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Union Calendar No. 379 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1917 

[Report No. 115–509] 

To allow for judicial review of any final rule addressing national emission 

standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and structural clay 

products or for clay ceramics manufacturing before requiring compliance 

with such rule. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 5, 2017 

Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. BISHOP of 

Georgia, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. ROBY, and Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

JANUARY 10, 2018 

Additional sponsors: Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, and Mr. 

BARR

JANUARY 10, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To allow for judicial review of any final rule addressing 

national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 

for brick and structural clay products or for clay ceramics manufacturing before requiring compliance with such 

rule. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blocking Regulatory 

5 Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENDING COMPLIANCE DATES (PENDING JUDI7 CIAL REVIEW) OF RULES ADDRESSING NA8 TIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZ9 ARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR BRICK AND 

10 STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS MANUFAC11 TURING OR CLAY CERAMICS MANUFAC12 TURING. 

13 (a) EXTENSION OF COMPLIANCE DATES.— 

14 (1) EXTENSION.—Each compliance date of any 

15 final rule described in subsection (b) is deemed to be 

16 extended by the time period equal to the time period 

17 described in subsection (c). 

18 (2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

19 ‘‘compliance date’’ means, with respect to any re20 quirement of a final rule described in subsection (b), 

21 the date by which any State, local, or tribal govern22 ment or other person is first required to comply. 

23 (b) FINAL RULES DESCRIBED.—A final rule de24 scribed in this subsection is any final rule to address na25 tional emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 


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1 (NESHAP) for brick and structural clay products manu2 facturing or clay ceramics manufacturing under section 

3 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412), including— 

4 (1) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 

5 and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 

6 NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing’’ pub7 lished at 80 Fed. Reg. 65469 (October 26, 2015); 

8 (2) the final rule entitled ‘‘NESHAP for Brick 

9 and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing; and 

10 NESHAP for Clay Ceramics Manufacturing: Correc11 tion’’ published at 80 Fed. Reg. 75817 (December 

12 4, 2015); and 

13 (3) any final rule that succeeds or amends the 

14 rule described in paragraph (1) or (2). 

15 (c) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The time period described 

16 in this subsection is the period of days that— 

17 (1) begins on the date that is 60 days after the 

18 day on which notice of promulgation of a final rule 

19 described in subsection (b) appears in the Federal 

20 Register; and 

21 (2) ends on the date on which judgment be22 comes final, and no longer subject to further appeal 

23 or review, in all actions (including actions that are 

24 filed pursuant to section 307 of the Clean Air Act 

25 (42 U.S.C. 7607))— 


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1 (A) that are filed during the 60 days de2 scribed in paragraph (1); and 

3 (B) that seek review of any aspect of such 

4 rule. 


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Union Calendar No. 379 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1917 

[Report No. 115–509] 

A BILL 

To allow for judicial review of any final rule adbefore requiring compliance with such rule. clay products or for clay ceramics manufacturing ardous air pollutants for brick and structural dressing national emission standards for hazJANUARY 10, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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