G/TBT/N/USA/1567/Add.2  
 
4 May 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  4 May 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy -Duty Engine Standards  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  16 May 2022; Notice; extension of public comment 
period.  
[ ] 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy -Duty Engine and 
Vehicle Standards; Extension of Comment Period  
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period  
SUMMARY: On 28 March 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed 
rule titled "Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy -Duty Engine and Vehicl e 
Standards" (notified in G/TBT/N/USA/1567/Add.1 ). EPA is extending the comment period for this 
proposed rule, which was scheduled to end on 13 May 2022.  The Clean Air Act requires that the 
record of proceedings allowing oral presentation of data, views, and arguments on a proposed rule 
be kept open for 30 days after completion of the proceeding to provide an opportunity for submission 
of rebuttal and supp lementary information. Because EPA held a third day of public hearing for this 
proposed rule, the final "proceeding allowing oral presentation of data, views, and arguments," was 
 
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  held on 14 April 2022. For this reason, the public comment period for this pr oposed rule is extended 
and will now end on 16 May 2022.  
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on 28 March 2022, at 87 FR 17414 , is 
extended. Comments  must be received on or before 16 May 2022.  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-03/html/2022 -09497.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-03/pdf/2022 -09497.pdf  
This notice; extension of public comment period and previous actions notified under the symbol 
G/TBT/N/USA/1567  are identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2019-0055. The Docket Folder is 
available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.go v/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2019-
0055/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 16 May 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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