Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 113 Part 1.djvu/237

 PUBLIC LAW 106-40—AUG. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 213 42 USC 7412 note. "(Ill) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— Information that is developed by the Attorney General or requested by the Attorney General and received from a covered stationary source for the purpose of conducting the review under subclauses (I) and (II) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, if such information would pose a threat to national security, " (xii) SCOPE. —This subparagraph— "(I) applies only to covered persons; and "(II) does not restrict the dissemination of off- site consequence analysis information by any covered person in any manner or form except in the form of a risk management plan or an electronic data base created by the Administrator from off- site consequence analysis information, " (xiii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator and the Attorney General such sums as are necessary to carry out this subparagraph (including the regulations promulgated under clause (ii)), to remain available until expended.". (b) REPORTS.— (1) DEFINITION OF ACCIDENTAL RELEASE.—In this subsection, the term "accidental release" has the meaning given the term in section 112(r)(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(2)). (2) REPORT ON STATUS OF CERTAIN AMENDMENTS. —Not later Deadline than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the status of the development of amendments to the National Fire Protection Association Code for Liquefied Petroleum Gas that will result in the provision of information to local emergency response personnel concerning the off-site effects of accidental releases of substances exempted from listing under section 112(r)(4)(B) of the Clean Air Act (as added by section 3). (3) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN INFORMATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that— (A) describes the level of compliance with Federal and State requirements relating to the submission to local emergency response personnel of information intended to help the local emergency response personnel respond to chemical accidents or related environmental or public health threats; and (B) contains an analysis of the adequacy of the information required to be submitted and the efficacy of the methods for delivering the information to local emergency response personnel. (c) REEVALUATION OF REGULATIONS. —The President shall reevaluate the regulations promulgated under this section within 6 years after the enactment of this Act. If the President determines not to modify such regulations, the President shall publish a notice in the Federal Register stating that such reevaluation has been Deadline. President. Deadline. 42 USC 7412 note.

