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providing (in accordance with this subsection) notice and 
opportunity for an oral hearing on such application and after 
considering local conditions, exempt from subsection (a), 
under such conditions as may be prescribed in such order, a 
requirement of such State or political subdivision applicable 
to recombinant DXA activities if — 
"(1) the requirement is the same as, or more 
stringent than, a requirement under this part which 
would be applicable to such activities if an exemption 
were not in effect under this subsection; and 
“ (2) the requirement is necessary to protect health 
or the environment. 
A State or political subdivision which submits an application 
under this subsection shall be given an opportunity for an 
oral hearing on such application to be commenced not later 
than sixty days from the date the application is submitted. 
The presiding officer at such a hearing shall upon conclusion 
of the hearing make a written recommendation to the Sec- 
retary respecting approval of the application upon which 
the hearing was held. 
“(c) Within— 
“ (1) sixty days of the conclusion of a hearing held 
on an application submitted under subsection (b) , or 
“ (2) one hundred and twenty days of the date the 
application was submitted, 
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