G/TBT/N/USA/830  
 
20 June 2013  
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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) [847] 
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):  Fuels 
(ICS 75.160) Fuels and fuel additives.  
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Regulation of 
Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II and Technical Amendments to the RFS 2 
Standards (38 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, EPA is proposing 
amendments to three separate sets of regulations relating to fuels. First, EPA is proposing to amend certain of the renewable fuels standard (RFS2) program regulations. 
We believe these proposals will facilitate th e introduction of new renewable fuels as well 
as improve implementation of the program.  This proposal includes various changes 
related to biogas, including changes related to the revised compressed natural gas 
(CNG)/liquefied natural gas (LNG) pathway and amendments to various associated 
registration, recordkeeping, and reporting provisions. This proposed regulation includes the addition of new pathways for renewable diesel, renewable naphtha, and renewable electricity (used in electric vehicles) produced from landfill biogas. Adding these new 
pathways will enhance the ability of the biof uels industry to supply advanced biofuels, 
including cellulosic biofuels, which greatly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) compared to the petroleum-based fuels they replace. It also addresses "nameplate 
capacity" issues for certain production facilities that do not claim exemption from the 
20% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction threshold. In this notice, EPA addresses issues related to crop residue and corn kernel fibe r and proposes an approach to determining 
the volume of cellulosic RINs produced from various cellulosic feedstocks. We also 
include a lifecycle analysis of advanced butanol and discuss the potential to allow for commingling of compliant products at the retail facility level as long as the environmental performance of the fuels wo uld not be detrimental. Several other 
amendments to the RFS2 program are included. 
Second, EPA is also proposing various changes to the E15 misfueling mitigation 
regulations (E15 MMR). Among the E15 change s proposed are technical corrections and 
amendments to sections dealing with labeling,  E15 surveys, product transfer documents, 
and prohibited acts. We also propose to amend the definitions in order to address a concern about the rounding of test results for ethanol content violations.  
Lastly, EPA is proposing changes to the survey requirements associated with the ultra-G/TBT/N/USA/830 
 
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  low sulfur diesel (ULSD) program.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment . 
8. Relevant documents:   78 Federal Register (FR) 36041, 14 June 2013; Title 40 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 80.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  15 August 2013 
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 -2013-06-14/html /2013-12714.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2013-06-14/pd f/2013-12714.pdf