Hearing on “Big Relief for Small Business: Legislation Reducing Regulatory Burdens on Small Manufacturers and Other Job Creators,” Subcommittee on Environment (September 13, 2017)

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Key Documents

Memorandum from Ranking Member Pallone to the Subcommittee on Environment

Opening Statement of Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery

Preliminary Transcript

Legislation

H.R. 1917, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017, 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.

H.R. 1119, Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment Act, To establish the bases by which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue, implement, and enforce certain emission limitations and allocations for existing electric utility steam generating units that convert coal refuse into energy.

H.R. 453, Relief from New Source Performance Standards Act of 2017,  To deem the Step 2 compliance date for standards of performance for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forcedair
furnaces to be May 15, 2023.

H.R. 350, Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017, To exclude vehicles used solely for competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

Witnesses

Ryan Parker
President and CEO
Endicott Clay Products

Testimony

Vincent Brisini
Director of Environmental Affairs
Olympus Power, LLC

Testimony

Frank Moore
President
Hardy Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Testimony

Steve Page
President and General Manager
Sonoma Raceway

Testimony

Alexandra E. Teitz
Principal
AT Strategies, LLC
On behalf of Sierra Club

Testimony

Dr. Rebecca Bascom
Professor
Penn State College of Medicine
On behalf of the American Thoracic Society

Testimony