Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 2.12.2011

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by El Comit[eacute] para el Bienestar de Earlimart and Association of Irritated Residents (collectively ``Plaintiffs'') in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California: El Comit[eacute] para el Bienestar de Earlimart, et al. v. Jackson, No. 11-cv-3779 (N.D. Cal). On August 1, 2011, Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to perform a mandatory duty under section 110(k)(2) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(2) to take timely final action to approve, disapprove, or partially approve/disapprove the proposed state implementation plan commitment for the San Joaquin Valley, as well as regulations pertaining to field fumigation methods, pesticide emission inventory, and field fumigation limits. The proposed consent decree establishes a deadline for EPA to take action.