G/TBT/N/USA/1645  
14 September 2020  
(20-6148) 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) [1671]  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Solid 
waste incineration units, emissions; Installations and equipment for waste disposal and 
treatment (ICS 13.030.40), Stationary sou rce emissions (ICS 13.040.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standards of 
Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: 
Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Review (55 page(s), in  English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - In accordance with requirements under the 
Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) performed a periodic 
review of the emissions standards and other requirements for Other Soli d Waste 
Incineration (OSWI) units, covering certain very small municipal waste combustion 
(VSMWC) and institutional waste incineration (IWI) units. Although the EPA is not 
proposing revisions to the OSWI New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and 
Emission  Guidelines (EG) specifically based on its statutory periodic review, the EPA is 
otherwise --in accordance with its authority under the CAA --proposing changes to the 
OSWI NSPS and EG.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wher e 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
85 Federal Register (FR) 54178, 31 August 2020; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 60:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-08-31/html/2020 -17730.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-08-31/pdf/2020 -17730.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2003-0156. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA -
HQ-OAR-2003-0156 and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as 
comments received. Documents are also access ible from Regulations.gov  by searching 
the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments G/TBT/N/USA/1645  
 
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  to the USA TBT Enquiry Po int. 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:  15 October 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_5400_00_e.pdf