G/TBT/N/USA/1923  
28 September 2022  
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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:   
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [1952]  
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 [  ], 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):  Liquid 
chemical categorization updates; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Transport by water (ICS 
code(s) : 03.220.40); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Production in the 
chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.020); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 
71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  2022 Liqui d 
Chemical Categorization Updates; (35 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Coast Guard is proposing 
to align the Liquid Chemical Categorization tables with the 2020 Edition of the 
International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous 
Chemicals in Bulk and the International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment 
Protection Committee's Circular 25. The updated tables would provide a list of the liquid 
hazardous materials and liqu efied and compressed gases approved for international and 
domestic maritime transportation, and indicate how each substance is categorized by its 
pollution potential, safe carriage requirements, chemical flammability, combustibility, and 
compatibility with  other substances. This proposed rule would impose no additional costs 
to chemical shippers or vessel owners.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Harmon ization  G/TBT/N/USA/1923  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 57984, 22 September 2022; Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 30 and 150:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-22/html/2022 -18798.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-22/pdf/2022 -18798.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number USCG -2022-0327. The 
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/USCG -2022-0327/document  and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket N umber. WTO Members and their stakeholders 
are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern 
Time on 21 December 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO 
Members and their  stakeholders 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:  21 December 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_6618_00_e.pdf