,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #d1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,owens introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,administrator
 of the ,environmental ,protection      
,agency to waive any emission standard  
or other requirement under section #aab 
of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#gdab7 applicable to the control of     
asbestos emissions in the demolition or 
renovation of a condemned building for  
which there is a reasonable expectation 
of structural failure4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,common 
,sense ,waiver ,act of #bjac4  #b4      
,waiver from asbestos ,,neshap          
requirements for demolition or          
renovation of condemned buildings  7a7  
,waiver ,at the request of a ,state or  
local government1 the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
7in this section referred to as the     

,administrator7 may waive any emission  
standard or other requirement under     
section #aab of the ,clean ,air ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdab7 applicable to the 
control of asbestos emissions in the    
demolition or renovation of a building4 
7b7 ,standard for approval ,the         
,administrator may approve a request for
 a waiver under subsection 7a7 only if  
the request demonstrates that--  7#a7   
the building has been condemned2 and    
7#b7 there is a reasonable expectation  
of the building's structural failure4   
7c7 ,time period for approval or        
disapproval of request for waiver ,the  
,administrator shall approve or         
disapprove a request for a waiver under 
subsection 7a7 within #ij days after the
 date on which the request is received  
by the ,administrator4 ,if the          
,administrator fails to approve or      
disapprove such a request by the end of 
such #ij-;day period1 the request is    
deemed to be approved4