G/TBT/N/USA/1369/Add.2  
 
8 March 2022  
(22-2096) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  8 March 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Wood Building 
Products Residual Risk and Technology Review  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-07/html/2022 -04571.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-07/pdf/2022 -04571.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/modification/22_2011_00_e.
pdf 
Unrelated to the review for the Wood Preserving Area Sources National Emissions 
Standards for Hazardous A ir Pollutants (NESHAP), the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) is proposing technical corrections to the Surface Coating of Wood Building Products 
NESHAP.  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  21/04/2022  
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:  Technology Review 
for Wood Preserving Area Sources; Technical  Correction for Surface Coating of Wood Building 
Products  
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
ACTION: Proposed rule  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1369/Add.2  
 
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  SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing  the results of the 
technology review conducted in accordance with the  Clean Air Act (CAA) for the National Emissions 
Standards for Hazardous  Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Wood Preserving Ar ea Sources. The EPA 
is proposing no changes to the standards as a result of the technology  review. The EPA is proposing 
minor editorial and formatting changes to the Wood  Preserving Area Sources NESHAP table of 
applicable general provisions.  Unrelated to t he review for the Wood Preserving Area Sources 
NESHAP,  the EPA is also proposing technical corrections to the Surface Coating  of Wood Building 
Products NESHAP.  
DATES: Comments must be received on or before 21 April 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 6 April 
2022.     
Public hearing: If anyone contacts us requesting a public hearing  on or before 14 March 2022, we 
will hold a virtual public hearing. See  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for information on requesting 
and registering  for a public hearing.  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-0133. The Docket Folder is 
available from Regulations.gov at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-
0133/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 any requests for a public hearing to 
the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before  4pm Eastern Time  on 14  March 2022 and comments by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  21 April 2022.  Requests for a public hearing and comme nts 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 Reg ulations.gov if received within the comment 
period.   
Previous actions notified under the symbol  G/TBT/N/USA/1369  are identified by Docket Number 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0678. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2016-0678/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.  
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