,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4  
,portman1 and ,mr4 ,mc,cain7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,administrator  
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency and the ,secretary of ,energy to
 conduct a fuel system requirements     
harmonization study1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,gas ,accessibility 
and ,stabilization ,act of #bjac4  #b4  
,expansion of waiver authority ,section 
#baa7;c77#d77;,c7 of the ,clean ,air    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gede7;c77#d77;,c77 
is amended--  7#a7 in clause 7ii77,,ii71
 by inserting a problem with            
distribution or delivery equipment that 
is necessary for the transportation or  
delivery of fuel or fuel additives1     

after equipment failure12  7#b7 in      
clause 7iii77,,ii71 by inserting 7except
 that the ,administrator may extend the 
effectiveness of a waiver for more than 
#bj days if the ,administrator          
determines that the conditions under    
clause 7ii7 supporting a waiver         
determination will exist for more than  
#bj days7 before the semicolon at the   
end2  7#c7 by redesignating the second  
clause 7v7 7relating to the authority of
 the ,administrator to approve certain  
,state implementation plans7 as clause  
7vi72 and  7#d7 by adding at the end the
 following3  7vii7 ,presumptive approval
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 this subparagraph1 if the              
,administrator does not approve or deny 
a request for a waiver under this       
subparagraph within #c days after       
receipt of the request1 the request     
shall be considered to be approved as   
received by the ,administrator and the  
applicable fuel standards shall be      
waived for the period of time requested4

  4  #c4 ,fuel system requirements      
harmonization study ,section #aeji of   
the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje       
7,public ,law #aji-eh2 #aai ,stat4      
#ajhc7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection 
7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by  
inserting biofuels1 after oxygenated    
fuel12 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,g71
 by striking ,tier ,,ii and inserting   
,tier ,,iii2 and  7#b7 in subsection    
7b77#a71 by striking #bjjh and inserting
 #bjad4