ELR Citation: ELR 20816
No(s). 95-1582 (D.C. Cir. Jan 31, 1997)

The court holds that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) acted within the scope of its discretion in issuing a regulation that established a rebuttable presumption that loose closures on railroad tank cars transporting hazardous materials result from the shipper's failure to conduct a proper...