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- c v - 01 95 4 CRB I GNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney

Gene ral Environment and Na

tural Resourc es Division ROCHEL L E L . RUSS EL L(Cal. B ar N o. 244992) Trial Attorne y U.S. Depar

tment of J ustice Environmental De fense Section 301 Howar d Street, Suite 1050 San Fr ancisc o, CA 94150 Tel: (415) 744- 6566 Fax : (415) 744-6476 Email: roche lle.russell@usdoj.g ov At tor ne yfor De fe nd an ts

UN I TE D ST AT ES D I STR I CT C OU RT F O R T H E N O R T H E R

N D IS T R IC T O F C A LIF O R N IA SAN FRANCI SCO DI VI SI ON

SI ERRA CL UB and MEDI CAL AD VO CA TE S F OR

HE AL TH Y A I R, Pla int if fs , v . L I SA P. J ACKSON, in her of ficial c apac ity

as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protec tion Age ncy , and J ARED B LUMENF EL D, in his official capa city as Reg ional Administrator for Reg ion IX of the United States Environmental Protection Ag ency ,

De fe nd ants

. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Ca se No . 1 0- c v- 01 95 4 CRB
CO NSE NT DE CREE Case3:10-cv-01954-CRB Document18-1 Filed11/08/10 Page1 of 71

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C O N S E N T D E C R E E Ca s e No. 10

- c v - 01 95 4 CRB 1 WHEREAS, on May

6, 2010, Plaintiffs Si err a Club and Medica l Advocate s for He althy Air filed the c omplaint in the above-c aptioned matter ag ainst Defe ndants L isa P. J ackson, in he r officia l capa city

as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protec tion Age ncy , and J are d Blumenf

eld, in his official c apac ity as Reg ional Administrator for Reg ion I X of the United State s E nv ir onme nta l Pr ote c tio n A g e nc y (c oll e c tiv e ly , “ EPA ” ), a lle g ingthat E PA f a ile d to fu lf

ill
a ce rtain nondiscre tionary duty under the Clean Air Ac t (“CAA” ), 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7671q, and that su c h a lle g e d f

a ilure is a c tio na

ble un de r s e c tio n 3 04 (a )( 2) of the Ac t, 4 2 U .S. C. § 76 04 (a )( 2) ; WHE REA S, s e c tio n 1 10 (a )( 1) of the CA A, 42 U. S.C. § 7 41 0( a )( 1) , r e qu ir e s State s to
a do pt a nd su bmi t to EPAfo r r e vie w s tate imp le me ntatio n p lans (“ SI Ps” ), wh ic h e sta bli sh specific control mea sures a nd other re quirements that apply to particular

source s of air pollution wi thi n a State and are de signe d to atta in, ma int a in, and e nf or c e Natio na l A mbi e nt A ir Qu a lity Standards esta

blished by

EPA that specify

the maxim um permissible conce ntrations for those pollutants in t he ambient a ir, see42 U. S.C. §§ 74 08 , 7 40 9; WHEREAS, section 110(k) of the CAA, 42 U .S.C. § 7410(k), sets forth the proc ess by wh ic h E PA i s to re vie w SI P su bmi ssi on s, inc lud ingSI P r e vis ion s; WHEREAS, P laintiffs’ complaint alleg es that EPA has a nondiscretionar

y duty to act on SI P submi ssions and revisions submitt ed to EPA within the time lines set forth in section 11 0( k) (2 ) o f t

he CA A, 42 U. S.C. § 7 41 0( k) (2 ); WHE REA S, Pl a int if

fs ’ c omp la int

a lle g e s th at E PA h a s f

a ile d to take tim e ly

a c tio n to approve or disapprove the San J oaquin Valley Air Polluti on Control District’s 8-Hour Ozone Plan, which was submitted to EPA on November 16, 2007 and includes r egulatory and ince ntivebased me asure s to reduce emissions of nitroge n ox ides and volatile org anic c ompounds, which
rea ct in the atmosphere to form ozone, throug hout the San J oaquin Valley (her einaf ter, the “ 8- Hour Ozone Plan”) ; WHEREAS, P laintiffs’ complaint see ks an orde r fr om this C ourt direc ting EPA to take action on the 8- Hour Ozone Plan pursua nt to section 110(k) of the CAA; WHEREAS, t he par

ties have a g ree d to a settlement of this ac tion without admis sion of
any iss ue of fa c t or law; Case3:10-cv-01954-CRB Document18-1 Filed11/08/10 Page2 of 71

