G/TBT/N/USA/1594  
31 March 2020  
(20-2586) 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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1621]  
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 Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Motor 
vehicle refrigerant; Quality (ICS 03.120), Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air 
quality (ICS 13.040), Road vehicle systems (IC S 43.040), Cooling systems. Lubricating 
systems (ICS 43.060.30), Diagnostic, maintenance and test equipment (ICS 43.180), 
Products of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Protection of 
the Stratospheric Ozone: Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning System Servicing (8 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to adopt three technical standards develope d by 
SAE International (SAE) for equipment that recovers, recycles, and/or recharges the 
refrigerant 2,3,3,3 -Tetrafluoroprop -1-ene (HFO -1234yf or R -1234yf) in motor vehicle air 
conditioners (MVACs). The three standards are SAE J2843, SAE J2851, and SAE J30 30. 
This proposed rulemaking would adopt the most current versions of these standards by 
incorporating them by reference into the regulations related to the protection of 
stratospheric ozone. This will provide additional flexibility for industry stakeholde rs that 
wish to select recovery and recycling equipment certified to these standards.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requir ements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 85 Federal Register (FR) 17520, 30 March 2020; Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 82:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-03-30/html/2020 -05197.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-03-30/pdf/2020 -05197.pdf   
• G/TBT/N/USA/314 - Protection of St ratospheric Ozone: Revision of Refrigerant 
Recovery and Recycling Equipment Standards; Proposed Rule published 9 
November 2007:  G/TBT/N/USA/1594  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2007-11-09/html/E7 -21941.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2007-11-09/pdf/E7 -21941.pdf  
• Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision of Refrigerant Recovery Only 
Equipment Standards; Proposed Rule published 18 June 2008:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2008-06-18/html/E8 -13754.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2008-06-18/pdf/E8 -13754.pdf  
• Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Revision of Refrigerant Recovery Only 
Equipment Standards; Direct Final Rule publi shed 18 June 2008:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2008-06-18/html/E8 -13749.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2008-06-18/pdf/E8 -13749.pdf  
• Supporting documents for this rulemaking are accessible from the Docket Folder 
in Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=25&so=DESC&sb=commentD
ueDate&po=0&dct=SR%2BO&D=EPA -HQ-OAR-2013-0597 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  14 May 2020  
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/2020/TBT/USA/20_2266_00_e.pdf