G/TBT/N/USA/2027  
2 August 2023  
(23-5249) 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):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)[2058]  
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 i f different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Inquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Calculation, monitoring, and reporting of greenhouse gas data for petroleum and natural 
gas systems facilities; Quality management and quality assurance (ICS code(s): 
03.120.10); Product and company certification. Conformity assessment (ICS code(s): 
03.120.20); Air quality (ICS code(s): 13.040); Environmental testing (ICS code(s): 
19.040); Pip eline components and pipelines (ICS code(s): 23.040); Valves (ICS code(s): 
23.060); Pumps (ICS code(s): 23.080); Extraction and processing of petroleum and 
natural gas (ICS code(s): 75.020); Exploratory, drilling and extraction equipment (ICS 
code(s): 75.1 80.10); Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment (ICS 
code(s): 75.200)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Greenhouse Gas 
Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural 
Gas Systems; (160 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
proposing to amend requirements that apply to the petroleum and natural gas systems 
source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporti ng Rule to ensure that reporting is based 
on empirical data, accurately reflects total methane emissions and waste emissions from 
applicable facilities, and allows owners and operators of applicable facilities to submit 
empirical emissions data that approp riately demonstrate the extent to which a charge is 
owed. The EPA is also proposing changes to requirements that apply to the general 
provisions, general stationary fuel combustion, and petroleum and natural gas systems 
source categories of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule to improve calculation, 
monitoring, and reporting of greenhouse gas data for petroleum and natural gas systems 
facilities. This action also proposes to establish and amend confidentiality determinations 
for the reporting of certain data elements to be added or substantially revised in these 
proposed amendments.  G/TBT/N/USA/2027  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Qua lity requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 50282, 1 August 2023; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 98 : 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-01/html/2023 -14338.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-01/pdf/2023 -14338.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2023-
0234. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2023-0234/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Do cuments 
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 2 October 2023. 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.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1880 and subsequent addenda  - Revisions and Confidentiality 
Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule; identified 
by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2019-0424. The Docket Folder is available from 
Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2019-
0424/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as 
comments received.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  2 October 2023; under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 
comments on the information collection provisions are best assured of consideration if the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) receives comments on or before 31 August 
2023. Such  comments should also be shared by e -mail with the USA TBT Enquiry Point: 
usatbtep@nist.gov . 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-01/html/2023 -14338.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-01/pdf/2 023-14338.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_11445_00_e.pdf