On behalf of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry (PA Chamber), the largest, broad-based business advocacy organization in the Commonwealth, thank you for the opportunity to comment on the EPA’s propose rulemaking, Increasing Consistency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process (Proposed Cost-Benefit Rule), Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-00044.
For decades, the PA Chamber has brought the perspective and counsel of its broad membership to participate in constructive dialogue with regulators regarding mutual goals of economic development and environmental stewardship. The comments below state the PA Chamber’s policies (which inform our organization’s advocacy) on environmental regulation and air quality and this organization’s support for the proposed rulemaking. These comments supplement oral testimony delivered on July 1, 2020.