G/TBT/N/USA/1779  
21 September 2021  
(21-7004) 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) [1808]  
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 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Aerosol 
coatings; VOCs; Quality (ICS 03.120), Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality 
(ICS 13.040), Paints and varnishes (ICS 8 7.040), Paint ingredients (ICS 87.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National Volatile 
Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings Amendments (7 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed r ule - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) is proposing to  amend the National Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emission 
Standards for Aerosol Coatings, which establishes reactivity -based emission standards for 
the aerosol coatings category (aeroso l spray paints) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). In 
this action, the EPA is proposing to update coating category product -weighted reactivity 
limits for aerosol coatings categories; add new compounds and reactivity factors (RFs); 
update existing reactivity va lues; revise the default RF; amend the thresholds for 
compounds regulated by this document; and add electronic reporting provisions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices an d consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 51851, 20 September  2021; Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 59:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-09-17/html/2021 -19896.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-09-17/pdf/2021 -19896.pdf  
This proposed rule and previous actions notified under the symbol 
G/TBT/N/USA/284  are identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2006-0971. The Docket 
Folder is available on  Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OAR-2006-0971/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as 
well as comments re ceived. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by G/TBT/N/USA/1779  
 
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  searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit 
comments to the USA TBT E nquiry 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 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:  16 November 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_5974_00_e.pdf