G/TBT/N/USA/1907  
2 August 2022  
(22-5793) 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:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1935]  
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 [  ], 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):  
Refrigeration and air conditioning; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); 
Ventilators. Fans. Air -conditi oners (ICS code(s): 23.120); Refrigerating technology (ICS 
code(s): 27.200); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Protection of 
Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitu tes Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy 
Program in Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Fire Suppression; (55 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency's Significant New Alternatives Policy program, this action proposes to list certain 
substances as acceptable subject to use conditions in the refrigeration and air conditioning 
sector for chillers --comfort cooling, residential dehumidifiers, non -residential 
dehumidifiers, r esidential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps, and a 
substance as acceptable subject to use conditions and narrowed used limits in very low 
temperature refrigeration. Through this action, EPA is proposing to incorporate by 
reference stand ards which establish requirements for electrical air conditioners, heat 
pumps, and dehumidifiers, laboratory equipment containing refrigerant, safe use of 
flammable refrigerants, and safe design, construction, installation, and operation of 
refrigeration s ystems. Additionally, this action proposes to list certain substances as 
acceptable subject to use conditions in the fire suppression sector for certain streaming 
and total flooding uses. Finally, EPA requests advance comment on potential approaches 
to SNA P listing decisions for very short -lived substances that have ozone depletion 
potentials similar to those of ozone -depleting substances scheduled to be phased out.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1907  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 45508, 28 July 2022; Title 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 82:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-28/html/2022 -14665.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-28/pdf/2022 -14665.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-
0836. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-0836/document  and provides 
access to primary 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 12 September 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.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  12 September 2022  
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/2022/TBT/USA/22_5103_00_e.pdf