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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) [2022]

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): Light-duty vehicles and Class 2b and 3 ("medium-duty") vehicles; Multi-pollutant emissions; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Air quality (ICS code(s): 13.040); Road vehicle systems (ICS code(s): 43.040); Fuel systems (ICS code(s): 43.060.40); Electric road vehicles (ICS code(s): 43.120)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles; (263 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: Proposed rule - Under its Clean Air Act authority, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new, more stringent emissions standards for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHG) for light- duty vehicles and Class 2b and 3 ("medium-duty") vehicles that would phase-in over model years 2027 through 2032. In addition, EPA is proposing GHG program revisions in several areas, including off-cycle and air conditioning credits, the treatment of upstream emissions associated with zero-emission vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in compliance calculations, medium-duty vehicle incentive multipliers, and vehicle certification and compliance. EPA is also proposing new standards to control refueling emissions from incomplete medium-duty vehicles, and battery durability and warranty requirements for light-duty and medium-duty plug-in vehicles. EPA is also proposing minor amendments to update program requirements related to aftermarket fuel conversions, importing vehicles and engines, evaporative emission test procedures, and test fuel specifications for measuring fuel economy.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

88 Federal Register (FR) 29184, 5 May 2023; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 85, 86, 600, 1036, 1037, and 1066:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-05/html/2023-07974.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-05/pdf/2023-07974.pdf

Public Hearing for Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, Notification of public hearing published 24 April 2023

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-24/html/2023-07965.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-24/pdf/2023-07965.pdf

A two-day virtual public hearing will be held on 9 and 10 May 2023 on the proposal titled "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles," which was signed by Administrator Regan on 11 April 2023. An additional session may be held on 11 May 2023, if necessary to accommodate the number of testifiers that sign up to testify. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section here for additional information on the public hearing and registration. See EPA's light-duty GHG website at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/proposed-rule-multi-pollutant-emissions-standards-model for any updates to this scheduled hearing as EPA does not intend to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing updates.

This proposed rule and the notification of public hearing are identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0829. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0829/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 5 July 2023 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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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 5 July 2023

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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/2023/TBT/USA/23_09522_00_e.pdf