The Federal Maritime Commission approved the charter for an inter-island ferry service in Hawaii but did so without a study of the environmental impact of adding the ferry service.Federal agencies are required to determine environmental impacts of all actions.The airlines that fly between the islands wish to challenge the ferry approval by the Maritime Commission.What grounds could they use?

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The airlines could challenge the ferry approval on the grounds of failure to comply with statutory procedures since federal agencies are required to determine environmental impacts of all actions, and the Maritime Commission approved the charter without such a study. The grounds of arbitrary and capricious or favoritism would not apply without specific evidence of such behavior.

The Federal Maritime Commission Approved the Charter for an Inter-Island