Ruling Could Create 'Long Road' For Next Suit Over Data Quality Challenge

摘要

Industry could face a "long road" ahead waiting several years before a court will hear a new case on whether Data Quality Act (DQA) challenges against EPA and other agencies are judicially reviewable after a federal appellate court's recent ruling sidestepped the issue, though some DQA proponents argue that courts have found the challenges to be reviewable.rnSeveral DQA petitions are pending at EPA challenging agency data underpinning its climate and other rules, but even if EPA denies those petitions it could be several years before a lawsuit challenging that denial makes it to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or another appeals court, sources say. Still, a legal source says, "Everyone would like to see a court, particularly the D.C. Circuit, squarely address the issue of review."