • Risk Assessment in the Federal Government:
  • EPA staff observed (much as EPA
  • performance on lung function tests (primarily measured as FEV

  • 2 . BRIEF OF STATE

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    AMERICAN
    NAAQS
    STANDARD
    RISK
    AGENCY
    PUBLIC HEALTH
    COURT
    CIR
    CAA
    AMERICAN TRUCKING
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    COUNSEL
    PETITIONERS
    POWER COMPANY
    WHITMAN
    SERVICE COMPANY
    AIR QUALITY
    KENNECOTT HOLDINGS
    LEGAL STANDARD
    RISK ASSESSMENT
    PROMULGATING
    SUPREME COURT
    WEST VIRGINIA
    PORTLAND CEMENT
    BUSINESS PETITIONERS
    KENNECOTT ENERGY
    AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS
    PARTICULATE MATTER
    RULEMAKING
    
                                                   IN THE
    
    
    
                               FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
    
                                               No. 97-1440
                                           (and consolidated cases)
    
                           AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC., et al.,
    
                                                              Petitioners,
                                                      v.
    
                              U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
    
                                                              Respondent.
    
    
                                    On Petition for Review of Final Action
                                 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    
                              BRIEF OF STATE AND BUSINESS PETITIONERS
    
    Thomas Richichi                                           Henry V. Nickel
      Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.                               F. William Brownell
      1350 I Street, N.W.                                     Lucinda Minton Langworthy
      Washington, D.C. 20005                                    Hunton & Williams
      202/789-6000                                              1900 K Street, N.W.
    Counsel for Petitioner American Trucking                    Washington, D.C.  20006
    Associations, Inc.                                          202/955-1500
                                                              Counsel for Appalachian Power
    Betty D. Montgomery                                       Company, et al.; American Public Power
    Attorney General of Ohio                                  Association; and National Association of
    Judith L. French                                          Home Builders
    Bryan F. Zima
    Assistant Attorneys General
      Office of the Attorney General
      30 East Broad Street, 17th Floor
      Columbus, OH  43215
      614/466-2872
    Counsel for State of Ohio
    
                                                              (Additional Counsel Listed Inside)
    July 27, 2001
    
    
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, INC., et al.,
  • BRIEF OF STATE AND BUSINESS PETITIONERS
  • Counsel for State of West Virginia
  • Counsel for Kennecott Holdings Corporation, American Portland Cement Alliance;
  • Counsel for Kennecott Holdings Corporation, Kennecott Energy and Coal Company,
  • Automobile Manufacturers);
  • Inc.; Central Illinois Public Service Company;
  • Columbus Southern Power Company; Consumers Energy Company; Dayton Power and Light Company,
  • The respondent in these cases is the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Environmental Protection Agency promulgating revised national ambient air quality
  • standards for particulate matter pursuant to § 109 of the Clean Air Act,
  • EPA published that rule at 62 Fed.
  • These cases previously have been before this Court and were the subject of two opinions
  • Cir.
  • Whitman v. American Trucking Ass'ns,
  • rule promulgating revised NAAQS for ozone.
  • Those cases also were the subject of the abovecited opinions of this Court and also are on
  • THIS COURT HAS ALREADY HELD THAT EPA IN ITS RULEMAKING FAILED TO APPLY THE LEGAL PRINCIPLE
  • Governing Legal Standard
  • U.S.C. § 7407, CAA § 107
  • National Academy of Science/National Research Council, Risk Assessment in the Federal
  • concentration level "requisite to protect the public health"
  • Risk Assessment in Federal Government: Managing the Process 18-19.
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