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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEE N' L*l( £ P _fi j ' NATURAL RESOURCE S DEFENS E COUNCIL ; CENTE RFO RAUT O SAFETY ; - i JU N| 0199 3 EAS T COAS T OI L CORPORATION ; SHEETZ , Inc. ; and th e , . - AMERICA

NPETROLEUMINSTITUTE , ---—'..._ . AN D CARO L M . BROWNER , Administrator , Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , and th e UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGENCY .

Th e Natura l Resource s Defens e Council , Cente r fo r Aut o Safety , Eas t Coas t Oi l Corporation , Sheetz , Inc. , and th e America n Petroleum Institut e (referre d t o collectivel ya s "NRDC" ) and Caro l M . Browner , a s Administrato r o f th e Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , and th e Unite d State s Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y(referre d t o collectivel ya s "EPA") , intendin g t o b e bound bythi s Settlemen t Agreemen t ("Agreement") , hereb ystipulat e an

d agre e a s follows : 1 ) Subjec t t o paragrap h3 below , thi s Agreemen t resolve s al l claim s o r litigatio no r potentia l claim s o r litigatio n tha t NRD C ha s raise d o r coul d rais e i nanyfedera l distric t cour t pursuan t t o Clea n Ai r Ac t sectio n304(a) , 4 2 U.S.C . § 7604(a) , o r th e Administrativ e Procedur e Act ; i nth e . Unite d State s Cour t o f Appeal s fo r th e Distric t o f Columbi a Circuit , Cas e No . 92-113 7 and consolidate d cases ; i nth e Unite d State s Cour t o f Appeal s fo r th e Fourt hCircuit , Cas e No . 92-153 4 and consolidate d cases ; o r i nan yothe r litigatio no r administrativ e proceedin g wit hrespec t t o th e dat e bywhic hEP A shal l promulgat e fina l standard s tha t requir e certai nvehicle s t o

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b e equippe d wit honboar d system s fo r th e contro l o f vehicl e refuelin g emission s pursuan t t o Clea nAi r Ac t sectio n202(a)(6) , 4 2 U.S.C . § 7521(a)(6) . Onc e thi s Agreemen t become s fina l pursuan t t o paragrap h8 below , NRD C shal l withdra wit s Motio nt o Se t Deadlin e Fo r Promulgatio n o f Fina l Onboar d Standards , Etc . (file d Februar y23 , 1993) .

2 ) N o late r tha nJanuar y22 , 1994 , th e Administrato r o f EP Ashal l (a ) sig n a notic e o f fina l rulemakin g tha t promulgate s th e fina l onboar d standard s require d unde r Clea nAi r Ac t sectio n 202(a)(6) , 4 2 U.S.C . § 7521(a)(6) , and (b ) mak e sai d notic e o f rulemakin g availabl e t o th e public . EP Ashal l submi t b yJanuar y29 , 1994 , sai d notic e t o th e Federa l Registe r fo r publication .

3 ) Excep t a s otherwis e authorize d i n th e motio nfile d i n th e D.C . Circuit , Cas e No . 92-113 7 and consolidate d case s (date d Jun e 2 , 1993) , NRD C ma yfil e i nfedera l cour t a petition , complaint , clai mo r othe r appropriat e motio no r pleadin g tha t seek s a court-impose d dat e bywhic hEP Amus t issu e onboar d standard s unde r sectio n 202(a)(6 ) i f and onl yi f (a ) th e Administrato r ha s no t signe d th e notic e o f fina l rulemakin g o r submitte d sai d notic e t o th e Federa l Registe r fo r publicatio nby th e date s se t fort hi n paragrap h2 above , (b ) th e commen t perio d fo r th e rulemakin g referre d t o i nparagrap h2 abov e doe s no t clos e b yAugus t 22 , 1993 , o r (c ) EP Afail s t o send a statu s repor t lette r t o NRD C n o late r tha nDecembe r 20 , 1993 , tha t estimate s th e dat e bywhich.th e Administrato r wil l sig nth e

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notic e o f fina l onboar d rulemaking , o r i f suc ha lette r i s sen t byDecembe r 20 , 1993 , bu t EPA' s estimat e o f th e dat e bywhic hth e Administrato r wil l sig n th e notic e o f fina l rulemakin g i s late r tha n Januar y22 , 1994 . Befor e NRD C ma yexercis e th e right s unde r thi s paragrap htha t ar e conditione d byth e event s i nsubparagrap h (b) , NRD C mus t firs t provid e EP Awit h1 0 day s notic e afte r th e passag e o f suc htriggerin g event . NRD C ma yno t exercis e it s right s i f durin g tha t notic e perio d EP Aha s take nth e reguire d action . 4 ) Thi s Agreemen t ma yb e modifie d a t an ytim e by consen t o f NRD C and EPA .

