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Notifying Member: United
States of America
If applicable, name of local government involved
(Article 3.2 and 7.2):
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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 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 [ ],
5.7.1 [ ], 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): Emissions;
Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality (ICS 13.040),
Environmental testing (ICS 19.040), Industrial process measurement 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)
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products
Residual Risk and Technology Review (41 page(s), in English)
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Description of content: Proposed rule -
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (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 conduct
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 editorial 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 improved monitoring,
compliance, and implementation of the rule.
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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems
where applicable: Protection of the environment
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Relevant documents:
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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
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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: 21 October 2019
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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
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