G/TBT/N/USA/905  
 
7 May 2014  
(14-2829)  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) [922] 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cellulosic 
biofuel. Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic 
constituents of the preparations; waste oils. (HS 2710); Environmental protection 
(ICS 13.020), Fuels (ICS 75.160). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Regulation of 
Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Cellulosic Biofuel Standard (4 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
revise the 2013 cellulosic biofuel standard published on 15 August 2013. This action follows from EPA having granted two petitioners' requests for reconsideration of the 
2013 cellulosic biofuel standard. EPA granted reconsideration because one of the two 
companies that EPA expected to produce cellulosic biofuel in 2013 announced soon after EPA signed its final rule that it intended to produce substantially lower volumes of cellulosic biofuel in 2013 than it had earlier reported to EPA. Since the cellulosic biofuel 
standard was based on EPA's projection of cellulosic biofuel production in 2013, EPA 
deemed this new information to be of central relevance to the rule, warranting reconsideration. On reconsideration, EPA is directed to base the standard on the lower of 
"projected" production of cellulosic fuel in 2013 or the cellulosic biofuel applicable 
volume set forth in the statute. Since data are available to show actual production volumes for 2013, EPA's "projection" and proposal are based on actual cellulosic biofuel 
production in 2013. This action only affects the 2013 cellulosic biofuel standard; all other 
RFS standards remain unchanged. EPA is proposing a revised cellulosic biofuel standard of 0.0005% for 2013. In the "Rules and Regulations" section of this Federal Register, we are making this same amendment as a direct final rule. If we receive no adverse 
comment, the direct final rule will go into effect and we will not take further action on 
this proposed rule. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment G/TBT/N/USA/905 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   79 Federal Register (FR) 25074, 2 May 2014; Title 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 80. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted. 
G/TBT/N/USA/791 - Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Renewable Fuel 
Standards:  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-02-07/html/2013-02794.htm   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-02-07/pdf/ 2013-02794.pdf  
G/TBT/N/USA/791/Add.1  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-02-21/html/2013-04003.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-02-21/pdf/ 2013-04003.pdf  
G/TBT/N/USA/791/Add.2  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-08-15/html/2013-19557.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR- 2013-08-15/pdf/ 2013-19557.pdf   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  2 June 2014 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-05-02/html /2014-10134.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-05-02/pd f/2014-10134.pdf