Legal Opinion

Natural Resources Defense Council v. Department of Energy

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 2, 2004No. 02-5387PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

2Per curiam

This appeal presented the question whether the Federal Advisory Committee Act (“FACA”), 5 U.S.CApp. 2, applied to a committee the Department of Energy formed to provide it with advice regarding the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence *184Livermore National Laboratory in California. The committee, which is known as the November 2001 Status Review Committee, consisted of federal employees and employees of contractors who manage and operate Department-owned laboratories. The district court held that FACA applied to the committee (and to two other committees…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Food Chemical News v. Frank E. Young, Commissioner, Food and Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  2. Natural Resources Defense Council v. AbrahamDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002

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