Light Truck Fuel Economy Standards:
Ten state attorneys general sue to block implementation
4 May 2006 in Regulatory Economics, Litigation
On April 6 the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration
published final
regulations for the next round of light truck fuel
economy standards. (Warning: the PDF is 371 pages.) Ten state
attorneys general have filed a petition
for review with the 9th Circuit challenging the rule.
The entire text of the petition is below. The basis for the legal
challenge is not specified.
PETITION FOR REVIEW
Pursuant to Rule 15 of the Federal Rules
of Appellate Procedure and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 32909, People of the State of California, ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, State of Connecticut, State of Maine,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, District of Columbia, and City of New York hereby petition the Court to review the final rule of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration entitled “Average Fuel Economy Standards for Light Trucks, Model Years 2008-2011,” and the associated compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq. The final rule has been published
at 71 Fed. Reg. 17,566 (April 6, 2006), to be codified at 49 C.F.R.
Chapter V, sections 523.2, 523.5, and 533.5.