,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aijc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bg1      
#bjba,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 subpart ,o of part #fc of title   
#dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations--   
7#a7 to revise the standards for the    
emission of ethylene oxide under that   
subpart 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  7#b7 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 vents2  
and  7#c7 to apply to area sources and  
major sources 7as those terms are       
defined in section #aab7;a7 of the      
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#gdab7;a777 of ethylene oxide4  7b7     
,residual risk review ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date on which the   
,administrator finalizes the revised    
standards required under subsection 7a71
 the ,administrator shall carry out a   
residual risk assessment pursuant to    
section #aab7;f77#b7 of the ,clean ,air 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdab7;f77#b77 with 
respect to the revised standards4  7c7  
,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