See 7 U.S.C. § 6999 (2008) ("A final determination of the Division shall be reviewable and enforceable by any United States district court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with [the APA]."). See also Enterprise National Bank v. Johanns, 539 F. Supp. 2d 343, 345 (D.C. Cir. 2008) ("Neither the Bank nor the Agency appealed this Hearing Officer's determination; thus, the Remand Appeal Determination remains intact as the ultimate administrative decision regarding this case."). As such, the court reviews the matter under the arbitrary and capricious standard.
On cross-motions for declaratory judgment, the district court granted Agriculture's motion. Enter. Nat'l Bank v. Johanns, 539 F.Supp.2d 343, 347 (D.D.C. 2008). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court's judgment.
Id. § 6999. Pursuant to that mandate, district courts have authority to review an agency's purported implementation in order to ensure that the agency has acted in accordance with the APA in effectuating the determination of the NAD. See, e.g. , Enter. Nat'l Bank v. Johanns , 539 F.Supp.2d 343, 346–47 (D.D.C.2008).C. Facts And Procedural History