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RACOV (SBN 179815) 801 S. Grand Ave nue, Ste. 1100 L os Ang eles, CA 90017 Phone: (213) 629-2071 Fa x : (213) 623-7755 Em a il: g k@ g ide on la w. ne t RI CHARD TOSHI YUKI DRURY (SBN 163559) L ozeau - Dr

ur y L L P 1516 Oak Stree t, Suit e 216 Alameda , CA 94501 Phone: (510) 749-9102 Fa x : (510) 749-9103 Email: richar d@lozeaudrury .com At tor ne y s fo r P lai nti

ff I GNACI A 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 United States Depa

rtment of Just ice Environmental De fense Section 301 Howar d Street, Suite 1050 San Fr ancisc o, CA 94105 Telephone : (415) 744-6566 Fa x : (415) 744-6476 Email: rochelle.r

ussell@usdoj.gov At tor ne y s fo r D e fe nd an ts I N T HE 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 OAKL AND DI VI SI ON

COMI TE CI VI CO DEL

VAL L E, I

NC., Plaintiff,

v . L I SA J ACKSON, in her of ficial c apac ity

as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protec tion Age ncy , and J ARED B L UMENF EL D, in his official capa city as Reg ional Administrator for Reg ion I X of the U nited States Environmental P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y,

De fe nd a nts

. C a s e N o . 1 0

- c v - 0 0 9 4 6 P JH CONSENT DECREE

C O N SE N T D E C R E E Cas e N o. 10- cv- 00 94 6 P JH Case4:10-cv-00946-PJH Document9-1 Filed06/11/10 Page1 of 71

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- 1 - C ONS EN T D E C R E E Cas e N o. 10- cv- 00 94 6 P JH WHEREAS, on March 5, 2010, Plaintiff Comite Ci vico Del Va lle, I nc. filed the

c omp la int in t he a bo ve -c a pti on e d matte r a g a ins t D e fe nd a nts L isa Jac ks on , in

he r o ff ic ia l c a pa c ity as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protec tion Age ncy , and Jared B lumenfeld, in his official ca

pacity as Reg ional Administrator for Reg ion I X of the U nited States En vir on me 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 h a s f a ile d to undertake a c erta in nondiscretionar y duty under the Clean Air Ac t (“CAA” ), 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401- 76 71 q, a nd

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 CA A, 42 U. S.C. § 7604(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 EPA fo r r e vie w s ta te 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 Sta te a nd a re de sig ne d to a tta in, ma int a in, a nd e nf or c e Natio na l A mbi e nt A ir Qu a lit y Standards esta

blished by

EPA that specify

the maxim um permissible conce ntrations for those pollutants in t he ambient a ir, see 42 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 laintiff’s 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 ); WHEREAS, P laintiff’s complaint alleg es that EPA has fa iled to take timely final ac tion to approve , disapprove, or partially approve /disapprove the I mperial County Air Polluti on Control District Rul e 420, which w as submitted to EPA on or about Aug ust 24, 2007 and includes mea sures to control pa rticulate ma tter emissions from bee f fe edlot operations withi n the I mperial Va lley

(her einaf ter, “ Rule 420”); WHE REA S, o n M a y

19 , 2 01 0, EPA pu

bli sh e d a no tic e in t

he F e de ra l Re g ist e r o f i ts proposed a

pproval of Rule 420, see 75 F e d. Re g . 2 7, 97 5 ( Ma y 19 , 2 01 0) ; WHEREAS, P laintiff’s complaint see ks an orde r fr om this C ourt direc ting EPA to take final ac tion on Rul e 420 pursua nt to section 110(k) of the CAA; Case4:10-cv-00946-PJH Document9-1 Filed06/11/10 Page2 of 71

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- 2 - C ONS EN T D E C R E E Cas e N o. 10- cv- 00 94 6 P JH WHEREAS, t he par

ties have a g ree d to a settlement of this ac tion without admis sion of

a ny iss ue of fa c t or la w; 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, t he pa

rt ie s c on sid e r t

his Con se nt D e c re e to b e a n a de qu a te a nd e qu ita ble

re so lut ion of a ll o f t he c la ims in t

his ma tte 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 ou t pr otr a c te d li tig a tio n; WHE REA S, t he pa

