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discharges are occurring or will occur. All interested 

 persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard at 

 such conference, either orally or in writing, and shall 

 be permitted to appear in person or by representative 

 in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Ad- 

 ministrator. If the Administrator finds, on the basis 

 of the evidence presented at such conference, that 

 the discharge or discharges if permitted to take place 

 or continue are likely to cause or contribute to air 

 pollution subject to abatement under section 1857 

 of this title, he shall send such findings, together 

 with recommendations concerning the measures 

 which he finds reasonable and suitable to prevent 

 such pollution, to the person or persons whose ac- 

 tions will result in the discharge or discharges in- 

 volved; to air pollution agencies of the State or 

 States and of the municipality or municipalities 

 where such discharge or discharges will originate; 

 and to the interstate air pollution control agency. 

 If any, in the jurisdictional area of which any such 

 municipality is located. Such findings and recom- 

 mendations shall be advisory only, but shall be ad- 

 mitted together with the record of the conference, 

 as part of the proceedings under subsections (b), 

 (c», (d), (e), and (f) of section 1857d of this title. 



(f) Accelerated research program on short- and long- 

 term effects of air pollutants; conduct of studies, 

 utilization of facilities, and consultations; duration 

 of contracts; authorization of appropriations. 



(1) In carrying out research pursuant to this 

 chapter, the Administrator shall give special em- 

 phasis to research on the short- and long-term effects 

 of air pollutants on public health and welfare. In the 

 furtherance of such research, he shall conduct \u 

 accelerated research program — 



(A) to improve knowledge of the contribution 

 of air pollutants to the occurrence of adverse ef- 

 fects on health, including, but not limited to, be- 

 havioral, physiological, toxicological, and biochem- 

 ical effects; and 



(B) to improve knowledge of the short- and 

 long-term effects of air pollutants on welfare. 



(2) In carrying out the provisions of this subsec- 

 tion the Administrator may — 



(A) conduct epidemiological studies of the ef- 

 fects of air pollutants on mortality and morbidity; 



(B) conduct clinical and laboratory studies on 

 the immunologic, biochemical, physiological, and 

 the toxicological effects including carcinogenic, 



teratogenic, and mutagenic effects of air pollutants; 



(C) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, the fa- 

 cilities of existing Federal scientific laboratories 

 and research centers; 



I (D) utilize the authority contained in para- 

 graphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b) of this 

 section; and 



(E) consult with other appropriate Federal 

 agencies to assure that research or studies con- 

 ducted pursuant to this subsection will be coordi- 

 nated with research and studies of such other 

 Federal agencies. 



(3) In entering into contracts under this subsec- 

 tion, the Administrator is authorized to contract for 



a term not to exceed 10 years in duration. For the 

 purposes of this paragraph, there are authorized to 

 be appropriated $15,000,000. Such amounts as are 

 appropriated shall remain available until expended 

 and shall be in addition to any other appropriations 

 under this chapter. (July 14, 1955, ch. 360, title I, 

 § 103, formerly § 3, as added Dec. 17, 1963, Pub. L. 

 88-206, § 1, 77 Stat. 394, amended and renumbered 

 Oct. 20, 1965, Pub. L, 89-272. title I, §§ 101(3), 103, 

 79 Stat. 992, 996; Nov. 21, 1967, Pub. L. 90-148, 

 § 2,81 Stat. 486; Dec. 31. 1970. Pub. L. 91-604. §§ 2(a). 

 4(2). 15(a)(2). (c)(2). 84 Stat. 1676. 1689. 1710. 

 1713.) 



Amendments 



1970 — Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-604. S 16(c)(2), sub- 

 stituted "Administrator" for "Secretary". 



Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91-604, § 15(c) (2), substituted 

 "Administrator" for "Secretary" and "Environmental Pro- 

 tection Agency" for "Department of Health, Education, 

 and Welfare". 



Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 91-604, 5 15(a)(2), (c)(2), sub- 

 stituted "Administrator" for "Secretary" and "air pol- 

 lutants" for "air pollution agents (or combinations of 

 agents) ". 



Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91-604, 5 15(c)(2), substituted 

 "Administrator" for "Secretary". 



Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 91-604, §§ 15(c)(2). substituted 

 "Administrator" for "Secretary" wherever appearing 

 therein, substituted "1857d" for "1857d(a)", and added 

 references to subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 1857d of this 

 title. 



Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 91-604. §2(a). added subsec. (f). 



1967 — Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90-148 substituted "estab- 

 lish technical advisory committees composed of recog- 

 nized experts In various aspects of air pollution to assist 

 In fhe examination and evaluation of research progress 

 and proposals and to avoid duplication of research" for 

 "Initiate and conduct a program of research directed 

 toward the development of Improved, low-cost techniques 

 for extracting sulfer from fuels" as clause (4) and struck 

 out clause (5) which related to research programs relat- 

 ing to the control of hydrocarbon emissions from evapo- 

 ration of gasoline and nitrogen and aldehyde oxide emis- 

 sion from gasoline and dlesel powered vehicles and 

 relating to the development of Improved low cost tech- 

 niques to reduce emissions of oxides of sulfur produced 

 by the combuslon of sulfur-contalnlng fuels. 



Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90-148 struck out provision for 

 the promulgation of criteria In the case of particular air 

 pollution agents present In the air In certain quantities 

 reflecting the latest scientific knowledge and allowing for 

 availability and revision and provided for the recom- 

 mendation by the Secretary of air quality criteria. 



Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 90-148 substituted references to 

 subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 1857d of this 

 title for references to subsections (c). (d), and (e) of 

 section 1857d of this title in the provision for the admis- 

 sion of advisory findings and recommendations together 

 with the record of the conference and made such find- 

 ings and recommendations part of the proceedings of 

 the conference, not merely part of the record of 

 proceedings. 



1965— Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 89-272, 5 103 (3), added 

 par. (5). 



Subsecs. (d). (e). Pub. L. 89-272. 5 103(4). added sub- 

 secs. (d) and (e) . 



Short Tttle 

 Section 1 of Pub. L. 91-604 provided: "That this Act 

 (amending this chapter generally 1 may be cited as the 

 'Clean Air Amendments of 1970'." 



§ 1857b-l. Research relating to fuels and vehicles. 



(a) Research programs; grants; contracts; pilot and 

 demonstration plants; byproducts research. 



The Administrator shall give special emphasis to 

 research and development into new and improved 



