G/TBT/N/USA/1956  
 
5 January 2023  
(23-0155) 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) [1987]  
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 [  ], 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):  Renewable 
fuel standards; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Fuels (ICS code(s): 
75.160)  
5. Title, n umber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Renewable Fuel 
Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023 -2025 and Other Changes; (175 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Under the Clean Air Act , the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for 
the Renewable Fuel Standard ( RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. This 
action proposes the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2023 through 2025 
for cellulosic biofuel, biomass -based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. 
This action also propo ses the second supplemental standard addressing the remand of 
the 2016 standard -setting rulemaking. Finally, this action proposes several regulatory 
changes to the RFS program including regulations governing the generation of qualifying 
renewable electrici ty and other modifications intended to improve the program's 
implementation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 80582, 30 December 2022; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 80 and 1090:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-12-30/html/2022 -26499.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-12-30/pdf/2022 -26499.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1956  
 
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  This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-0427. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OAR-2021-0427/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as 
well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeh olders are asked to submit 
comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 10 February 
2023 will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on 
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
G/TBT/N/USA/999 and G/TBT/N/USA/999/Add.1  - Renewable Fuel Standard Program: 
Standards for 2014, 2015, and 2016 and Biomass -Based Diesel Volume for 2017 identified 
by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0111. 
G/TBT/N/USA/1816/Add.1  - Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules; 
Final Rule identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0324. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  10 February 2023  
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/2023/TBT/USA/23_022 2_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_0222_01_e.pdf