G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.2  
 
15 August 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  15 August 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program Compliance; Notification of Webinar  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public webinar to be held 
on 7 September 2023 on the new regulatory provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard 
(RFS) program.  
88 Federal Register (FR) 55040, 14 August 2023, Notification of webinar:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-14/html/2023 -17310.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-14/pdf/2023 -17310.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_1 1740_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  EPA is hosting a public webinar on 7 September 2023 Eastern Time (ET)  to discuss 
the implementation of the new regulatory provisions promulgated as part of the Renewable Fuel 
Standard (RFS) final rule for 2023 –2025 (the "Set Rule" [notified in G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1 and 
G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1/Corr.1 ]). These regulatory provisions include updated third -party 
engineering review requirements, new independence requirements for independent third -party 
auditors and professional engineers, an alternative recordkeeping requirement for parties using 
 
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  separated food waste, and updated regulatory provisions for the production, distribution, and use of 
biogas as a renewable fuel.  
During the webinar, EPA intends to discuss the following:  
• An overview of the regulatory amendments in the Set Rule.  
• A detailed overview of the updated biogas regulatory provisions.  
• A demonstration of the registration system updates for parties that want to use the 
alternative recordkeeping provisions for separated food waste.  
• Changes to three -year engineering review updates and third -party engineer independence 
requirements.  
• An overview of the new regulatory provisions for mixed digesters.  
• A moderated question -and-answer period for stakeholders to ask additional questions 
related to these provisions.  
All attendees must pre -register for the webinar by 31 August 2023 , by notifying Nick Parsons, Office 
of Transportation and Air Quality , Assessment an d Standards Division, Environmental Protection 
Agency; telephone number: +1 734 -214-4479; email address: RFS-Hearing@epa.gov . Additional 
information related to the webinar will be  posted at https://www.epa.gov/renewable -fuel-standard -
program/rfs -set-rule-implementation -webinar . EPA will post an ag enda approximately one week 
before the webinar. Interested parties should check this website for any updated information.  
If you require the services of an interpreter or special accommodations such as audio description, 
please pre -register for the webinar  and describe your needs by 24 August 2023 . EPA may not be 
able to arrange accommodations without advance notice.  
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