,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #deh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself and ,ms4 
,duckworth7 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 to revise certain  
ethylene oxide emissions standards under
 the ,clean ,air ,act1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,ethylene oxide emissions
 standards  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency 7referred to in this
 section as the ,administrator7 shall   
amend--  7#a7 subparts ,o and ,,ffff of 
part #fc of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 to revise the standards  
for the emission of ethylene oxide under
 those subparts based on the results    
described in the report of the ,national

 ,center for ,environmental ,assessment 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency entitled ,evaluation of the     
,inhalation ,carcinogenicity of         
,ethylene ,oxide and dated ,december    
#bjaf2 and  7#b7 subpart ,o of part #fc 
of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 to apply maximum          
achievable control technology 7within   
the meaning of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et seq477 requirements 
to chamber exhaust vents4  7b7          
,notification  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #cj days after the           
,administrator learns of a violation of 
the standards revised under subsection  
7a71 the ,administrator shall notify the
 public of the violation in a manner    
determined to be appropriate by the     
,administrator4  7#b7 ,failure to notify
 ,if the ,administrator fails to notify 
the public under paragraph 7#a7 by the  
end of the period described in that     
paragraph1 the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  

shall carry out an investigation to     
determine--  7,a7 the reason or reasons 
for which the ,administrator failed to  
notify the public2  7,b7 the public     
health risks associated with the failure
 of the ,administrator to notify the    
public2 and  7,c7 any steps the         
,administrator should take to ensure the
 ,administrator meets the requirements  
described in paragraph 7#a7 in the      
future4