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Here is more background on the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, an outdoor air regulation established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act.
Policymakers must cut the analogue red tape of yesterday for the technologies of today.
Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Democratic Leader Schumer:
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING To: The Honorable Scott PruittAdministratorU.S. Environmental Protection Agency1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.Washington, DC 20460 Re: Withdrawal of the Proposed Determination for the Pebble Mine in Alaska (EPA-R10-OW-2017-0369)
Dear Chairman Barrasso and Ranking Member Carper: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). We look forward to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advancing his nomination to the full Senate for confirmation.
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING To: Mr. Donald S. ClarkFederal Trade CommissionOffice of the SecretaryConstitution Center400 7th Street, SW5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex A)Washington, DC 20024 Re: Informational Injury Workshop and P175413 Dear Mr. Clark:
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports H.R. 469, the “Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017,” which would make critical improvements to the federal regulatory system. The Chamber urges you to support H.R. 469 and may consider votes on, or in relation to, this bill, including on the Rule, in our annual How They Voted scorecard.
Questions for the Record from Hearing Entitled “Cutting through the Red Tape: Oversight of Federal Infrastructure Permitting and the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council”U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Responses from William L. Kovacs, Senior Vice PresidentEnvironment, Technology, and Regulatory Affairs Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce September 7, 2017
Re: Ensuring a Fully Staffed and Functional Environmental Protection Agency Dear Chairman Barrasso and Ranking Member Carper:
Comments of the Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC) on the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Proposed Repeal of 2015 Clean Water Rule and Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 I. Introduction
