,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dieg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #be1 #bjad ,mr4 ,olson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,carthy of ,california1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,stockman1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,campbell1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,neugebauer1 ,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4 ,culberson1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4 ,williams1 and ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,clean ,air ,act with respect to exceptional event demonstrations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,commonsense ,legislative ,exceptional ,events ,reforms ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,clean ,air ,act exceptional events ,section #cai7;b7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfai7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i7-- 7i7 by striking 7i7 stagnation of air masses or and inserting 7i77,i7 ordinarily occurring stagnation of air masses or 7,,ii72 and 7ii7 by inserting or after the semicolon2 7,b7 by striking clause 7ii72 and 7,c7 by redesignating clause 7iii7 as clause 7ii72 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b77iv71 by striking to petition the ,administrator to and inserting to submit a petition 7in this section referred to as an exceptional event demonstration7 to the ,administrator to2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,criteria for determination of exceptional event demonstration 7i7 ,in general ,the criteria for evidence1 analyses1 and documentation applicable to approval or disapproval of an exceptional event demonstration under the regulations under this section shall be stated with specificity in order to minimize the discretion of the ,administrator in approving or disapproving that demonstration4 7ii7 ,state participation ,the ,administrator shall develop the criteria in conjunction with input from the ,states4 7iii7 ,contents ,the criteria shall reflect the varying levels of technical expertise and resources available in ,state and local agencies and the varying availability of meteorological and other monitoring data in rural areas1 and may vary with respect to different regions4 7iv7 ,considerations ,in developing the criteria1 the ,administrator shall consider the use of an expedited or streamlined approval process and conditions under which exceptional event demonstrations may be suitable for such a process4 7,d7 ,timing of determination of exceptional event demonstration 7i7 ,deadline for determination 7,i7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after submission of an exceptional event demonstration1 the ,administrator shall approve1 disapprove1 or request additional information from a ,state regarding the exceptional event demonstration4 7,,ii7 ,administration ,if the ,administrator does not approve1 disapprove1 or request additional information relating to an exceptional event demonstration within the #ij-;day period described in subclause 7,i71 the demonstration shall be considered to be approved on the day after the date on which that #ij-;day period ends4 7ii7 ,deadline if additional information requested 7,i7 ,in general ,if the ,administrator requests additional information from a ,state regarding an exceptional event demonstration under clause 7i71 not later than #ij days after the submission of that additional information1 the ,administrator shall approve or disapprove the demonstration4 7,,ii7 ,administration ,if the ,administrator does not approve or disapprove a demonstration for which additional information is submitted within the #ij-;day period described in subclause 7,i71 the demonstration shall be considered to be approved4 7,e7 ,burden of proof ,the regulations promulgated under this section shall provide that-- 7i7 a determination by the ,administrator with respect to approval or disapproval of an exceptional event demonstration be based on a preponderance of the evidence2 and 7ii7 in making a determination1 the ,administrator-- 7,i7 shall accord substantial deference to the findings of the ,state exceptional event demonstration2 and 7,,ii7 may develop and use analyses and consider evidence not provided in the exceptional event demonstration1 subject to the condition that the analyses are developed by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 7,f7 ,appeals 7i7 ,disapproval 7,i7 ,in general ,subject to subclause 7,,ii71 disapproval by the ,administrator of an exceptional event demonstration shall be considered final action subject to judicial review under section #cjg7;b74 7,,ii7 ,limitation ,notwithstanding subclause 7,i71 disapproval by the ,administrator of an exceptional event demonstration shall only be subject to appeal by the ,state that submitted the exceptional event demonstration4 7ii7 ,approval ,approval by the ,administrator of an exceptional event demonstration shall not be subject to appeal or other judicial action4 4 #c4 ,revision of regulations ,after providing for a notice and comment period1 but not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency shall revise the regulations under section #cai7;b7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gfai7;b77 to carry out the amendments made by this ,act4