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AMERICAN PET. INSTITUTE v. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Nos. 78-1253, 78-1257, 78-1486, 78-1676, 78-1677, 78-1707 and 78-1745.

581 F.2d 493 (1978)

The AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE et al., Petitioners, The Manufacturing Chemists Association and the Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association, Intervenors, v. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION et al., Respondents, Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Liskow & Lewis, Gene W. Lafitte, New Orleans, La., Kirkland, Ellis & Rowe, Edward W. Warren, Robert F. Van Voorhees, Arthur F. Sampson, III, Washington, D. C., for petitioners.

Andrew T. A. MacDonald, Washington, D. C., for Manufacturing Chemists Assoc.

Neil J. King, Washington, D. C., for American Iron & Steel Inst.

Robert L. Ackerly, Marilyn L. O'Connell, Washington, D. C., for Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Assoc.

Carin A. Clauss, Sol. of Labor, Nancy L. Southard, Allen H. Feldman, U. S. Dept. of Labor, William S. McLaughlin, Executive Secy., OSHRC, Washington, D. C., for intervenors.

Gene W. Lafitte, New Orleans, La., Edward W. Warren, Robert F. Van Voorhees, Arthur F. Sampson, III, Washington, D. C., for American Petroleum Institute, et al.

Robert P. Stranahan, Jr., Washington, D. C., for American Iron & Steel Institute, etc., et al.

Robert R. Bonczek, John F. Dickey, Wilmington, Del., for E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.

Harold B. Scoggins, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Independent Petroleum Assoc. of America, Washington, D. C., for Independent Petroleum Institute, et al.

Charles F. Lettow, Lee C. Buchheit, Price O. Gielen, Washington, D. C., for Rubber Manufacturers Assoc., Inc., et al., and Armstrong Rubber Co., and Uniroyal, Inc.

John H. Pickering, Andrew T. A. MacDonald, Neil J. King, Washington, D. C., for Manufacturing Chemists Assoc., American Iron & Steel Institute, et al.

Robert L. Ackerly, Marilyn L. O'Connell, Washington, D. C., for Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Assoc.

Carin A. Clauss, Nancy L. Southard, Benjamin W. Mintz, Assoc. Sol., Sol. of Labor, Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., for Department of Labor.

William S. McLaughlin, Executive Secretary, OSHRC, Washington, D. C., for Occupational Safety and Health Adm.

George D. Palmer, III, Associate Regional Solicitor, Dept. of Labor, Birmingham, Ala., Ronald M. Gaswirth, Assoc. Regional Sol., Dept. of Labor, Dallas, Tex., Eula Bingham, Asst. Sec. of Labor, OSHRC, Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., for Dept. of Labor.

F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, U. S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D. C., for Dept. of Labor.

Griffin B. Bell, Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for Dept. of Justice.

Jeremiah Collins, George H. Cohen, Washington, D. C., for Industrial Union Dept. AFL-CIO.

Before COLEMAN, CLARK, and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

This case presents consolidated petitions for review1 of a new health standard limiting occupational exposure to benzene2 promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor (OSHA), pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 651 et seq. (1975) (the Act). The basis...

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