Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 19.10.2006

Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement, to address a lawsuit filed by Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense, Montana Environmental Information Center, American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago, Ohio Environmental Council, Valley Watch, Inc., and Sierra Club (collectively "Petitioners") in the United States Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit: Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA, No. 06-1059 (consolidated with Nos. 06-1062 and 06-1063) (DC Cir.). Petitioners requested judicial review of a December 13, 2005 letter sent by the Director of EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards in response to an inquiry from an environmental consulting firm concerning how to address Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) technology in preconstruction permit reviews for coal-fired electric generating facilities under the New Source Review program.