G/TBT/N/USA/2046  
15 September 2023  
(23-6176) 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):  State of 
Oregon  
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), State of Oregon [2077]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the noti fication 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 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: To provide regulated entities with additional clarification on complying with 
program requirements, propose program adjustments to incorporate newly regulated 
entities more effectively, and support robust greenhouse gas emission reporting.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Climate 
protection; Environmental protectio n (ICS code(s): 13.020); Air quality in general (ICS 
code(s): 13.040.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Climate 2023; 
(355 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule amendments and public hearing vi a Zoom  on 18 
September 2023 - The Department of Environmental Quality has opened the public 
comment period for proposed permanent r ule amendments to chapter 340 of the Oregon 
Administrative Rules . DEQ is proposing rule amendments to chapter 340, Divisions 215, 
272, 271, 216, and 12.  
• Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Division 215  
• Third Party Verification, Division 272  
• Climate Protection Program, Division 271  
• Air Contaminant Discharge Program, Division 216  
• Enforcement Procedure and Civil Penalties, Division 12  
The Climate 2023 Rulemaking is a joint rulemaking of DEQ's teams that implement the 
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHG RP), Third Party Verification (3PV) and Climate 
Protection Program (CPP). The rulemaking proposes a variety of clarificati ons to program 
requirements and a limited number of program modifications. The rulemaking 
incorporates process improvements and technical clarifications for regulated companies 
while continuing to support the goals of these programs. DEQ is conducting a jo int 
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  of these three programs. Background on the Oregon Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program 
2021, part of Oregon's Climate Protection Program, is available at 
https://www.oregon.gov/deq/rulemaking/Pages/rghgcr2021.aspx . 
DEQ plans to hold one public hearing on 18 September 2023, 4 p.m. PDT , and anyone 
may attend. This hearing is being held remotely via Zoom; advance registration is 
required. Register here. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) - Climate 2023: 
https://www.oregon.gov/deq/rulemaking/Pages/climate2023.aspx  
WTO Members and thei r stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 22 September 2023. Comments received 
by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be sha red 
with the regulator.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 September 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_1240 8_00_e.pdf