§ 7617. Economic impact assessment

Footnotes

1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1955

   Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977

   Pub. L. 95–95 title III § 307 · 91 Stat. 685

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 7617

   July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, § 317, as added Pub. L. 95–95, title III, § 307, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 778

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, § 317, as added Pub. L. 95–95, title III, § 307, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 778

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 307. economic impact assessment Title III of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding the following new section at the end thereof: “Sec. 317. “economic impact assessment (a) This section applies to action of the Administrator in promulgating or revising— “(1) any new source standard of performance under section Ante, p. 700; Post, p. 791. Ante, p. 699. Ante, p. 726. Ante, pp. 702, 751–753, 758–761, 765, 767, 769; Post, p. 791. Post, p. 791. Ante, p. 769; Post, p. 791. Publication in Federal Register. 111(b), “(2) any regulation under section 111(d), “(3) any regulation under part B of title I (relating to ozone and stratosphere protection), “(4) any regulation under part. C of title I (relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality), “(5) any regulation establishing emission standards under section 202 and any other regulation promulgated under that section, “(6) any regulation controlling or prohibiting any fuel or fuel additive under section 211 (c), and “(7) any aircraft emission standard under section 231. Nothing in this section shall apply to any standard or regulation described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subsection unless the notice of proposed rulemaking in connection with such standard or regulation is published in the Federal Register after the date ninety days after the date of enactment of this section. In the case of revisions of such standards or regulations, this section shall apply only to revisions which the Administrator determines to be substantial revisions. “(b) Before publication of notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to any standard or regulation to which this section applies, the Administrator shall prepare an economic impact assessment respecting such standard or regulation. Such assessment shall be Ante, p. 772. included in the docket required under section 307(d)(2) and shall be available to the public as provided in section 307(d)(4). Notice of proposed rulemaking shall include notice of such availability together with an explanation of the extent and manner in which the Administrator has considered the analysis contained in such economic impact assessment in proposing the action. The Administrator shall also provide such an explanation in his notice of promulgation of any regulation or standard referred to in subsection (a). Each such explanation shall be part of the statements of basis and purpose required under sections 307(d)(3) and 307(d)(6). Ante, p. 772. Analysis. “(c) Subject to subsection (d), the assessment required under this section with respect to any standard or regulation shall contain an analysis of— “(1) the costs of compliance with any such standard or regulation, including extent to which the costs of compliance will vary depending on (A) the effective date of the standard or regulation, and (B) the development of less expensive, more efficient means or methods of compliance with the standard or regulation; “(2) the potential inflationary or recessionary effects of the standard or regulation; “(3) the effects on competition of the standard or regulation with respect to small business; “(4) the effects of the standard or regulation on consumer costs; and “(5) the effects of the standard or regulation on energy use. Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide that the analysis of the factors specified in this subsection affects or alters the factors which the Administrator is required to consider in taking any action referred to in subsection (a). “(d) The assessment required under this section shall be as extensive as practicable, in the judgment of the Administrator taking into account the time and resources available to the Environmental Protection Agency and other duties and authorities which the Administrator is required to carry out under this Act. “(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed— “(1) to alter the basis on which a standard or regulation is promulgated under this Act; “(2) to preclude the Administrator from carrying out his responsibility under this Act to protect public health and welfare; or “(3) to authorize or require any judicial review of any such standard or regulation, or any stay or injunction of the proposal, promulgation, or effectiveness of such standard or regulation on the basis of failure to comply with this section. “(f) The requirements imposed on the Administrator under this section shall be treated as nondiscretionary duties for purposes of section 304(a)(2), relating to citizen suits. The sole method for 42 USC 7604. Court order. enforcement of the Administrator’s duty under this section shall be by bringing a citizen suit under such section 304(a)(2) for a court order to compel the Administrator to perform such duty. Violation Violation, penalties. of any such order shall subject the Administrator to penalties for contempt of court. “(g) In the case of any provision of this Act in which costs are expressly required to be taken into account, the adequacy or inadequacy of any assessment required under this section may be taken into consideration, but shall not be treated for purposes of judicial review of any such provision as conclusive with respect to compliance or noncompliance with the requirement of such provision to take cost into account.”.

2. 1978

   Health Services Research, Health Statistics, and Health Care Technology Act of 1978

   Pub. L. 95–623 § 13(d) · 92 Stat. 3443

   Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 7617(a)(1)

   Pub. L. 95–623 substituted “section 7411” for “section 7411(b)”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–623 substituted “section 7411” for “section 7411(b)”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (d) Section 317(a) (1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7617) is amended by striking out “(b)”.

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