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Calendar No. 86
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2021
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 23, 2011
Received; read the first time
June 27, 2011
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To amend the Clean Air Act regarding air pollution from Outer Continental Shelf activities.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of
2011
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Air quality measurement
Section 328(a)(1)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(1)) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end of the second sentence the following:
, except that any air quality impact of any OCS source shall be measured
or modeled, as appropriate, and determined solely with respect to the impacts
in the corresponding onshore area
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OCS source
Section 328(a)(4)(C) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(4)(C)) is amended
in the matter following clause (iii) by striking shall be considered
direct emissions from the OCS source
and inserting shall be
considered direct emissions from the OCS source but shall not be subject to any
emission control requirement applicable to the source under subpart 1 of part C
of title I of this Act. For platform or drill ship exploration, an OCS source
is established at the point in time when drilling commences at a location and
ceases to exist when drilling activity ends at such location or is temporarily
interrupted because the platform or drill ship relocates for weather or other
reasons.
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Permits
Permits
Section 328 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
Permit application
In the case of a completed application for a permit under this Act for platform or drill ship exploration for an OCS source—
final agency action (including any reconsideration of the issuance or denial of such permit) shall be taken not later than 6 months after the date of filing such completed application;
the Environmental Appeals Board of the Environmental Protection Agency shall have no authority to consider any matter regarding the consideration, issuance, or denial of such permit;
no administrative stay of the effectiveness of such permit may extend beyond the date that is 6 months after the date of filing such completed application;
such final agency action shall be considered to be nationally applicable under section 307(b); and
judicial review of such final agency action shall be available only in accordance with such section 307(b) without additional administrative review or adjudication.
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Conforming amendment
Section 328(a)(4)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(4)) is amended by
striking For purposes of subsections (a) and (b)
and inserting
For purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (d)
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Passed the House of Representatives June 22, 2011.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk
June 27, 2011
Read the second time and placed on the calendar