G/TBT/N/USA/1862  
18 May 2022  
(22-3826) 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:   
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Department of Interior [1892]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regard ing 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 [  ], 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):  Equipment 
used in high pressure high temperature (HPHT) environments; Quality (ICS code(s): 
03.120); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Protection against excessive 
pressure (ICS code(s): 13.240)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Oil and Gas and 
Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf --High Pressure High Temperature and 
Subpart B Revisions; (29 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The Bureau of Safety and Environmental 
Enforcement (BSEE) is proposing to add requirements for new or unusual technology, 
including equipment used in high pressure high temperature (HPHT) environments, to 
revise and reorganize the information submission requirements for a project's Conceptual 
Plans and Deepwater Operations Plans (DWOP), and to require i ndependent third parties 
to review certain information prior to submission to BSEE. This proposed rule would 
improve operational and environmental safety and human health while providing 
consistency and clarity to industry regarding the equipment and opera tional requirements 
necessary for BSEE review and approval of projects using new or unusual technology.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environme nt; Quality 
requirements  G/TBT/N/USA/1862  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 29790, 16 May 2022; Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 250:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-16/html/2022 -09560.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-16/pdf/2022 -09560.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number BSEE -2021-0003. The Docket Folder 
is available from Regulations.gov at https:// www.regulations.gov/docket/BSEE -2021-
0003/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 stakeholders are asked to submit comments 
to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 15 July 2022. Comments 
received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their sta keholders 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 July 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_3463_00_e.pdf