G/TBT/N/USA/1999  
23 May 2023  
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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:   
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [2030]  
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 [  ], 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):  Taconite 
iron ore processing emissions; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Air 
quality (ICS code(s): 13.040); Mining equipment (ICS code(s): 73.100); Equipment for 
processing of minerals (ICS code(s): 73.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Pro cessing 
Amendments; (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) is proposing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore P rocessing Plants, as required by the Clean Air 
Act (CAA) . To ensure that all emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) from sources in 
the source category are regulated, the EPA i s proposing emission standards for mercury. 
In addition, the EPA is proposing to revise the existing emission standards for hydrogen 
chloride and hydrogen fluoride.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 30917, 15 May 2023; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 63:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-15/html/2023 -10068.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-15/pdf/2023 -10068.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2017-0664. The Docket 
Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OAR-2017-0664/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as G/TBT/N/USA/1999  
 
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  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 29 June 2023. 
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:  29 June 2023; Comments must be received on or before 29 
June 2023. 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 14 June 2023.  
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/2023/TBT/USA/23_09779_00_e.pdf