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RCED-83-199 1 (1983-08-26)

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REPORT BY THE


Comptroller General


OF THE UNTED STATES




Delays In EPA's Regulation Of

Hazardous Air Pollutants


The Clean Air Act of 1970 requires the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
develop a listing of hazardous air pollutants.
Once a polluting substance is listed, EPA
has to propose standards to regulate the
emission of the substance. The Congress,
environmental groups, and others have been
concerned about EPA's progress in listing
and regulating air pollutants.

Since passage of the act, EPA has listed only
seven substances as hazardous air pollut-
ants and established emission standards for
four of them. Between 1977 and 1982, EPA
identified 37 additional substances as can-
didates for the hazardous substances list-
ing. However, none of these substances
have been approved for inclusion on the list-
ing and emission standards have not been
proposed.

GAO found that various policy shifts at EPA
and uncertainty over the type and amount of
scientific data needed to support a regulatory
action are major contributing factors to
delays in developing the hazardous sub-
stance listing. Delays also occurred in pro-
posing emission standards after pollutants
were listed because of the time required to
develop technical and cost information and
analyze public comments.

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               ...                                                    AUGUST 26, 1983

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