G/TBT/N/USA/1529  
27 September 2019  
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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) [1556]  
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 i f 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 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Emissions; 
Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality (ICS 13.040), Environmental testing 
(ICS 19.040), Industrial process measure ment and control (ICS 25.040.40), Production in 
the chemical industry (ICS 71.020), Equipment for the chemical industry (ICS 71.120), 
Wood technology processes (ICS 79.020), Wood -based panels (ICS 79.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the n otified document:  National Emission 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products Residual 
Risk and Technology Review (41 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc y (EPA) 
is proposing amendments to the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
(NESHAP) for Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP) to address the results of the 
residual risk and technology review (RTR) that the EPA is required to con duct under the 
Clean Air Act (CAA). The EPA is proposing to amend provisions addressing periods of 
startup, shutdown and malfunction (SSM); add provisions regarding electronic reporting; 
add repeat emissions testing requirements; and make technical and edi torial changes. The 
EPA is proposing these amendments to improve the effectiveness of the NESHAP. While 
the proposed amendments would not result in reductions in emissions of hazardous air 
pollutants (HAP), this action, if finalized, would result in improv ed monitoring, compliance, 
and implementation of the rule.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 47074, 6 September 2019; Title 40 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 63:  
https://www.govinfo. gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-09-06/html/2019 -18827.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/ content/pkg/FR -2019-09-06/pdf/2019 -18827.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1529  
 
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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:  21 October 2019  
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/2019/TBT/USA/19_5300_00_e.pdf