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PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 108 STAT. 1197 ing with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall— (1) prescribe regulations as provided by this section— (A) substantially the same as the proposed regulations submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; or (B) that amend the proposed regulations; or (2) publish in the Federal Register— (A) a notice that no regulation is being prescribed in response to the proposed regulations of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (B) a detailed analysis of, and response to, all information the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency submitted with the proposed regulations; and (C) a detailed explanation of why no regulation is being prescribed. (d) CONSULTATION.AND REPORTS.—(1) If the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency believes that the action of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under subsection (c)(1)(B) or (2) of this section does not protect the public health and welfare from aircraft noise or sonic boom, consistent with the considerations in subsection (b) of this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall consult with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and may request a report on the advisability of prescribing the regulation as originally proposed. The request, including a detailed statement of the information on which the request is based, shall be published in the Federal Register. (2) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall report to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency within the time, if any, specified in the request. However, the time specified must be at least 90 days after the date of the request. The report shall— (A) be accompanied by a detailed statement of the findings of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the reasons for the findings; (B) identify any statement related to an action under subsection (c) of this section filed under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)); (C) specify whether and where that statement is available for public inspection; and (D) be published in the Federal Register unless the request proposes specific action by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the report indicates that action will be taken. (e) SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.— The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may request the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to file a supplemental report if the report under subsection (d) of this section indicates that the proposed regulations under subsection (c) of this section, for which a statement under section 102(2)(C) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) is not required, should not be prescribed. The supplemental report shall be published in the Federal Register within the time the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency specifies. However, the time specified must be at least 90 days after the date of the request. The supplemental report shall contain Federal Register, publication. Federal Register, publication. Reports. Federal Register, publication. 79-194 O—95 —16:QL 3 Part 2