G/TBT/N/USA/1863  
18 May 2022  
(22-3828) 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) [1893]  
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 [  ], 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):  Electric 
Arc Furnaces; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 
13.020); Electric fur naces (ICS code(s): 25.180.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standards of 
Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces Constructed After 21 October 1974 & 
On or Before 17 August 1983; Standards of Performance f or Steel Plants: Electric Arc 
Furnaces & Argon -Oxygen Decarburization Constructed After 17 August 1983; (19 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule; amendments - In this action, the EPA is 
proposing new and revised standards of perfo rmance for electric arc furnaces (EAF) and 
argon -oxygen decarburization (AOD) vessels in the steel industry. The EPA is proposing 
that EAF facilities that begin construction, reconstruction or modification after 16 May 
2022 would need to comply with a part iculate matter (PM) standard in the format of 
facility -wide PM emitted per amount of steel produced and a melt shop opacity limit of 
zero. The proposal would limit emissions of PM and opacity from new, modified, or 
reconstructed EAF and AOD vessels. In add ition, we are proposing that all emission limits 
apply at all times; periodic compliance testing at least once every 5 years; and electronic 
reporting. In this action, the EPA also is proposing amendments for certain provisions in 
the current new source pe rformance standards (NSPS) that apply to EAF constructed after 
21 October 1974, and on or before 17 August 1983, and EAF and AOD vessels constructed 
after 17 August 1983, and before 16 May 2022 to clarify and refine the current provisions.  
7. Objective an d rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  G/TBT/N/USA/1863  
 
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   8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 29710, 16 May 2022; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 60:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-16/html/2022 -09589.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-16/pdf/2022 -09589.pdf  
This proposed rule; amendments is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2002-
0049. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2002-0049/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_3472_00_e.pdf