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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-95—AUG. 7, 1977 AIR QUALITY

91 STAT. 691

STANDARDS

SEC. 106, (a) Section 109 of the Clean Air Act, as amended by 42 USC 7409. subsection (b) of this section, is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: "(d)(1) Not later than December 31, 1980, and at five-year intervals Review and thereafter, the Administrator shall complete a thorough review of the revision. criteria published under section 108 and the national ambient air qual- Ante, p. 689; ity standards pronmlgated under this section and shall make such Post, p. 790. revisions in such criteria and standards and promulgate such new standards as may be appropriate in accordance with section 108 and subsection (b) of this section. The Administrator may review and revise criteria or promulgate new standards earlier or more frequently than required under this paragraph. "(2)(A) The Administrator shall appoint an independent scientific Scientific review review committee composed of seven members including at least one committee, member of the National Academy of Sciences, one physician, and one appointment. person representing State air pollution control agencies. "(B) Not later than January 1, 1980, and at five-year intervals thereafter, the committee referred to in subparagraph (A) shall complete a review of the criteria published under section 108 and the national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards promulgated under this section and shall recommend to the Administrator any new national ambient air quality standards and revisions of existing criteria and standards as may be appropriate under section 108 and subsection (b) of this section. "(C) Such committee shall also (i) advise the Administrator of areas in which additional knowledge is required to appraise the adequacy and basis of existing, new, or revised national ambient air quality standards, (ii) describe the research efforts necessary to provide the required information, (iii) advise the Administrator on the relative contribution to air pollution concentrations of natural as well as anthropogenic activity, and (iv) advise the Administrator of any adverse public health, welfare, social, economic, or energy effects which may result from various strategies for attainment and'maintenance of such national ambient air quality standards.". / (b) Section 109 of such Act is amended by adding the following new NO2 standards, promulgation. subsection at the end thereof: "(c) The Administrator shall, not later than one year after the date Supra. of the enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, promulgate a national primary ambient air quality standard for NO2 concentrations over a period of not more than 3 hours unless, based on the criteria issued under section 108(c), he finds that there is no significant evidence that such a standard for such a period is requisite to protect public health.". ENERGY OR ECONOMIC EMERGENCY

AUTHORITY

SEC. 107. (a) Section 110(f) of the Clean Air Act is amended to read as follows: "(f)(1) Upon application by the owner or operator of a fuel burning stationary source, and after notice and opportunity for public hearing, the Governor of the State in which such source is located may petition the President to determine that a national or regional energy emergency exists of such severity that—

Energy emergency, Presidential determination. Notice and hearing. Petition. 42 USC 7410.