G/TBT/N/USA/1863/Add.1  
 
14 July 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  14 July 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces Constructed After 21 October 
1974 & On or Before 17 August 1983; Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc 
Furnaces & Argon -Oxygen Decarburization Constructed After 17 August 1983  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  14 August 2022  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[X] Other:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-13/html/2022 -14897.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-13/PDF/2022 -14897.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_4659_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces Constructed 
After 10/21/74 & On or Before 8/17/83; Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: E lectric Arc 
Furnaces & Argon -Oxygen Decarburization Constructed After 8/17/83; Extension of Comment Period  
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period  
SUMMARY: On 16 May 2022, the U.S. Environmental Prot ection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled 
"Standards of Performance for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces Constructed After (21 October 
1974) 10/21/1974 and On or Before (17 August 1983) 8/17/83; Standards of Performance for Steel 
Plants: Electric Arc F urnaces & Argon -Oxygen Decarburization Constructed After (17 August 1983) 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1863/Add.1  
 
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  8/17/83." The EPA is extending the comment period on this proposed rule that currently closes on 
15 July 2022, by 30 days. The comment period will now remain open until 14 August 202 2, to allow 
additional time for stakeholders to review and comment on the proposal.  
This proposed rule; extension of comment period and the proposed rule; amendments notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1863  are identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2002-0049. The Docket Folder is 
available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2002-
0049/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. 
WTO Members and the ir stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  
by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 14 August 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from 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.  
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