G/TBT/N/USA/1179  
 
8 August 2016  
(16-4219) 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 Prote ction Agency (EPA) [1197]  
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 s ubmit 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 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other: [X] 3.2  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherw ise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fiberglass boat 
manufacturing emissions . Air quality (ICS : 13.040), Shipbuilding and marine structures in 
general (ICS : 47.020)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language (s) of the notified document:  Approval and 
Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Control of Volatile Organic 
Compounds Emissions from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials (1 page, in English)   
6. Description of content:  The Enviro nmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve 
the state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland for the 
purpose of establishing Maryland's adoption of the requirements in EPA's control technique 
guidelines (CTG) for fibe rglass boat manufacturing materials. In the "Rules and 
Regulations" section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as 
a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial submittal and  anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for 
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in 
response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse 
comments, the direct  final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 
addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a 
second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so 
at thi s time.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  
 81 Federal Register (FR) 50427, 1 August2016; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 52.  Will appe ar in the Federal Register when adopted.  
 Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Control 
of Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions From Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing 
Materials  – Direct Final Rule published 1 August 2016 will be issued as Add.1:  
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-08-01/html/2016 -17809.htm  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined   
10. Final date for comments:  31 August 2016  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or add ress, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/USA/16_3140_00_e.pdf