Pacificorp, D/B/A Pacific Power & Light Company v. Lee Thomas, Administrator, Epa

Good Law
883 F.2d 661·20 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20086·1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 19063
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 8, 198888-7184California132 words

Opinion

883 F.2d 661 20 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,086 PACIFICORP, d/b/a Pacific Power & Light Company, Petitioner, v. Lee THOMAS, Administrator, EPA, et al., Respondents. Nos. 88-7184, 88-7231. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 6, 1988. Decided Sept. 8, 1988. Before BROWNING, WIGGINS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 Respondents' motion to dismiss is granted. An EPA notice of violation is not reviewable because it is not a final agency action. See 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7607 (b)(1983); Union Electric Co. v. Environmental Protection Agency, 593 F.2d 299, 304-06 (8th Cir.1979); West Penn Power Co. v. Train, 522 F.2d 302, 310-11 (3d Cir.1975); see also Air California v. United States Department of Transportation, 654 F.2d 616, 620-21 (9th Cir.1981) (FAA letter warning of possible civil penalties not reviewable as non-final).