Sierra Club v. Van Antwerp

661 F.3d 1147

• Court: Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
• Decided: January 30, 2012
• Docket: 10-5284
• Status: Published

Opinion

United States Court of Appeals F OR T HE D ISTRICT OF C OLUMBIA C IRCUIT ____________ No. 10-5284 September Term 2011 1:07-cv-01756-RCL Filed On: January 30, 2012 Sierra Club, et al.,

Appellees

v.

Robert L. Van Antwerp, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, et al.,

Sierra Properties I, LLC, et al.,

Appellants

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Consolidated with 10-5297, 10-5345

BEFORE: Garland and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges, and Williams, Senior Circuit Judge

ORDER

Upon consideration of the government’s petition for limited rehearing and the response thereto, it is

ORDERED that the petition be granted. It is

FURTHER ORDERED that the opinion issued November 29, 2011, be amended as follows:

(1) Slip Op., page 13, line 9, insert the following sentence before the sentence beginning with the words “After issuing”: “The regulations create an exception to that obligation where, as a result of informal consultation, the “Federal agency determines, with the written concurrence of the Director [of the Fish and Wildlife Service], that the proposed action is not likely to adversely affect any listed species or critical habitat.” Id. at § 402.14(b).”; and United States Court of Appeals F OR T HE D ISTRICT OF C OLUMBIA C IRCUIT ____________ No. 10-5284 September Term 2011

(2) Slip Op., page 13, last paragraph, line 2, delete the words “It requires” and insert in lieu thereof, “Subject to the exception noted above, it requires”.

Per Curiam

FOR THE COURT: Mark J. Langer, Clerk

BY: /s/ Jennifer M. Clark Deputy Clerk

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