Florida Power & Light Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency and U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Florida Power & Light Company has petitioned for review, pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7607(bXl) (Supp.1979), of a rulemaking action by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7410 (Supp.1979).

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The Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq. (Supp.1979) (the Act), is an attempt to achieve and maintain national air quality standards for the protection of the public health and welfare. Under the Act, the EPA is required to identify dangerous air pollutants, 42…