ELR Citation: ELR 20361
No(s). s. 94-5351 et al (D.C. Cir. Dec 12, 1995)

The court affirms a district court decision upholding the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI's) denial of a petition to repeal a Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) regulation permitting DOI to issue notices of violation (NOVs) to mine operators in primacy states. The court first ...