Dakota Access Pipeline

Filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia

In support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes’ Brief Regarding Remedy

Amici Curiae Brief Of The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, The American Petroleum Institute,The Association Of Oil Pipe Lines, The Chamber Of Commerce Of The United States Of America, And The National Association Of Manufacturers In Support Of Dakota Access, LLC’s Brief On Vacatur

Before the Court is the question of whether two United States Army Corps of Engineers’ authorizations to construct a portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline under Lake Oahe should be vacated during remand on three discrete issues. Vacatur is unnecessary and inappropriate under both prongs of the controlling D.C. Circuit test, set out in Allied-Signal, Inc. v. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm’n, 988 F.2d 146 (D.C. Cir. 1993).