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O T E C T I O N A G E N C Y , Respondent

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ORDER

F iled J une 10, 2015

B efore: Diarmuid F . O’Scannlain, A. W allace Tashima, and M. Marg aret McKeown, Circuit Judg es.I

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SUMMARY *

Writ of Mandam us

The panel g ranted a petition for a writ of mandamus, filed by the Pesticide Action Network North America and Natural Resource Defe n s e Council, and directed the United States Environmental Pr o t e ction Ag ency ( “EPA”) to file a status report with the Court no later than J u ne 30, 2015 concerning EPA’s response t o petitioners’ 2 007 administrative petition requesting that EPA c ancel reg istratio n for the pesticide chlorpy rifos.

COUNSEL

Patti A. Goldma n ( a r g ued), Matthew B aca, and K risten B oy les, Earthjustice, Seattle, W ashing ton, for Petitioners.

Sam Hirsche, Acting Assistant Attorney General, a nd Erica Z ilioli (arg

ued), U nited States Department of J ustice, Environmental Enfo rcement Section, W ashing ton, D.C.; Mark Dy ner, Office of General C o u nsel, United States Environmental Protection Ag ency , W ashing ton, D.C., for Respondents.

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ORDER

Pesticide Action N etwork North America and Natu ra l Resources Defense Council (collectively “PANNA”) petition for a w rit of mandamus directing the U nited States Environmental Protection Ag ency (EPA) to respond by J uly 1, 2015, to PANNA’s 2007 administrative petition requesting that EPA cancel reg istration for the pesti c i d e chlorpy rifos. B ased on the briefing in this case, events occurring since the initial filing o f the mandamus p e tition, and representations made by c ounsel for EPA at o ral arg ument, we order a s follows:

EPA shall file a status report with the Court no later than J une 30, 2015. I n that status report, EPA shall state whether it intends to finaliz e the pre l i m i nary d enial of PANNA’s administrative petition to c ancel reg istration of chlorpy rifos. I f EP A intends to deny the a dministrative petition, the final denial shall b e issued n o later than September 15, 2 015. I f, after considering
, among other matters, the inf o rmation contained in the public comments r eceive d as of A p ril 30, 2015, EPA determines that it will g r ant the petition in whole

or in part, EPA shall inform the Court of the d ate by which it intends to issue a f

i n a l ruling to that e ffect. F urther, EPA

s hall provide the Court with an ex planation as to why it believes the proposed date is a reasonable, g ood faith timeline for final resolution of the petition.

PANNA may file a response to the status update no later than J uly 15, 2015. I n that r esponse, PANNA shal l inform the Court of its views reg arding the r easonableness of E PA’s timeline for f

inally resolving the p etition and specify ing what additional r elief, if any , it believes is necessary a nd appropriate in lig ht of the course of action EPA proposes.I

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The panel shall retai n j u risdiction o ver any f urther proceeding s related to this petition.