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Notifying
Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and
7.2):
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Agency responsible:
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
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
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Notified
under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ],
other:
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Products
covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS
numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Fuels; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Environmental protection
(ICS code(s): 13.020); Fuels (ICS code(s): 75.160)
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Title,
number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Fuels Regulatory Streamlining Amendments; (46 page(s), in
English)
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Description
of content: Proposed rule - This
action proposes revisions, updates, and corrections to EPA's streamlined fuel
quality regulations. This action does not propose to change the stringency of
the existing fuel quality standards. If anyone contacts EPA requesting a public
hearing by 4 September 2024, EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on 12
September 2024. The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and end when
all parties who wish to speak have had an opportunity to do so. All hearing
attendees (including even those who do not intend to provide testimony)
should register for the virtual public hearing by 4 September 2024.
Information on the status of the hearing and how to register can be found at https://www.epa.gov/diesel-fuel-standards/fuels-regulatory-streamlining.
Refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the full-text for
additional information on the public hearing.
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Objective
and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Cost saving
and productivity enhancement
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Relevant
documents:
89 Federal
Register (FR) 70048, 28 August 2024; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 1090:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-28/html/2024-18773.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-28/pdf/2024-18773.pdf
This proposed
rule is identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0143. The Docket Folder
is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0143/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 their stakeholders are asked
to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point.
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their
stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time on 15 October 2024 will be
shared with the EPA and will also be submitted to the Docket on
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.
Previous
actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1622 are
identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0227.
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Proposed
date of adoption: To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined
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Final
date for comments: 15 October 2024
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Texts available from: National enquiry
point [ ] or address, telephone or fax numbers and email and website addresses,
if available, of other body:
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_05716_00_e.pdf
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