G/TBT/N/USA/1499  
12 July 2019  
(19-4643) 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:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1529]  
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):  Stationary 
compression ignition internal combustion engines; Spark -ignition reciprocating or rotary 
internal combustion piston engines (HS 8407); Compression -ignition internal combustion 
piston engines (diesel or semi -diesel engines) (HS 8408); Quality (ICS 03.120), 
Air quality (ICS 13.040), Internal combustion engines (ICS 27.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standards of 
Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines 
(3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing 
amendments to the Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression  Ignition 
Internal Combustion Engines. In the "Rules and Regulations" section of this Federal 
Register, we are publishing a direct final rule, without a prior proposed rule that revises 
the emission standards for particulate matter for new stationary compr ession ignition (CI) 
engines located in remote areas of Alaska. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not 
take further action on this proposed rule.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 32114, 5 July 2019; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 60:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-05/html/2019 -14374.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-05/pdf/2019 -14374.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1499  
 
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  • Standar ds of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal 
Combustion Engines, Direct Final Rule published 5 July 2019 will be notified as 
Add.1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-05/html/2019 -14372.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-05/pdf/2019 -14372.pdf  
• G/TBT/N/USA/556 and subsequent addenda .  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be det ermined  
10. Final date for comments:  5 August 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_3922_00_e.pdf