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Washington, D.C. –��Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to issue new guidance clarifying the agency’s review process of Clean Air Act title V permits, 51�Թ��� President and CEO Jay Timmons issued the following statement:

“Manufacturers consistently��cite Clean Air Act permits��as among the most burdensome and unpredictable approval processes they face. With this action, the EPA is taking an important step toward modernizing and streamlining a permitting system that too often delays investment and growth,��while maintaining environmental protections.

“For too many projects, our permitting system has delayed routine investments with duplicative reviews and unnecessary uncertainty. This new guidance will help ensure EPA and state permit reviews move forward efficiently while preserving opportunities for public input and maintaining appropriate emissions controls. That means manufacturers can move more quickly to break ground on new projects, invest in new technologies and strengthen the energy and industrial infrastructure American communities rely on.

“The EPA continues to act with urgency to modernize a broken permitting process costing manufacturers at least��$7.9 billion��every year.”

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