G/TBT/N/USA/1802/Add.1  
 
20 December  2021 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  17 December 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions 
Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  31 January 2022  
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg /FR-2021-12-17/html/2021 -27312.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-17/pdf/2021 -27312.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_7905_00_e.pdf  
Proposed rulemaking; extension of  public comment period  
 
Description:  TITLE: Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified  Sources and 
Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural  Gas Sector Climate Review; Extension of 
Comment Period  
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
ACTION: Propos ed rulemaking; extension of public comment period  
SUMMARY: On 15 November 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA) published a 
proposed rule which included new source performance  standards (NSPS) and emissions guidelines 
(EG) for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas source category under the CAA to respond to the President's 
20 January 2021, Executive order (E.O.) titled "Protecting Public  Health and the Environment and 
Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate  Crisis." In this proposal, the EPA also req uested comments 
 
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  on regulating other types of potential emissions sources and numerous  topics associated with the 
proposed NSPS and EG. EPA has received  numerous requests to extend the comment period given 
the complexity and  length of the proposed rulemakin g, which is currently 14 January 
2022.  Accordingly, the EPA is extending the deadline of the comment period to 31 January 2022.  
DATES: The public comment period for the proposal published in the  Federal Register on 15 
November 2021 (86 FR 63110) is extende d from 14 January 2022 to 31 January 2022.Written 
comments must be received  on or before 31 January 2022.  
This proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment period and the proposed rule notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1802  are identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-0317. The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-
0317/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments 
received. Documents are also accessible from  Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. 
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  
by or before  4pm Eastern Time  on 31 January 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be 
submitted to the  Docket  on Regulations.gov if received  within the comment period.  
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