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[USC02] 42 USC 7617: Economic impact assessment
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42 USC 7617: Economic impact assessment Text contains those laws in effect on February 18, 2020
§7617. Economic impact assessment
(a) Notice of proposed rulemaking; substantial revisions
This section applies to action of the Administrator in promulgating or revising-
(3) any regulation under part B 1 of subchapter I (relating to ozone and stratosphere protection),
(4) any regulation under part C of subchapter I (relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality),
(b) Preparation of assessment by Administrator
Before publication of notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to any standard or regulation to which this section applies, the Administrator shall prepare an economic impact assessment respecting such standard or regulation. Such assessment shall be included in the docket required under section 7607(d)(2) of this title and shall be available to the public as provided in section 7607(d)(4) of this title. Notice of proposed rulemaking shall include notice of such availability together with an explanation of the extent and manner in which the Administrator has considered the analysis contained in such economic impact assessment in proposing the action. The Administrator shall also provide such an explanation in his notice of promulgation of any regulation or standard referred to in subsection (a). Each such explanation shall be part of the statements of basis and purpose required under sections 7607(d)(3) and 7607(d)(6) of this title.
Subject to subsection (d), the assessment required under this section with respect to any standard or regulation shall contain an analysis of-
Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide that the analysis of the factors specified in this subsection affects or alters the factors which the Administrator is required to consider in taking any action referred to in subsection (a).
(d) Extensiveness of assessment
The assessment required under this section shall be as extensive as practicable, in the judgment of the Administrator taking into account the time and resources available to the Environmental Protection Agency and other duties and authorities which the Administrator is required to carry out under this chapter.
(e) Limitations on construction of section
(f) Citizen suits
The requirements imposed on the Administrator under this section shall be treated as nondiscretionary duties for purposes of section 7604(a)(2) of this title, relating to citizen suits. The sole method for enforcement of the Administrator's duty under this section shall be by bringing a citizen suit under such section 7604(a)(2) for a court order to compel the Administrator to perform such duty. Violation of any such order shall subject the Administrator to penalties for contempt of court.
In the case of any provision of this chapter in which costs are expressly required to be taken into account, the adequacy or inadequacy of any assessment required under this section may be taken into consideration, but shall not be treated for purposes of judicial review of any such provision as conclusive with respect to compliance or noncompliance with the requirement of such provision to take cost into account.
(July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title III, §317, as added Pub. L. 95–95, title III, §307, Aug. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 778 ; amended Pub. L. 95–623, §13(d), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3458 .)
Part B of subchapter I, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), was repealed by Pub. L. 101–549, title VI, §601, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2648 . See subchapter VI (§7671 et seq.) of this chapter.
1978-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–623 substituted "section 7411" for "section 7411(b)".