G/TBT/N/USA/1802  
17 November 2021  
(21-8672) 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) [1831]  
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 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other  [X]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Emissions 
of greenhouse gases and other harmful air pollutants; Environmental protection (ICS 
13.020), Air quality (ICS 13. 040), Extraction and processing of petroleum and natural gas 
(ICS 75.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standards of 
Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for 
Existing Sourc es: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (154 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - This document comprises three distinct groups 
of actions under  the Clean Air Act (CAA) which are collectively intended to  significantly 
reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other  harmful air pollutants from the 
Crude Oil and Natural Gas source  category. First, the EPA proposes to revise the new 
source performance  standards (NSPS) for GHGs and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 
for th e Crude Oil and Natural Gas source category under the CAA to reflect the  Agency's 
most recent review of the feasibility and cost of reducing  emissions from these sources. 
Second, the EPA proposes emissions  guidelines (EG) under the CAA, for states to follo w 
in developing,  submitting, and implementing state plans to establish 
performance  standards to limit GHGs from existing sources (designated facilities)  in the 
Crude Oil and Natural Gas source category. Third, the EPA is  taking several related actions 
stemming from the joint resolution of  Congress, adopted on 30 June 2021 under the 
Congressional Review Act  (CRA), disapproving the EPA's final rule titled, "Oil and Natural 
Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources  Review," 
14 September 2020 ("2020 Policy Rule"). This proposal responds  to the President's 20 
January 2021, Executive order (E.O.) titled "Protecting Public Health and the Environment 
and Restoring Science to  Tackle the Climate Crisis," which directed the EPA to cons ider 
taking  the actions proposed here.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1802  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 63110, 15 November  2021; Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 60:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-15/html/2021 -24202.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-15/pdf/2021 -24202.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-0317. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OAR-2021-0317/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 . 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 rec eived within the comment 
period.  
The EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on 30 November 2021 and 1 December 2021. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for information on the hearing.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  14 January 2022; Comments must be received on or before 
14 January 2022. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), comments on the 
information collection provisions are best assured of consideration  if the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) receives a copy of your comments on or before 15 
December 2021.  
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/2021/TBT/USA/21_7175_00_e.pdf