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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce submits the following comments in response to the October 15, 2021, Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on the “Federal Acquisition Regulation – Minimizing the Risk of Climate Change in Federal Acquisitions” (“Notice”) published by the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“FAR Council” or “Agencies”).
This Coalition letter was sent to leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging consideration of H.R. 5689, the “Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act."
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marty Durbin, senior vice president of policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement in response to President Biden's Executive Order on federal government climate initiatives:
Coalition comments on EPA's Science Advisory Board’s November 16, 2021 release of the proposed approaches to deriving maximum contaminant levels (MCL) goals for PFOA and PFOS, for quantifying the benefits of establishing MCLs for these two substances, and for assessing mixtures of PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Coalition comments urging for the consideration of additional public input regarding underpinning science and associated approaches for developing possible categories to regulate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
This Coalition letter was sent to Members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services on PFAS provisions in the FY22 NDAA.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate on the substitute amendment to S. 2792, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022."
The Green/Sustainable Business Achievement Award recognizes a small business focused on sustainability as a key part of their business
U.S. Chamber Comments on the Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15