Chevron Chemical Corp. v. United States

OPINION

MEROW, Judge:

This case comes before the court on motions for summary judgment. The matter involves a dispute stemming from actions taken under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. § 136. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1491.

On February 28, 1979, pursuant to FI-FRA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency order suspending registrations for specified uses of pesticides containing 2- (2, 4, 5-trichlorophe-noxy) propionic acid (Silvex), and further issued notice of intent to cancel the registrations for Silvex products. The…