G/TBT/N/USA/1930  
18 October 2022  
(22-7820) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
Colorado  
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Public Health and Environment, Air Quality Control 
Commission, State of Colorado [1959]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to  handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [X], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Volatile 
Organic Compounds (VOCs); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Air quality 
(ICS code(s): 13.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulation 
Number 21 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products and 
Architectural and I ndustrial Maintenance Coatings; (48 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Amends rules addressing Colorado's 
Environmental Justice Act HB21 -1266 and the U.S. Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) ( 42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq. ): Severe and Moderate Ozone Nonattainment requirements; includ es 
proposed elements to Colorado State Implementation Plans (SIP) and revisions to 
associated regulations; provides that there are six segments to this rulemaking hearing 
which will be addressed by the Commission.  
A Rulemaking Hearing will take place via Zoom on 13 December 2022; information on 
attending the hearing and participating in the rulemaking process is available at: 
https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/D isplayHearingDetails.do?trackingNumber=2022 -
00559  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Colorado Register 25 September 2022: 
https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/RegisterContents.do?publicationDay=09/25/2022&V
olume=45&yearPublishNumber=18&Month=9&Year=2022  
CCR rule (in PDF) for 5 CCR 1001 -25, current as of 14 September 2014  G/TBT/N/USA/1930  
 
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  Regulation Number 21 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds f rom Consumer Products 
and Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings  
https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=8227  
Code of Colorado Regulations  - 5 CCR 1001 -25, current as of 14 September 2019  
Regulation Number 21 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products 
and Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings  
https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=8227  
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 13 December 2022. Comments received 
by the USA TB T Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared 
with the regulator if received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  13 December 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Regulation Number 21 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Consumer Products 
and Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings: 
https://www.coloradosos.gov/CCR/Upload/NoticeOfRulemaking/ProposedRuleAttach202
2-00559.doc  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_7048_00_e.pdf