Legal Opinion
Western Oil & Gas Ass'n v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1980No. 78-1941PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners, several oil and gas companies and their trade association, seek direct review of a regulation promulgated by respondent, the EPA, designating certain geographical areas in California as failing to meet federal air quality standards. We hold that our jurisdiction rests on the provision of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, 42 U.S.C. § 7607 (Supp.II 1978), which contemplates judicial review of regionally applicable final agency action, and that the EPA failed to comply with section 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. *805§ 553(b) (1976) (APA).…
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3Cited by46 opinions
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