ML23046A079
| ML23046A079 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Consolidated Interim Storage Facility |
| Issue date: | 02/13/2023 |
| From: | Abrams M State of TX, Office of the Attorney General |
| To: | Cayce L NRC/OGC, US Federal Judiciary, Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit |
| References | |
| 21-60743, Document: 188 | |
| Download: ML23046A079 (1) | |
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MICHAEL R. ABRAMS (512) 936-1700 Assistant Solicitor General Michael.Abrams@oag.texas.gov Post Of fice Box 12548, Austin, Texas 7 8 7 1 1 - 2 5 4 8 * ( 5 1 2 ) 4 6 3 - 2 1 0 0
- www.texasattor neygeneral.gov February 13, 2023 Via CM/ECF Lyle W. Cayce Clerk of Court United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit 600 S. Maestri Place New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Re:
State of Texas, et al. v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, et al.,
No. 21-60743
Dear Mr. Cayce:
Texas has set forth its jurisdictional arguments at length already and they apply with full force in response to the Tenth Circuits Balderas opinion.
But the Balderas opinion underscores one additional point. The court there recognized that the NRCs jurisdictional argument boils down to the theory that federal courts lack jurisdiction over the agencys orders unless parties comply with the agencys specific internal requirements for appropriate participation. Slip Op.
- 10. But it would require an extraordinary delegation of authority from Congress for an agency to be able to control federal court jurisdiction that way. Kucana v.
Holder, 558 U.S. 233, 251-52 (2010). And nothing in the Atomic Energy Act provides that delegation.
Case: 21-60743 Document: 188 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/13/2023
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- www.texasattor neygeneral.gov Respectfully submitted.
/s/ Michael R. Abrams Michael R. Abrams Assistant Solicitor General Counsel of Record for Texas Petitioners cc: counsel of record (via CM/ECF)
Case: 21-60743 Document: 188 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/13/2023