ARB CASE NO. 98-004
ALJ CASE NO. 95-TSC-15
DATE: October 30, 2000
In the Matter of
RICHARD SIPES,
Complainant,
v.
ARCTIC SLOPE INSPECTION SERVICES,
ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY,
and CHRISTIAN ENGINEERING d/b/a VECO
ENGINEERING, INC.,
Respondents.
BEFORE: THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
Appearances:
For Complainant Richard Sipes: Randall G. Simpson, Esq., Jermain, Dunnagan & Owens, P.C., Anchorage,
Alaska
For Respondent Arctic Slope Inspection Services: Gregory L. Youngmun, Esq., DeLisio Moran Geraghty & Zobel, Anchorage,
Alaska
For Respondent Alyeska Pipeline Service Company: Lawrence R. Trotter, Esq., Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage,
Alaska; Robert E. Jordan III, Esq., Morgan D. Hodgson, Esq., Samuel T. Perkins,
Esq., Steptoe & Johnson, L.L.P., Washington, D. C.
For Respondent Christian Engineering d/b/a Veco Engineering, Inc.: Mary L. Pate, Esq., Eide & Miller, Anchorage, Alaska
DECISION AND ORDER
This case arises under the employee protection provisions of the Toxic
Substances Control Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C.A. § 2622 (1998); the Clean Water Act, 33
U.S.C.A. § 1367 (1986); and the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 300j-
9(i)(1) (West Supp. 2000). The Administrative Law Judge issued a Recommended Decision and
Order finding that Complainant Richard Sipes failed to establish that Respondents discriminated
against him and dismissed the complaint.