G/TBT/N/USA/1515  
12 August 2019  
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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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT) [1542]  
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 [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 applicabl e): 4-series 
specification cylinders; Quality (ICS 03.120), Protection against dangerous goods 
(ICS 13.300), Measurement of force, weight and pressure (ICS 17.100), Gas pressure 
vessels, gas cylinders (ICS 23.020.30), Equipment for petroleum and natural gas 
industries (ICS 75.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Hazardous 
Materials: Response to an Industry Petition To Reduce Regulatory Burden for Cylinder 
Requalification Requirements (19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  PHMSA is proposing to revise requirements on the 
requalification period for certain DOT 4 -series specification cylinders in non -corrosive gas 
service in response to a petition for rulemaking submitted by the National Propane Gas 
Association. This rulemaking proposes regulatory relief and a reduction in the 
requalification - related costs for propane marketers, distributors, and others in 
non- corrosive gas service.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problem s where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 38180, 6 August 2019; Title 49 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 180:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-08-06/html/2019 -16677.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-08-06/pdf/2019 -16677.pdf  
• Hazardous  Materials: Adoption of Special Permits (MAP -21) (RRR); Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking published 30 January 2015:  G/TBT/N/USA/1515  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2015-01-30/html/2015 -01263.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2015-01-30/pdf/2015 -01263.pdf  
• Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Special Permits (MAP -21) (RRR); Final Rule 
published 26 January 2016:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2016-01-21/html/2016 -00780.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2016-01-21/pdf/2016 -00780.pdf  
• Hazardous  Materials: Miscellaneous Amendments Pertaining to DOT - 
Specification Cylinders (RRR) - Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM),  
26 July 2016 notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1170  
National Propane Gas As sociation NPGA - Letter re: PHMSA Rulemaking (2/13/2017)   
U.S. DOT PHMSA - Notice Regarding the Requalification Period for DOT Specification 
Cylinders   
U.S. DOT PHMSA - Petition for Rulemaking and Emergency Stay -P1696  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  7 October 2019  
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/2019/TBT/USA/19_4469_00_e.pdf