G/TBT/N/USA/2006  
1 June 2023  
(23-3733) 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:   
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT) [2037]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to h andle 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 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 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):  Hazardous 
materials; Transport (ICS code(s): 03.220); Protection against dangerous goods (ICS 
code(s): 13.300); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Hazardous 
Materials: Harmonization With International S tandards; (55 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - PHMSA proposes to amend the 
Hazardous Materials Regulations to maintain alignment with international regulations and 
standards by adopting various amendments, in cluding changes to proper shipping names, 
hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport 
quantity limitations, and vessel stowage requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problem s where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 34568, 30 May 2023; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 171, 172, et al:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-30/html/2023 -07109.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-30/pdf/2023 -07109.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number PHMSA -2021-0092. 
The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA -2021-0092/document  and provides access 
to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by se arching the Docket Number. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or G/TBT/N/USA/2006  
 
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  before 4pm Eastern Time  on 31 July 2023. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their sta keholders will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov 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:  31 July 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_09970_00_e.pdf