G/TBT/N/USA/1864  
19 May 2022  
(22-3849) 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) [1894]  
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 [  ], 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):  Surface 
coating operations; volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions; Quality (ICS code(s): 
03.120); Environment al protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Air quality (ICS code(s): 
13.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Review of 
Standards of Performance for Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating 
Operations; (20 page(s), in E nglish)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - This proposal presents the preliminary results 
of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) review of the New Source Performance 
Standards (NSPS) for Automobile and Light Duty Truck Surface Coating Op erations as 
required by the Clean Air Act (CAA). The EPA is proposing, in a new NSPS subpart, revised 
volatile organic compound (VOC) emission limits for prime coat, guide coat, and topcoat 
operations for affected facilities that commence construction, mod ification or 
reconstruction after 18 May 2022. In addition, the EPA is proposing amendments under 
the new NSPS subpart: Revision of the plastic parts provision; updates to the control 
devices and control device testing and monitoring requirements; revision  of the transfer 
efficiency provisions; revision of the recordkeeping and reporting requirements, the 
addition of work practices to minimize VOC emissions; the addition of electronic reporting; 
clarification of the requirements for periods of startup, shut down and malfunction; and 
other amendments to harmonize the new NSPS subpart and Automobile and Light Duty 
Truck Surface Coating National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) 
requirements. The EPA is also proposing to amend NSPS subpart  MM to apply to sources 
that commence construction, reconstruction, or modification after 5 October 1979, and 
on or before 18 May 2022 and to add electronic reporting requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Quality 
requirements  G/TBT/N/USA/1864  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 30141, 18 May 2022; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 60:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-18/html/2022 -09590.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-18/pdf/2022 -09590.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-0664. The Docket 
Folder is available f rom Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OAR-2021-0664/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as 
well as comments received. D ocuments 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 18 July 2022. 
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point f rom 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:  18 July 2022  
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/2022/TBT/USA/22_3488_00_e.pdf