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

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

Ca lif or nia ; WHE REA S, t he Court , b y e nte ri ng thi s Co ns e nt D e c re e , f ind s th a t 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 taking of 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 a t: 1. EPA shall sign for publication in the Fe dera l Reg ister no later than Novembe r 15, 2010 a notice of

the Ag ency ’s final a ction on Rule 420 pursuant to section 110(k) of the CAA. Once signe d, EPA shall deliver the notice to the Offic e of the Fe dera l Reg ister for publication. 2. Whe n E PA’ s o bli g a tio ns un de r P a ra g ra ph1 h a ve 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 Parag raphs 1 a nd 9 by written stipulation ex ecute d by

counsel for

the par ties and filed with the Court. I n addition, the deadlines

e sta bli sh e d in Pa ra g ra ph s 1 a nd 9 ma y be e xten de d b y

the Court

up on mot ion by a ny 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

. 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

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- 3 - C ONS EN T D E C R E E Cas e N o. 10- cv- 00 94 6 P JH the dis c re tio n to a lte r, a me nd or re vis e a ny

re sp on se a nd

/or fi na l a c tio n c on te mpl a te d b y thi s Con se nt D e c re e . E PA’ s o bli g a tio n to ta ke 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 fica tion of EPA’s discretion within the meaning of 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 Pa ra g ra ph1. No thi ng in 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. I n the eve nt of a dispute betwe en the pa rties conc erning the interpre tation or implementation of any

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

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

t h e p a r t i e s c a n n o tr e a c h a n a g r e e d

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

filed, unless Plaintiff has followe d the proc edure set forth in Para g raph 7 a nd provided EPA with written notice rec eived a t least ten (10) business day s befor e the f iling of

s u ch m o t i o n o 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), Plaintiff is both eligible and e ntitled to recove r its costs of litigation in this action, including

rea sonable a ttorney 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 a ttorney 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 w hich the 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. Case4:10-cv-00946-PJH Document9-1 Filed06/11/10 Page4 of 71

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- 4 - C ONS EN T D E C R E E Cas e N o. 10- cv- 00 94 6 P JH 10. The oblig ations imposed upon EPA under this Consent Decr ee ma y only be undertaken using appropr 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

. Pla int if

f a nd EPA sh a ll n ot c ha lle ng e the te rm s o f t his Con se nt D e c re e or

thi s Court’s jurisdiction to enter this Consent Decr ee. 12. The pa

rties ag ree 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 At tor ne y Ge ne ra l, a s a

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

ny su c h w ri 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 a nd /or the At tor ne y Ge ne ra l do no t e le c t to wi thd ra w o r w ith ho ld t

he ir c on se nt, EPA sh 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 . 13

. An y

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 t h er

m ea n s , an d

s en tt o t h e f

o l l o wi n g: For Plaintiff: Gideon Kr acov 801 S. Grand Ave nue, Ste. 1100 L os Ang eles, CA 90017 Phone: (213) 629-2071 Fa x : (213) 623-7755 Email: gk@g ideonlaw.ne t F or De fe nd a nts : Roc he lle L . Ru sse ll U.S. Depar

tment of J ustice Environment and Na

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

ussell@usdoj.gov Geof fre y Wil cox Case4:10-cv-00946-PJH Document9-1 Filed06/11/10 Page5 of 71

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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 y lv a n ia

A v e . , N

. W. Washington, DC 20460 Phone: (202) 564-5601 Fa x : (202) 564-5603 Email: wilcox .g eoff

rey @epa .g ov Kar a Christenson 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) 972-3881 Fa x : (415) 947-3570 Em a il: christenson.ka

ra@e pa.g ov 14. 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: _________________

__________________________________ PHYL L I S J . HAMI L TON UNI TED STATES DI STRI CT J UDGE CO UNS EL FOR

P L AI NTI FF: Dated: June 11, 2010 /s/ Gideon Krac ov (with permission) GI DEON K

RACOV 801 S. Grand Ave nue, Ste. 1100 L os Ang eles, CA 90017 Phone: (213) 629-2071 Fa x : (213) 623-7755 Email: gk@g ideonlaw.ne t RI CH AR D T OSH I YU KI DR UR Y L ozeau - Dr

ur y L L P 1516 Oak Stree t, Suit e 216 Alameda , CA 94501 Phone: (510) 749-9102 Fa x : (510) 749-9103 Email: richar d@lozeaudrury .com Attorneys for Plaintif

f Comite Civico del Valle, Inc. CO UN SEL

F OR DE F EN DA

NT S: Dated: June 11, 2010 I GNACI A S. MORENO Assistant Attorney

Gene ral Environment and Na

tural Resourc es Division Case4:10-cv-00946-PJH Document9-1 Filed06/11/10 Page6 of 71

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- 6 - C ONS EN T D E C R E E Cas e N o. 10- cv- 00 94 6 P JH /s/ Roc he lle L . Ru sse ll R O C H E LLE L. R

U S S E LL Attorney , Environmental De fense Section United States Depa

rtment of Just ice 301 Howar d Street, Suite 1050 San Fr ancisc o, CA 94105 Tel: (415) 744- 6566 Email: roche lle.russell@usdoj.g ov At tor ne y s fo r D e fe nd an ts Case4:10-cv-00946-PJH Document9-1 Filed06/11/10 Page7 of 7