Business Roundtable is an association of over 200 chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies working to promote sound public policy and a thriving U.S. economy. Business Roundtable member companies produce $7.4 trillion in annual revenues and employ more than 16 million people. Comprising more than a third of the total value of the U.S. stock market, these companies invest $158 billion annually in research and development, equal to 62 percent of private U.S. research and development spending. In addition, Business Roundtable member companies pay more than $200 billion in dividends to shareholders and generate more than $540 billion in sales for small and medium-sized businesses annually. Business Roundtable companies give more than $9 billion a year in combined charitable contributions.

Business Roundtable appreciates the opportunity to comment on EPA’s proposed revisions to the primary national ambient air quality standards for ground-level ozone pursuant to Section 109 of the Clean Air Act.

BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE AND OZONE REGULATION

As CEOs who lead major American companies that operate in communities all across the United States and in every economic sector, members of the Business Roundtable care deeply about both the health of the environment and the health of the economy. Many Business Roundtable member companies offer cutting edge energy and environmental technologies and continue significant investment in developing new innovative products including advanced emissions control technologies. Business Roundtable has long emphasized the need to carefully weigh the impact of new regulations on economic growth and job creation. 

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