PUBLIC CITIZEN v. STEED

No. 83-1327.

733 F.2d 93 (1984)

PUBLIC CITIZEN and Center for Auto Safety, Petitioners, v. Diane STEED, Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Schultz, Washington, D.C., with whom, Alan B. Morrison, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for petitioners. John Cary Sims, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for petitioners.

Enid Rubenstein, Atty., National Highway Traffic Safety Admin., Washington, D.C., with whom J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael F. Hertz, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Frank Berndt, Chief Counsel, Stephen P. Wood, David W. Allen, Asst. Chief Counsel, Bruce C. Buckheit and Roger C. Fairchild, Attys., National Highway Traffic Safety Admin., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for respondents.

Before TAMM and MIKVA, Circuit Judges, and BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

Section 203 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (the Act), 15 U.S.C. § 1423 (1982), was passed in 1966. It required the development of uniform tire quality grading standards for motor vehicle tires by September, 1968. The primary purpose of section 203 was to provide consumers useful information in selecting tires. Notwithstanding this clear statutory directive...

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