5 ) Th e presen t agreemen t doe s no t addres s th e issu e o f attorney' s fees , and NRD C and EPAreserv e an yright s the yma y otherwis e hav e regardin g tha t issue .

6 ) Nothin g i nthi s Agreemen t shal l operat e t o restric t EPA' s o r NRDC' s righ t t o see k furthe r judicia l revie wo f anyaspec t o f th e D.C . Circuit' s Januar y22 , 199 3 decisio ni n Cas e No . 92-113 7 and consolidate d cases . Thi s Agreemen t wil l b e nul l and voi d i f th e resul t o f suc hrevie wi s inconsisten t wit h thi s Agreement .

7 ) Nothin g i nthi s Agreemen t shal l restric t th e righ t o f EP At o contes t th e jurisdictio no f an yfedera l cour t ove r any clai mtha t EP Aha s faile d t o issue , o r shoul d b e ordere d t o issue , fina l onboar d standard s require d unde r sectio n202(a)(6 ) i n a reasonabl e perio d o f tim e o r bya certai ndate . NRD C

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retain s it s right s t o argu e tha t an yfedera l cour t possesse s jurisdictio nt o entertai n an ysuc hclaim . 8 ) EP Aan d NRD C agre e and acknowledg e tha t befor e thi s Agreemen t i s final , EP Amus t provid e notic e i nth e Federa l Registe r and a n opportunit yfo r commen t pursuan t t o Clea nAi r Ac t sectio n113(g) , 4 2 U.S.C . § 7413(g) . EP Ashal l submi t sai d notic e o f thi s Agreemen t t o th e Federa l Registe r fo r publicatio n a s expeditiousl ya s possible . Afte r thi s Agreemen t ha s undergon e a n opportunit yfo r notic e and comment , th e Administrato r and/o r th e Attorne yGeneral , a s appropriate , shal l promptl yconside r an y suc hwritte n comment s i n determinin g whethe r t o withdra wo r withhol d he r consen t t o th e Agreement , i naccordanc e wit hsectio n 113(g ) o f th e Clea n Ai r Act . Thi s Agreemen t shal l becom e fina l o n th e dat e tha t EP Aprovide s notic e o f suc hfinalit yt o th e D.C . Circui t i n Cas e No . 92-1137 .

9 ) Onc e thi s Agreemen t become s fina l pursuan t t o paragrap h8 above , i t shal l b e mad e availabl e t o th e public . A s expeditiousl ya s possibl e afte r thi s Agreemen t become s final , bu t no t late r tha n 1 4 day s afte r i t become s final , EP Ashal l notif y th e Stat e Director s i n eac hstat e tha t contain s a t leas t on e moderat e ozon e nonattainmen t are a o f thi s Agreemen t an d provid e the mwit hcopie s o f it .

10 ) N o provisio n o f thi s Agreemen t shal l b e interprete d a s o r constitut e a commitmen t o r requiremen t tha t EP A obligat e o r pa yfund s i n contraventio no f th e Anti-Deficienc y Act , 3 1 U.S.C . § 1341 .

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11 ) Thi s Agreemen t represent s th e entir e agreemen t betwee nth e NRD C and EPA . Th e undersigne d attorney s fo r eac ho f th e partie s t o thi s Agreemen t hereb ycertif ytha t the yar e authorize d t o ente r int o thi s Agreemen t o nbehal f o f eac hsuc h party .

DAVI D J . KAPLA

N, U.S . Departmen t o f Justic e Environmen t and Natura l Resource s Division ; Roo m

732 4 10t h& Pennsylvani a Ave. , N.W . Washington , D.C . 2053 0 (202 ) 514-099 7

STEVE NSILVERMA

N Attorne y Offic e o f Genera l Counse l U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Washington , D.C . 2046 0 Attorney s fo r CARO L M . BROWNE Ran d th e UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO NAGENC Y

WAR D I . FO X H O Sierr a Clu bLega l Defens e Fund 153 1 P Street , N.W . Suit e 20 0 Washington , D.C . 2000 5 Attorne yfo r th e NATURA L RESOURCE S DEFENS E COUNCI L and th e CENTE RFO R AUT O SAFET Y

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