G/TBT/N/USA/1530  
27 September 2019  
(19-6254) 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) [1557]  
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):  Emissions; 
Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality (ICS 13.040), Environmental testing 
(ICS 19.040), Industrial process measure ment and control (ICS 25.040.40), Production in 
the chemical industry (ICS 71.020), Equipment for the chemical industry (ICS 71.120), 
Manufacturing processes in the rubber and plastics industries (ICS 83.020), Cellular 
materials (ICS 83.100)  
5. Title, num ber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National Emission 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Cellulose Products Manufacturing Residual Risk 
and Technology Review (59 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The U.S. Environme ntal Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing 
amendments to the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) 
for Cellulose Products Manufacturing to address the results of the residual risk and 
technology review (RTR) that the EPA is requ ired to conduct under the Clean Air Act (CAA). 
The EPA is proposing to amend provisions addressing periods of startup, shutdown, and 
malfunction (SSM); to add provisions regarding periodic emissions testing and electronic 
reporting; to provide more flexibi lity for monitoring requirements; and to make technical 
and editorial changes. While the proposed amendments would not result in reductions in 
emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP), this action, if finalized, would result in 
improved monitoring, comp liance, and implementation of the rule.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 47346, 9 September 2019; Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 63:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/F R-2019-09-09/html/2019 -18330.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-09-09/pdf/2019 -18330.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1530  
 
- 2 - 
 
  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  24 October 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_5301_00_e.pdf