The following excerpt is from Animal Defense Council v. Hodel, 840 F.2d 1432 (9th Cir. 1988):
Judicial review of agency action in preparing an EIS is governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 706(2)(D) (1982). See Stop H-3 Association v. Dole, 740 F.2d 1442, 1461 (9th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 471 U.S. 1108, 105 S.Ct. 2344, 85 L.Ed.2d 859 (1985). Therefore, "[t]he adequacy of an EIS depends upon whether it was prepared in observance of the procedure
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