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- c v - 01 95 4 CRB 2 WHE REA S, E PA i nte nd s to pr ov ide pu bli c no tic e and

an o pp or tun ity to c omm e nt o n it s proposed a ction on any

SI P submi ssion, or revision there to, that provides a ba sis for the fina l action spec ified in Paragraph 1 be low, and to consider and addr ess in that final ac tion any
re le va nt c omm e nts re c e ive d; WHEREAS, t he par

ties, by enter ing into this Consent Decr ee, do not wa ive or limit any claim or de fense , on any

g rounds, re lated to any

final EPA ac tion; WHE REA S, the pa

rt ie s c on sid e r t

his Con se nt D e c re e to b e an a de qu ate and e qu ita ble
re so lut ion of a ll o f t he c la ims in t

his matte r; WHEREAS, i t is in t he intere st of the public, the par ties, and judicial ec onomy to resolve thi s matte r w ith out pr otr a c te d li tig atio n; WHE REA S, the pa

rt ie s a g re e that th is C ourt ha s juri sd ic tio n o ve r t

his matte r p ur su ant t o the citizen suit provisi on in section 304(a) (2) of the CAA and that venue lies in the Nor thern Di str ic t of

Ca lif or nia ; WHE REA S, the Court , b y e nte ri ngthi s Co ns e nt D e c re e , f ind s th at th e Con se nt D e c re e is fair, r easona

ble, in the public intere st, and consistent with the CAA; NOW THEREFORE, be fore the takingof testimony , without trial or deter mination of any issue of fa ct or law , and upon the c onsent of the pa rties, it is hereby

order ed, adjudg ed and de c re e d th at: 1. No later

than Dec ember

15, 2011, EPA shall sign a notice of the Ag ency ’s final action on the 8- Hour Ozone Plan pursua nt to section 110(k) of the CAA, and ther eaf ter send the notice to the Of

fice of the F eder al Reg ister for publication. 2. Whe n E PA’ s o bli g atio ns un de r P ara g ra ph1 h ave be e n c omp le te d, the pa rt ie s w ill file a joint reque st to the Court to di smiss t his matter with prejudice

. 3. The pa

rties may extend the deadlines e stablished in Paragraphs 1 a nd 9 by written stipulation ex ecute d by

counsel for

the par ties and filed with the Court. In addition, the deadlines
e sta bli sh e d in Para g ra ph s 1 and 9 ma y be e xten de d b y

the Court

up on mot ion by any pa rt y to t his Consent Decr ee f

or g ood cause shown, afte r consider ation of any response by

the non-moving party

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- c v - 01 95 4 CRB 3 4. Nothing in this Consent Dec ree shall be construe d to limi t or modify the discretion ac corde d EPA by the CAA and by

g ener al principles of

administrative law, including the dis c re tio n to a lte r, ame nd or re vis e any

re sp on se and

/or fi na l a c tio n c onte mpl ate d b y thi s Con se nt D e c re e . E PA’ s o bli g atio n to take the a c tio n s e t f or th i n Pa ra g ra ph1 b y the tim e specifie d there in does not constitute a limitation or modi fication of EPA’s discretion within the meaningof this para g raph. 5. Nothing in this Consent Dec ree shall be construe d to confe r upon the district cour t jur isd ic tio n to re vie w a

ny de c isi on ma de in t he fi na l a c tio n id e nti fi e d in Para g ra ph1. No thi ngin this Cons ent Dec ree shall be construe d to confe r upon the district cour t jurisdiction to review any issues that are within the exclusi ve jurisdiction of the United States Courts of Appe als pursuant to sections 307(b)( 1) and 505 of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7607(b)(1) , 7661d. 6. This Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforc e the ter ms of this Cons ent Dec ree and to consider

any reque sts for costs of litigation, including attorne y s’ fe es. 7. In the eve nt of a dispute betwe en the pa rties conc erningthe interpre tation or implementation of any

aspec t of this Consent Decre e, the disputingparty shall provide the other party with a written notice outlining the natur e of the dispute and re questinginformal

n e g o t i at i o n s . If

th e p art i e s c an n o tr e a c hana g r e e d

- u p o nr e s o l u t i o nw i th i nt e n( 1 0 ) b u s i n e s s d ays afte r re ceipt of the notice, any party may move the Court to resolve the dispute. 8. No motion or other proc eedingseekingto enforc e this Consent Decr ee sha ll be considere d proper ly

filed, unless Plaintiffs have f ollowed the proc edure set forth in Para g raph 7 and provide d EPA with written notice re ceive d at least ten ( 10) business day s befor e the f iling of
s u ch m o t i o no r p ro ce ed i n g. 9

