Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 7409 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 7409 : US Code - Notes

(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, Sec. 109, as added Pub. L. 91-
604, Sec. 4(a), Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1679; amended Pub. L. 95-
95, title I, Sec. 106, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 691.)
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 1857c-4 of this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 109 of act July 14, 1955, was renumbered section
116 by Pub. L. 91-604 and is classified to section 7416 of this
title.
AMENDMENTS
1977 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-95, Sec. 106(b), added subsec.
(c).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95-95, Sec. 106(a), added subsec. (d).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-95 effective Aug. 7, 1977, except as
otherwise expressly provided, see section 406(d) of Pub. L. 95-95,
set out as a note under section 7401 of this title.
MODIFICATION OR RESCISSION OF RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDERS,
DETERMINATIONS, CONTRACTS, CERTIFICATIONS, AUTHORIZATIONS,
DELEGATIONS, AND OTHER ACTIONS
All rules, regulations, orders, determinations, contracts,
certifications, authorizations, delegations, or other actions duly
issued, made, or taken by or pursuant to act July 14, 1955, the
Clean Air Act, as in effect immediately prior to the date of
enactment of Pub. L. 95-95 [Aug. 7, 1977] to continue in full force
and effect until modified or rescinded in accordance with act July
14, 1955, as amended by Pub. L. 95-95 [this chapter], see section
406(b) of Pub. L. 95-95, set out as an Effective Date of 1977
Amendment note under section 7401 of this title.
TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate
not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the
date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee
established by the President or an officer of the Federal
Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior
to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a
committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise
provided for by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6,
1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees.
ROLE OF SECONDARY STANDARDS
Pub. L. 101-549, title VIII, Sec. 817, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat.
2697, provided that:
"(a) Report. - The Administrator shall request the National
Academy of Sciences to prepare a report to the Congress on the role
of national secondary ambient air quality standards in protecting
welfare and the environment. The report shall:
"(1) include information on the effects on welfare and the
environment which are caused by ambient concentrations of
pollutants listed pursuant to section 108 [42 U.S.C. 7408] and
other pollutants which may be listed;
"(2) estimate welfare and environmental costs incurred as a
result of such effects;
"(3) examine the role of secondary standards and the State
implementation planning process in preventing such effects;
"(4) determine ambient concentrations of each such pollutant
which would be adequate to protect welfare and the environment
from such effects;
"(5) estimate the costs and other impacts of meeting secondary
standards; and
"(6) consider other means consistent with the goals and
objectives of the Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.] which
may be more effective than secondary standards in preventing or
mitigating such effects.
"(b) Submission to Congress; Comments; Authorization. - (1) The
report shall be transmitted to the Congress not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
[Nov. 15, 1990].
"(2) At least 90 days before issuing a report the Administrator
shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposed
report. The Administrator shall include in the final report a
summary of the comments received on the proposed report.
"(3) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are
necessary to carry out this section."