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,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aaca 
,report ,no4 #aah-ag ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( 
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,joyce ( ,p5nsylvania 7=      
himself & ,mr4 ,all57 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,m>* #bc1            
#bjbc,report$ f ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! 
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy to au?orize ! use ( 
flexible air p]mitt+ ) respect to c]ta9 
critical en]gy res\rce facilities1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,flexible air p]mits 
= critical en]gy res\rce facilities  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !           
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all1 z
 necess>y1 revise regulations "u p>ts   
#gj & #ga ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al   
,regulations1 to-- 7#a7 au?orize ! own] 
or op]ator ( a critical en]gy res\rce   
facility to utilize flexible air p]mitt+

 7z describ$ 9 ! f9al rule titl$ ,op]at+
 ,p]mit ,programs2 ,flexible ,air       
,p]mitt+ ,rule publi%$ by !             
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy 9 !    
,f$]al ,regi/] on ,octob] #f1 #bjji 7#gd
 ,f$4 ,reg4 #eadah77 ) respect to su*   
critical en]gy res\rce facility2 &  7#b7
 facilitate flexible1 m>ket-responsive  
op]ations 7z describ$ 9 ! f9al rule     
id5tifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77 ) respect to  
critical en]gy res\rce facilities4  7b7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,critical en]gy res\rce ,! t]m critical 
en]gy res\rce means1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 any en]gy res\rce-- 
7,a7 t is ess5tial to ! en]gy sector &  
en]gy sy/ems ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 
! supply *a9 ( :i* is vuln]able to      
disruption4  7#b7 ,critical en]gy       
res\rce facility ,! t]m critical en]gy  
res\rce facility means a facility t     
processes or ref9es a critical en]gy    
res\rce4  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbc ,committ$ to !
 ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate (
 ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$