An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 112-317 to add sense of Congress language regarding an approach to excluding so-called `exceptional events' (like massive dust storms that are not controllable or preventable) from determinations of whether an area is in compliance with the coarse particulate matter standard.

1. Adds SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS at the end of the bill

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

   Inserted: It is the sense of the Congress that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should implement an approach to excluding so-called "exceptional events", or events that are not reasonably controllable or preventable, from determinations of whether an area is in compliance with any national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) applicable to coarse particulate matter that--

   Inserted: (1) maximizes transparency and predictability for States, tribes, and local governments; and

   Inserted: (2) minimizes the regulatory and cost burdens States, tribes, and local governments bear in excluding such events.

   Original wording

   At the end of the bill, add the following:

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As printed