Oregon Natural Resources Council, Inc. v. Kantor

99 F.3d 334 43 ERC 1796 , 27 Envtl. L. Rep. 20 ,469, 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7969 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 13 ,233 OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL, INC.; Oregon Trout; Coast Action Group; Coast Range Association; Environmental Protection Information Center; Garcia River, Friends of the; Klamath Forest Alliance; Marbly Mountain Audubon; Mendocino Environmental Center; Mt. Shasta Area Audubon Society; National Audubon Society; Northcoast Environmental Center; Pilchuck Audubon Society; Portland Audubon Society; Save The West; Sierra Club; Siskiyou Audubon Society; Siskiyou Regional Education Project; Tenmile Creek Association; Trout Unlimited, CA; Western Ancient Forest Campaign, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Michael KANTOR, * Secretary of Commerce; Rolland A. Schmitten, Assistant Administrator for National Marine Fisheries Service, Defendants-Appellees. No. 96-15046. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 16, 1996. Decided Oct. 31, 1996. Michael R. Sherwood, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, Inc., San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Elizabeth M. Osenbaugh (briefed), M. Alice Thurston (argued), United States Department of Justice, Washington,…