SEATTLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEDERATION v. F.A.A.

No. 90-70253.

961 F.2d 829 (1992)

SEATTLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEDERATION, a Washington nonprofit corporation, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; Samuel Skinner, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Eglick and Henryk J. Hiller, Seattle, Washington, for petitioner.

Peter R. Steenland, Jr., and J. Carol Williams, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondents.

Before: WRIGHT, BRUNETTI, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Seattle Community Council Federation ("SCCF") challenges an order of the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") which changed the flight patterns of turbine-powered aircraft using the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ("Sea-Tac"). The FAA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact ("FONSI") caused by the changes, thus relieving the FAA of preparing an Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS"). SCCF claims that the decision not to...

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