G/TBT/N/USA/1369/Add.3  
 
9 March 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  9 March 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Wood Building 
Products Residual Risk and Technology Review  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 8 March 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 8 March 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-08/html/2023 -04376.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-08/pdf/2023 -04376.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_1813_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Wood Preserving 
Area Sources Technology Review; Technical Correction for Surface Coating of Wood Building 
Products  
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: This action finalizes the technology review (TR) conducted for the Wood Preserving Area 
Sources category re gulated under national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
(NESHAP) . While the Environmental Protection Agency (E PA) is making no changes to the existing 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
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  standards as a result of the TR, this action establishes minor editorial and formatting changes to the 
Wood Preserving Area Sources  NESHAP table of applicable general provisions. In addition, the EPA 
is finalizing technical corrections to the Surface Coating of Wood Building Products  NESHAP.  
DATES: This final rule is effective on 8 March 2023.  
This final rule and the proposed rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1369/Add.2  are identified by Docket 
Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-0133. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2021-0133/document  and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1369  are identified by Docket Number 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0678. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2016-0678/document  and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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