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Council of Southern Mountains, Inc. v. Donovan

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 16, 1981No. 80-2536PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion PER CURIAM.

2Per curiam

In November 1978, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) of the Department of Labor issued final regulations requiring coal operators to equip all underground miners with self-contained self-rescuers (SCSRs) that will provide oxygen in the event of a mine explosion or fire.1 The regulations gave coal operators two years, until December 21, 1980, to order and supply the devices. Today we do not review either the propriety of the 1978 regulations or the wisdom of the initial phase-in period.2 Instead we judge a more narrow question: whether on December 5, 1980, the…

3Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States Steel Corp. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Republic Steel Corporation v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. John R. Block, Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. New Jersey v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  4. National Association of Farmworkers Organizations v. Ray Marshall, Secretary, Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. National Helium Corp. v. Federal Energy AdministrationTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1977

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4Cited by23 opinions

  1. Methodist Hospital of Sacramento v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
  2. Clean Air Council v. E. Scott PruittCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  3. Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency, Edison Electric Institute, Chemical Manufacturers Association, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  4. Council of Southern Mountains, Inc. v. DonovanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  5. Air Transport Ass'n of America v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990

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