,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dgie ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #cj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,scalise 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,barton1 ,mr4 ,whitfield1 ,mr4 ,hall1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,pitts1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 and ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to promote new manufacturing in the ,united ,states by providing for greater transparency and timeliness in obtaining necessary permits1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,promoting ,new ,manufacturing ,act4 #b4 ,building and ,manufacturing ,projects ,dashboard 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall1 with respect to fiscal year #bjjh and each subsequent fiscal year1 publish in a readily accessible location on the ,environmental ,protection ,agency's public ,website the ,agency's estimate of the following3 7#a7 ,the total number of preconstruction permits issued during the fiscal year4 7#b7 ,the percentage of such preconstruction permits issued within one year after the date of filing of a completed application4 7#c7 ,the average length of time for the ,agency's ,environmental ,appeals ,board to issue a final decision on petitions appealing decisions to grant or deny a preconstruction permit application4 7b7 ,initial publication2 updates ,the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7 make the publication required by subsection 7a7 for fiscal years #bjjh through #bjac not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 update such publication not less than annually4 7c7 ,sources of information ,in carrying out this section3 7#a7 ,with respect to information to be published for fiscal years #bjjh through #bjac1 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency's estimates shall be based on information that is in the ,agency's possession as of the date of enactment of this ,act1 including information in the ,,ract_/,,bact_/,,laer ,clearinghouse database4 7#b7 ,with respect to information to be published for any fiscal year1 nothing in the section compels the ,environmental ,protection ,agency to seek or collect any information in addition to the information that is voluntarily provided by ,states and local air agencies for the ,,ract_/,,bact_/,,laer ,clearinghouse database4 #c4 ,timely issuance of regulations and guidance to address new or revised national ambient air quality standards in preconstruction permitting 7a7 ,in general ,in publishing any final rule establishing or revising a national ambient air quality standard1 the ,administrator shall1 as the ,administrator determines necessary and appropriate to assist ,states1 permitting authorities1 and permit applicants1 concurrently publish regulations and guidance for implementing the standard1 including information relating to submission and consideration of a preconstruction permit application under the new or revised standard4 7b7 ,applicability of standard to preconstruction permitting ,if the ,administrator fails to publish final regulations and guidance that include information relating to submission and consideration of a preconstruction permit application under a new or revised national ambient air quality standard concurrently with such standard1 then such standard shall not apply to the review and disposition of a preconstruction permit application until the ,agency has published such final regulations and guidance4 7c7 ,rules of construction 7#a7 ,after publishing regulations and guidance for implementing national ambient air quality standards under subsection 7a71 nothing in this section shall preclude the ,environmental ,protection ,agency from issuing subsequent regulations or guidance to assist ,states and facilities in implementing such standards4 7#b7 ,nothing in this section shall be construed to eliminate the obligation of a preconstruction permit applicant to install best available control technology and lowest achievable emissions rate technology1 as applicable4 #d4 ,report to ,congress on actions to expedite review of preconstruction permits 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,administrator shall submit to ,congress a report-- 7#a7 identifying the activities being undertaken by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency to increase the efficiency of the preconstruction permitting process2 7#b7 identifying the specific reasons for delays in issuing-- 7,a7 preconstruction permits required under part ,c of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdgj et seq47 beyond the one-year statutory deadline mandated by section #afe7;c7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdge7;c772 or 7,b7 preconstruction permits required under part ,d of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geja et seq47 beyond the one-year period beginning on the date on which the permit application is determined to be complete2 7#c7 describing how the ,agency is resolving delays in making completeness determinations for preconstruction permit applications2 7#d7 describing how the ,agency is resolving processing delays for preconstruction permits1 including any increases in communication with ,state and local permitting authorities2 and 7#e7 summarizing and responding to public comments concerning the report received under subsection 7b74 7b7 ,public comment ,before submitting each report required by subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall publish a draft report on the ,website of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and provide the public with a period of at least #cj days to submit comments on the draft report4 7c7 ,sources of information ,nothing in this section compels the ,environmental ,protection ,agency to seek or collect any information in addition to the information that is voluntarily provided by ,states and local air agencies for the ,,ract_/,,bact_/,,laer ,clearinghouse database4 #e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7#b7 ,best available control technology ,the term best available control technology has the meaning given to that term in section #afi7c7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdgi7c774 7#c7 ,lowest achievable emissions rate ,the term lowest achievable emissions rate has the meaning given to that term in section #aga7c7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geja7c774 7#d7 ,major emitting facility2 major stationary source ,the terms major emitting facility and major stationary source have the meaning given to those terms in section #cjb7;j7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfjb7;j774 7#e7 ,national ambient air quality standard ,the term national ambient air quality standard means a national ambient air quality standard for an air pollutant under section #aji of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdji7 that is finalized on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#f7 ,preconstruction permit ,the term preconstruction permit-- 7,a7 means a permit that is required under part ,c or ,d of title ,i of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdgj et seq47 for the construction or modification of a major emitting facility or major stationary source2 and 7,b7 includes any such permit issued by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency or a ,state1 local1 or tribal permitting authority4 7#g7 ,,ract_/,,bact_/,,laer ,clearinghouse database ,the term ,,ract_/,,bact_/,,laer ,clearinghouse database means the central database of air pollution technology information that is posted on the ,environmental ,protection ,agency's ,website4