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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:7604 Clear Air Act (Emission Standards)

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NO. C-05-2090 SC 

STIPULATED MOTION TO EXTEND CONSENT DECREE DEADLINE

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE

Assistant Attorney General

NORMAN L. RAVE, JR.

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources Division

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

Tel: (202) 616-7568

Fax: (202) 514-8865

Attorneys for Defendants 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE, ) Case No. C 05 2090 SC

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Plaintiff, ) STIPULATED MOTION TO

) EXTEND CONSENT 

v. ) DECREE DEADLINE

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL )

PROTECTION AGENCY, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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Plaintiff Environmental Defense and defendants United States Environmental

Protection Agency and Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator United States Environmental

Protection Agency, (collectively “EPA”) jointly stipulate to this motion to extend the

deadline in paragraph 4 of the Consent Decree (as modified by previous extensions) from

December 14, 2006 to March 14, 2007.

This action concerns a petition submitted by Environmental Defense to EPA

asking EPA to list diesel engine exhaust as a hazardous air pollutant under section

112(b)(3) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7412(b)(3). On February 15, 2006, the Court

entered a Consent Decree that establishes deadlines for EPA to respond to that petition. 

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/ Paragraph 7 of the Consent Decree also provides that the deadlines in paragraphs 4

and 5 can be extended for a period of 60 days or less without the need for approval by the

Court. In earlier filings, the parties have stipulated to extend the deadline in paragraph 4 of

the Consent Decree from June 12, 2006 to December 14, 2006. 

NO. C-05-2090 SC 

STIPULATED MOTION TO EXTEND CONSENT DECREE DEADLINE - 2 -

Paragraph 7 of the Consent Decree provides that the deadlines in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the

Consent Decree can be extended for a period greater than 60 days with approval of the

Court and that such approval may be granted upon stipulation of the parties.

The parties have agreed that it is appropriate to extend the deadline in paragraph 4 

of the Consent Decree (as modified by previous extensions) to March 14, 2007. 

Accordingly, pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Consent Decree, defendants EPA and plaintiff

Environmental Defense hereby stipulate, subject to approval by the Court, to an extension

of the deadline in paragraph 4 of the Consent Decree for EPA to sign either a proposal to

grant plaintiffs’ petition to list diesel emissions as a hazardous air pollutant or a final

denial of the petition from December 14, 2006, to March 14, 2007.1

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Respectfully submitted on this 11th day of December, 2006.

 Respectfully submitted,

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE

Assistant Attorney General

 /S/ 

NORMAN L. RAVE, JR.

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources Division

P.O. Box 23986

Washington, D.C. 20026-3986

Tel: (202) 616-7568

Fax: (202) 514-8865

Counsel for Defendants

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NO. C-05-2090 SC 

STIPULATED MOTION TO EXTEND CONSENT DECREE DEADLINE - 3 -

 /S/ 

REED ZARS

910 Kearney Street

Laramie, Wyoming 82070

Tel: (307) 745-7979

Fax: (307) 745-7999

Counsel for Plaintiff

IT IS SO ORDERED

_______________________

Samuel Conti

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United States District Judge

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Samuel Conti

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