G/TBT/N/USA/1455  
 
3 April 2019  
(19-2091) 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:  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing -Federal Housing 
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) [1477]  
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 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 [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):  
Formaldehyde emission control for certain wood products; Quality (ICS 03.120), Wood 
technology processes (ICS 79.020), Construction materials (ICS 91.100), Air quality 
(ICS 13.040), Domestic safety (ICS 13.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Streamlining 
and Aligning Formaldehyde Emission Control Standards for Certain Wood Products in 
Manufactured Home Const ruction with Title VI of the Toxic Substance Control Act 
(8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Through this rulemaking, HUD proposes to implement the 
Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act of 2010, which added Title VI 
to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In addition, HUD proposes to remove certain 
aspects of HUD's current manufactured housing formaldehyde standards requirements 
that are not addressed by TSCA, including provisions for a health notice to be posted in 
every manufactured home, testing of post -treatment panels after certification, and testing 
of certain plywood materials.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human  health or safety; 
Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 10738, 22 March  2019; Title 24 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 3280 and 3282 . Will appear in the Federal Register  when 
adopted.  
• G/TBT/N/U SA/827 and subsequent addenda and revisions  - Formaldehyde 
Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products  
• G/TBT/N/USA/828 and subsequent addenda  - Formaldehyde; Third -Party 
Certification Framework for the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood 
Products  
• G/TBT/N/USA/560/Add.1  - Manufactured Home Construction and Safety 
Standards  G/TBT/N/USA/1455  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 April 2019  
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/2019/TBT/USA/19_1868_00_e.pdf