No. IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT SIERRA CLUB, WEST VIRGINIA RIVERS COALITION, WEST VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY, APPALACHIAN VOICES, and CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK, Petitioners v. UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; MARK T. ESPER, in his official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Army; TODD T. SEMONITE, in his official capacity as U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; PHILIP M. SECRIST, in his official capacity as District Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, and MICHAEL E. HATTEN, in his official capacity as Chief, Regulatory Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District Respondents PETITION FOR REVIEW DEREK O. TEANEY JOSEPH M. LOVETT BENJAMIN A. LUCKETT APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES, INC. P.O. Box 507 Lewisburg, WV 24901 Telephone: (304) 793-9007 Email: dteaney@appalmad.org Counsel for Petitioners Pursuant to Section 19(d)(1) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. §717r(d)(1), and Rule 15(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, SIERRA CLUB, WEST VIRGINIA RIVERS COALITION, WEST VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS CONSERVANCY, APPALACHIAN VOICES, and CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK hereby petition the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for review of the February 7, 2018 issuance by the United States Army Corps of Engineers of an authorization under Nationwide Permit 12 for the discharge of dredged and/or fill material to Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC (United States Army Corps of Engineers File Number LRH-2014-00484-GBR) (hereinafter, “NWP 12 Authorization”). In accordance with Local Rule 15(b), a copy of the NWP Authorization is attached hereto as Exhibit A. In accordance with Rule 15(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, parties that may have been admitted to participate in the underlying procedure have been served with a copy of this Petition. Pursuant to Local Rule 15(b), attached hereto is a list of Respondents specifically identifying the Respondents’ names and addresses. DATED: July 3, 2018 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Derek O. Teaney DEREK O. TEANEY JOSEPH M. LOVETT BENJAMIN A. LUCKETT APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES, INC. P.O. Box 507 1 Lewisburg, WV 24901 Telephone: (304) 793-9007 Email: dteaney@appalmad.org Counsel for Petitioners 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE In accordance with Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 15(c)(1) & (2), the undersigned herby certifies that, on July 3, 2018, a true copy of this Petition for Review was served via first-class mail on each of the following entities that may have been admitted to participate in the agency proceedings: 1. CT Corporation System Registered Agent for Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC 5400 D Big Tyler Road Charleston, WV 25313 2. Leslie Hartz Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC 707 E Main Street, 19th Floor Richmond, VA 23219 3. Richard Gangle Dominion Resources Services, Inc. 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glenn Allen, VA 23060 4. Spencer Trichell Dominion Resources Services, Inc. 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glenn Allen, VA 23060 5. Kevin Bowman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First St. NE Washington, DC 20426 6. Steve Gibson U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District 803 Front Street Norfolk, VA 23510-1096 7. Samantha Dailey U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Division 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105 Wake Forest, NC 27587 8. Josh Shaffer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District 1000 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 DATED: July 3, 2018 /s/ Derek O. Teaney DEREK O. TEANEY APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES, INC. P.O. Box 507 Lewisburg, WV 24901 Telephone: (304) 793-9007 Email: dteaney@appalmad.org Counsel for Petitioners LIST OF RESPONDENTS Pursuant to Local Rule 15(b), Petitioners hereby provide a list of Respondents specifically identifying the Respondents’ names and the addresses where Respondents may be served with copies of the Petition: United States Army Corps of Engineers 441 G Street NW Washington, DC 20314 Dr. Mark T. Esper Secretary, United States Army 101 Army Pentagon Washington, DC 20310-0101 Lt. General Todd T. Semonite Commanding General and Chief of Engineers United States Army Corps of Engineers 441 G Street NW Washington, DC 20314 Col. Philip M. Secrist District Commander United States Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District 502 Eighth Street Huntington, WV 25701 Michael E. 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