15 U.S.C. § 2695 — Grants for healthy school environments

Page 1936 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2692 mation on the proposed rule received from any person for inclusion in the docket during the comment period shall be placed in the docket. The transcript of public hearings, if any, on the proposed rule shall also be included in the dock- et promptly upon receipt from the person who transcribed such hearings. All documents which become available after the proposed rule has been published and which the Administrator de- termines are of central relevance to the rule- making shall be placed in the docket as soon as possible after their availability. (B) The drafts of proposed rules submitted by the Administrator to the Office of Management and Budget for any interagency review process prior to proposal of any such rule, all documents accompanying such drafts, and all written com- ments thereon by other agencies and all written responses to such written comments by the Ad- ministrator shall be placed in the docket no later than the date of proposal of the rule. The drafts of the final rule submitted for such review process prior to promulgation and all such writ- ten comments thereon, all documents accom- panying such drafts, and written responses thereto shall be placed in the docket no later than the date of promulgation. (d) Explanation (1) The promulgated rule shall be accompanied by an explanation of the reasons for any major changes in the promulgated rule from the pro- posed rule. (2) The promulgated rule shall also be accom- panied by a response to each of the significant comments, criticisms, and new data submitted in written or oral presentations during the com- ment period. (3) The promulgated rule may not be based (in part or whole) on any information or data which has not been placed in the docket as of the date of such promulgation. (e) Judicial review The material referred to in subsection (c)(2)(B) shall not be included in the record for judicial review. (f) Effective date The requirements of this section shall take ef- fect with respect to any rule the proposal of which occurs after 90 days after October 28, 1992. (Pub. L. 94–469, title IV, § 411, as added Pub. L. 102–550, title X, § 1021(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3922.) § 2692. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this subchapter such sums as may be necessary. (Pub. L. 94–469, title IV, § 412, as added Pub. L. 102–550, title X, § 1021(a), Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 3923.) SUBCHAPTER V—HEALTHY HIGH- PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS § 2695. Grants for healthy school environments (a) In general The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, may provide grants to States for use in— (1) providing technical assistance for pro- grams of the Environmental Protection Agen- cy (including the Tools for Schools Program and the Healthy School Environmental As- sessment Tool) to schools for use in addressing environmental issues; and (2) development and implementation of State school environmental health programs that include— (A) standards for school building design, construction, and renovation; and (B) identification of ongoing school build- ing environmental problems, including con- taminants, hazardous substances, and pol- lutant emissions, in the State and rec- ommended solutions to address those prob- lems, including assessment of information on the exposure of children to environ- mental hazards in school facilities. (b) Sunset The authority of the Administrator to carry out this section shall expire 5 years after De- cember 19, 2007. (Pub. L. 94–469, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 461(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1640.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Subchapter effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress. § 2695a. Model guidelines for siting of school fa- cilities Not later than 18 months after December 19, 2007, the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall issue vol- untary school site selection guidelines that ac- count for— (1) the special vulnerability of children to hazardous substances or pollution exposures in any case in which the potential for contamina- tion at a potential school site exists; (2) modes of transportation available to stu- dents and staff; (3) the efficient use of energy; and (4) the potential use of a school at the site as an emergency shelter. (Pub. L. 94–469, title V, § 502, as added Pub. L. 110–140, title IV, § 461(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1640.) § 2695b. Public outreach (a) Reports The Administrator shall publish and submit to Congress an annual report on all activities car- ried out under this subchapter, until the expira- tion of authority described in section 2695(b) of this title. (b) Public outreach The Federal Director appointed under section 17092(a) of title 42 (in this subchapter referred to as the ‘‘Federal Director’’) shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the public clearinghouse established under section 17083(1)