. EPA ag ree s that, pursuant to section 304(d) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. § 7604(d), Plaintiffs are both e ligible a nd entitled to rec over the ir costs of litigation in thi s action, including
rea sonable attorney s’ fe es, incurr ed prior to e ntry of this Consent Decr ee. T he dea dline for f iling a bill of costs pursuant to L ocal Rule 54-1 a nd a motion for costs of litig ation, including
rea sonable attorney s’ fe es, pursua nt to L ocal Rule 54-6 f

or ac tiviti es per formed in this ca se prior to entry of this Consent Decr ee, is he reby extended until 90 day s after the date on which the Case3:10-cv-01954-CRB Document18-1 Filed11/08/10 Page4 of 71

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- c v - 01 95 4 CRB 4 Court e nte rs thi s Co ns e nt D e c re e . D ur ingthi s ti me the pa rt ie s sh a ll s e e k to re so lve inf or ma lly any claim for c osts of liti g ation, including r easona ble attorne y s’ fe es. 10. The oblig ations imposed upon EPA under this Consent Decr ee ma y only be undertaken usingappropr iated funds. No pr ovisions of this C onsent Dec ree shall be interpr eted
as or c onstitut e a c ommitm ent or re quirement that EPA oblig ate or pay funds in contravention of the Anti-De ficienc y

Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1341, or any other a pplicable f

eder al law. 11. The pa

rties agree and ac knowledg e that bef ore this Consent Dec ree is entere d by the Court, EPA must provide notice of this Consent Dec ree in the Fe dera l Reg ister and a n opportunity

for public c omment pursuant to section 113(g ) of the CAA , 42 U.S.C. § 7413(g)

. After this Cons ent Dec ree has under g one notice a nd comment, the Administrator a nd/or the Attor ne y Ge ne ra l, a s a

pp ro pr iate , s ha ll p ro mpt ly c on sid e r a

ny su c h wri tte n c omm e nts in deter mining whe ther to withdraw or withhold their conse nt to the Consent Decr ee, in a ccor dance wi th s e c tio n 1 13 (g ) o f t

he CA A. I f t

he Ad min ist rator and /or the Attor ne y Ge ne ra l do no t e le c t to wi thd ra w o r w ithho ld t

he ir c on se nt, EPAsh a ll p ro mpt ly fi le a mot ion that r e qu e sts the Court

to enter this Cons ent Dec ree . 12

. Any

no tic e s r e qu ir e d o r p ro vid e d f or by thi s Co ns e nt D e c re e sh a ll b e ma de in
wr i t i n g, v i a f

ac s i m i l e, e- m ai l o r o th er

m ea n s , an d

s en tt o th e f

o l l o wi n g: F or Pla int if fs : Paul R. Cort Debor ah S. Reames Earthjustice 426 17th Street, 5th Floor Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 550-6725 Fax : (510) 550-6749 Email: pcort@ea

rthjustice.org Email: dreame s@ear

thjusti ce.or g F or De fe nd ants : Roc he lle L . Ru sse ll U.S. Depar

tment of J ustice Environment and Na

tural Resourc es Division 301 Howar d Street, Suite 1050 San Fr ancisc o, CA 94105 Phone: (415) 744-6566 Fax : (415) 744-6476 Email: rochelle.r

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- c v - 01 95 4 CRB 5 J an Tier ney Offic e of G ener al Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Ag ency Ariel Rios Bldg ., MC 2344A 1 2 0 0 Pe n n s ylv an ia

A v e . , N

. W. Washington, DC 20460 Phone: (202) 564-5598 Fax : (202) 564-5603 Email: tierney .jan@epa .g ov J eanhe e Hong Offic e of Reg ional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Ag ency 75 Hawthor

ne Stree t, ORC-2 San Fr ancisc o, CA 94105 Phone: (415) 972-3921 Fax : (415) 947-3570 Email: hong.je anhee @epa .g ov 13. The unde rsig ned re prese ntatives of ea ch par ty cer tify that they are fully authorized by the par ty that they repr esent to bind that party to the terms of this Consent Decr ee.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: _________________

__________________________________ CHARL ES R. BREYER UNI TED STATES DI STRI CT J UDGE
CO UN SEL F OR

P LA IN TIF F S: Date d: N ov e mbe r 8 , 2 01 0 /s/ Pa ul R . Co rt PAU LR. C OR T DEB ORAH S. REAMES Earthjustice 426 17 Street, 5 Floor

th th Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 550-6725 Em a il: p co rt @ ea rt h

j u s t i ce . o rg Email: dreame s@ear

thjusti ce.or g Counsel for Plaint iffs Si erra Club and M e dic al A dv oc ate

s fo r H e alt hy Ai r CO UN SEL F OR

DE F EN DA NT S: Dated: Nove mber 8, 2010 I GNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney

Gene ral Environment and Na

tural Resourc es Division /s/ Roc he lle L . Ru sse ll R O C H E LLE L. R

U S S E LL T r i a l A t t o r

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