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                         PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES

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 REPORT RELATIVE TO THE ISSUANCE OF A PROCLAMATION PROVIDING EXEMPTION 
  FOR CERTAIN STATIONARY SOURCES FROM COMPLIANCE WITH THE FINAL RULE 
  PUBLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TITLED ``NATIONAL 
  EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS: TACONITE IRON ORE 
PROCESSING,'' 89 FR 16408 (TACONITE RULE), WHICH IMPOSES NEW EMISSIONS-
 CONTROL REQUIREMENTS ON TACONITE IRON ORE PROCESSING FACILITIES--PM 33

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Consistent with applicable law, including section 112(i)(4) of the 
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(i)(4), I hereby report that I have issued 
a proclamation providing exemption for certain stationary sources from 
compliance with the final rule published by the Environmental 
Protection Agency titled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Processing, 89 FR 16408 (Taconite Rule), 
which imposes new emissions-control requirements on Taconite iron ore 
processing facilities.
  As reflected in the proclamation of July 17, 2025 (Regulatory Relief 
for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Iron Ore Processing 
Security) (Proclamation), taconite iron ore processing is fundamental 
to the United States' steel production and manufacturing sectors. The 
facilities involved in the process supply essential raw materials used 
to make steel, which is used in national defense systems, critical 
infrastructure, and a broad range of industrial applications. 
Preserving and enhancing domestic taconite processing capabilities is 
vital to reducing reliance on foreign sources and ensuring resilience 
of American industrial supply chains.
  In the Proclamation, I determined that the technology to implement 
the Taconite Rule is not available. Such technology does not exist in a 
commercially viable form sufficient to allow implementation of and 
compliance with the Taconite Rule by the compliance dates set forth in 
the Taconite Rule. I further determined in the Proclamation that it is 
in the national security interests of the United States to issue an 
exemption from the Taconite Rule to certain stationary sources subject 
to the Taconite Rule, as identified in Annex I of the Proclamation. 
This exemption applies to all compliance

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deadlines established under the Taconite Rule, with each such deadline 
extended by 2 years from the date originally required for such 
deadline.
  I am enclosing a copy of the Proclamation I have issued and Annex I 
thereto.
                                                     Donald J. Trump.  
The White House, July 21, 2025.

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