PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO v. U.S. E.P.A.

No. 99-9542.

225 F.3d 1144 (2000)

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent, Colorado Independent Energy, Amicus Curiae. v.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Holtkamp, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., Salt Lake City, Utah, (Gary E. Parish, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P., Denver, Colorado and Frank Prager, Associate General Counsel, New Century Energies, Denver, Colorado, with him on the briefs), for Petitioner.

Daniel W. Pinkston, Senior Trial Attorney, (Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, Teresa Lukas, Of Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Denver, Colorado and M. Lea Anderson, Of Counsel, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., with him on the briefs), Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado, for Respondent.

Jeffrey G. Pearson, Kelly, Haglund, Garnsey & Kahn, LLC, Denver, Colorado, filed an amicus curiae brief for Colorado Independent Energy Association.

Before BRORBY, McKAY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued two letters opining that a proposed new power plant and an existing plant owned by Public Service Company of Colorado ("PSCo") will constitute a "single source" of air emissions for purposes of air emissions permitting. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7607(b), PSCo brought this appeal to challenge the EPA's determination. The EPA then moved this court to dismiss PSCo's...

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