G/TBT/N/USA/1348  
 
13 March 2018  
(18-1530) 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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1370]  
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 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  [X] 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 
Perchloroethylene air emissions  
Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality (ICS  13.040), Products of the chemical 
industry (ICS 71.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Approval of 
Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Perchloroethylene Air Emission 
Standards for Dry Cleaning Faci lities; State of Vermont (5 page(s), in English)    
6. Description of content: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final 
action to grant the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) the 
authority to implement and enforce, with respect to area sources only, the Vermont 
Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Rule in place of the National Emissions Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities (Dry Cleaning 
NESHAP). Pursuant to the Clean  Air Act (CAA), the VT DEC submitted a request for 
approval to implement and enforce the Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Rule of the 
Vermont Air Pollution Control Regulations as a partial substitution for the National 
Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air P ollutants for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning 
Facilities (Dry Cleaning NESHAP), as it applies to area sources. EPA has reviewed this 
request and has determined that the Vermont Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Rule 
satisfies the requirements necessary for par tial rule substitution. Thus, EPA is hereby 
granting VT DEC's request. This action does not affect the authority of any party to 
implement and enforce the Dry Cleaning NESHAP with respect to major source dry 
cleaners. This approval makes the Vermont Perchl oroethylene Dry Cleaning Rule federally 
enforceable in Vermont.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1348  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 83 Federal Register (FR) 9215, 5 March 2018; Title  40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 63.    
 Approval of Section 112(l) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; 
Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities; State of 
Vermont proposed rule published 5 March 2018:  
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2018-03-05/html/2018 -04276.htm  
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsy s/pkg/FR -2018-03-05/pdf/2018 -04276.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 4 June 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 4 June 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 4 April 2018  
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/2018/TBT/USA/18_13 42_00_e.pdf