PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILL. v. F.A.A.

No. 81-1317.

832 F.2d 168 (1987)

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. Dunn, Asst. Atty. Gen. for the State of Ill., of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Ill., pro hac vice by special leave of Court, for petitioner. Tyrone C. Fahner, Atty. Gen. (at the time the brief was filed), Roma J. Stewart, Sol. Gen., William J. Barzano, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. and Alvin Liebling, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Ill. were on the brief, for petitioner. Reed Neuman, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Ill. also entered an appearance for petitioner.

Brian V. Faller, Atty., Dept. of Justice, for respondent. Carol E. Dinkins, Asst. Atty. Gen., Donald W. Stever, Jr., Jose R. Allen, Lawrence R. Liebesman, Attys., Dept. of Justice and Frances M. Recio, Atty., F.A.A. were on the brief, for respondent.

Before: ROBINSON, RUTH B. GINSBURG, and STARR, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.

STARR, Circuit Judge:

This is a petition for review challenging a final rule promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration under the Noise Control Act of 1972. The State of Illinois maintains that the FAA violated applicable statutory requirements by failing to provide a detailed explanation for its decision not to require all certificated airport operators to submit aircraft noise abatement plans to...

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