1.This Act may be cited as the
Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of
2011
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2.Section 328(a)(1)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(1)) is amended by
inserting before the period at the end of the second sentence the following:
, except that any air quality impact of any OCS source shall be measured
or modeled, as appropriate, and determined solely with respect to the impacts
in the corresponding onshore area
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3.Section 328(a)(4)(C) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(4)(C)) is amended
in the matter following clause (iii) by striking shall be considered
direct emissions from the OCS source
and inserting shall be
considered direct emissions from the OCS source but shall not be subject to any
emission control requirement applicable to the source under subpart 1 of part C
of title I of this Act. For platform or drill ship exploration, an OCS source
is established at the point in time when drilling commences at a location and
ceases to exist when drilling activity ends at such location or is temporarily
interrupted because the platform or drill ship relocates for weather or other
reasons.
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4.
(a)Section 328 of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C.
7627) is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following:
(d)In the case of a completed application for a permit
under this Act for platform or drill ship exploration for an OCS source—
(1)final agency
action (including any reconsideration of the issuance or denial of such permit)
shall be taken not later than 6 months after the date of filing such completed
application;
(2)the Environmental Appeals Board of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall have no authority to consider any matter
regarding the consideration, issuance, or denial of such permit;
(3)no administrative stay of the effectiveness
of such permit may extend beyond the date that is 6 months after the date of
filing such completed application;
(4)such final agency
action shall be considered to be nationally applicable under section 307(b);
and
(5)judicial review of
such final agency action shall be available only in accordance with such
section 307(b) without additional administrative review or
adjudication.
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(b)Section 328(a)(4)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(4)) is amended by
striking For purposes of subsections (a) and (b)
and inserting
For purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (d)
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Passed the House of
Representatives June 22, 2011.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk
June 27, 2011
Read the second time and placed on the
calendar