PUBLIC LAW 98-213—DEC. 8, 1983 97 STAT. 1461 description of the program and the estimated costs for implementa- tion together with any recommendations which he may have for improvements in such program. SEC. 9. Subsection (b) of section 606 of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America, approved by Public Law 94-241, is amended by striking out "upon termination of the Trusteeship Agreement or" and inserting in lieu thereof "on January 1 of the first calendar year following the termination of the Trusteeship Agreement or upon". SEC. 10. Section 419(a)(2) of the Act of August 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 731, as amended, 49 U.S.C. 1389(a)(2)), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(D) The Board may, after considering the views of any interested community, the territory of Guam and appropriate Federal agencies, determine what is the essential air transpor- tation for Guam without regard to whether it is being served by more than one air carrier holding a certificate issued under section 401 of this title.". SEC. 11. Title III of the Clean Air Act is amended by inserting after section 324 the following new section and renumbering suc- ceeding sections accordingly: 48 USC 1681 note. 49 USC app. 1389. 49 USC app. 1371. 42 USC 7625a, 7626. EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN TERRITORIES "SEC. 325. (a)(1) Upon petition by the governor of Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Administrator is authorized to exempt any person or source or class of persons or sources in such territory from any requirement under this Act other than section 112 or any requirement under section 110 or part D necessary to attain or maintain a national primary ambient air quality standard. Such exemption may be granted if the Administrator finds that compliance with such requirement is not feasible or is unreasonable due to unique geographical, meteorologi- cal, or economic factors of such territory, or such other local factors as the Administrator deems significant. Any such petition shall be considered in accordance with section 307(d) and any exemption under this subsection shall be considered final action by the Admin- istrator for the purposes of section 307(b). "(2) The Administrator shall promptly notify the Committees on Energy and Commerce and on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Environment and Public Worl^ and on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate upon receipt of any petition under this subsection and of the approval or rejection of such petition and the basis for such action. '(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any fossil fuel fired steam electric power plant operating within Guam as of the date of enactment of this section is hereby exempted from: "(1) any requirement of the new source performance stand- ards relating to sulfur dioxide promulgated under section 111 as of such date of enactment; and "(2) any regulation relating to sulfur dioxide standards or limitations contained in a State implementation plan approved under section 110 as of such date of enactment: Provided, That such exemption shall expire eighteen months after such date of enactment unless the Administrator determines that such plant is making all emissions reductions practicable to prevent 42 USC 7625-1. 42 USC 7412. 42 USC 7410, 7501. 42 USC 7607. Notification to congressional committees. 42 USC 7411. Expiration date. 42 USC 7410.
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