Document: 439 U.S. 320 99 S.Ct. 644 58 L.Ed.2d 549 MOBAY CHEMICAL CORPORATIONv.Douglas COSTLE, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency. No. 78-308. Jan. 8, 1979. Rehearing Denied Feb. 26, See 440 940, 1291. PER CURIAM. 1 Appellant contends that the use of one submitter's data, filed prior to 1970, in consideration another person's application for registration pesticides under § 3 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as added by Pesticide Control 1972, 86 Stat. 979, amended, 89 755, 7 U.S.C. 136a, effects a taking private without compensation violation Fifth Amendment Constitution is extent invalid. A three-judge court was convened former 28 2282 (1970 ed.) proceeded reject these contentions. seeks appeal directly this Court. Having examined papers before us, however, we are convinced whatever may be true with respect data submitted after January 1, FIFRA, does not at all address issues conditions which pre-1970 used considering application. It neither authorizes, forbids, nor requires existing agency practice data. As legal matter, then, appellant's attack on practice, statute. The thus improperly convened, William Jameson & Co. v. Morgenthau, 307 171, 173-174, 59 804, 805, 83 L.Ed. 1189 (1939), Court have jurisdiction entertain direct from judgment such case. 1253; Norton Mathews, 427 524, 528-530, 96 2771, 2773-2775, 49 672 (1976). accordingly dismissed want jurisdiction. 2 So ordered. Mr. Justice BLACKMUN, dissenting. 4 I am view 1975 amendments FIFRA specifically practices EPA permit ratify them. constitutionality statute therefore necessarily drawn into question lawsuit. Flast Cohen, 392 83, 88-91, n. 3, 88 1942, 1946-1948, 20 947 (1968). conclude District properly convened. On merits, would affirm

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