G/TBT/N/USA/2102  
7 March 2024  
(24-2117) 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) [2132]  
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 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: EPA intends to discuss during a public webinar scheduled for 4 April 2024 
various aspects of the Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule (BRRR) program (final rule notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1956/Add.1 and Corr.1), including: The implementa tion timeline for 
BRRR; an implementation overview of the BRRR program; EPA Central Data Exchange 
(CDX) registration for biogas producers, renewable natural gas (RNG) producers, RNG 
RIN separators, and performing required associations, as well as alternati ve measurement 
protocols.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Biogas; 
Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Biofuels (ICS code(s): 75.16 0.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Renewable Fuel 
Standard (RFS) Program Compliance; Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule, Notification of 
Webinar; (1 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notification of webinar  to be held 4 April 2024; registration 
required by 28 March 2024 Eastern Time  - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
announcing a public webinar on the Biogas Reg ulatory Reform Rule (BRRR) provisions of 
the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program final rule for 2023 -2025 on 4 April 2024, 
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Eastern Time . These regulat ory provisions include 
registration and reporting, and updated regulatory provisions for the production, 
distribution, and use of biogas as a renewable fuel.  
All attendees must pre -register for the webinar by notifying Nick Parsons, Office of 
Transportatio n and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency; telephone number: +1 (734) 214 -4479; email address: RFS-
Hearing@epa.gov  by 28 March 2024. Additional information related to the webinar will be 
posted at: https://www.epa.gov/renewable -fuel-standard -program/rfs -set-rule-
implementation -webinars . Interested parties should check the website for any updated 
information.  G/TBT/N/USA/2102  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 15988, 6 March 2024:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-03-06/html/2024 -04728.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-03-06/pdf/2024 -04728.pdf  
G/TBT/N/USA/1956 and subsequent addenda, corrigendum  - Renewable Fuel Standard 
(RFS) Program: Standards for 2023 -2025 and Other Changes, EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0427 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
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/2024/TBT/USA/24_01909_00_e.pdf