Opinion ID: 442913
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Judicial Review of the ICC

Text: 14 The scope of judicial review of agency actions is defined by 5 U.S.C. Sec. 706. This court may only set aside the ICC decision if it is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion or unsupported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. 5 U.S.C. Sec. 706(2). This standard of review is very narrow. Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc., 419 U.S. 281, 285-86, 95 S.Ct. 438, 441-42, 42 L.Ed.2d 447 (1974). The reviewing court is not to substitute its conclusions for those of the Commission. Our duty is simply to determine whether there is substantial support in the record, viewed as a whole, for the ICC's findings. Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co., 385 U.S. 57, 69, 87 S.Ct. 255, 262, 17 L.Ed.2d 162 (1966); Universal Camera Corp. v. Labor Board, 340 U.S. 474, 487-91, 71 S.Ct. 456, 464-66, 95 L.Ed. 456 (1951). This court has previously noted: It is rare that a Commission order is not based on relevant factors or that the exercise of its expertise can be termed such an abuse of discretion as to require reversal by the courts. Warren Transport, Inc. v. United States, 525 F.2d 148, 151 (8th Cir.1975). See also Erickson Transport Corp. v. ICC, 728 F.2d 1057, 1062-63 (8th Cir.1984). 15 An examination of the record in this case reveals substantial evidence, on the whole, to support the ICC's decision to grant permission for discontinuance. The memorandum opinion issued by the ICC shows it applied the correct statutory standard and considered all required factors. There is no evidence that the Commission abused its discretion or did not otherwise act in accordance with law. 16 The decision of the Commission is affirmed and the petition for review is denied.