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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)[2058]

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 Inquiry 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): Calculation, monitoring, and reporting of greenhouse gas data for petroleum and natural gas systems facilities; Quality management and quality assurance (ICS code(s): 03.120.10); Product and company certification. Conformity assessment (ICS code(s): 03.120.20); Air quality (ICS code(s): 13.040); Environmental testing (ICS code(s): 19.040); Pipeline components and pipelines (ICS code(s): 23.040); Valves (ICS code(s): 23.060); Pumps (ICS code(s): 23.080); Extraction and processing of petroleum and natural gas (ICS code(s): 75.020); Exploratory, drilling and extraction equipment (ICS code(s): 75.180.10); Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment (ICS code(s): 75.200)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems; (160 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend requirements that apply to the petroleum and natural gas systems source category of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule to ensure that reporting is based on empirical data, accurately reflects total methane emissions and waste emissions from applicable facilities, and allows owners and operators of applicable facilities to submit empirical emissions data that appropriately demonstrate the extent to which a charge is owed. The EPA is also proposing changes to requirements that apply to the general provisions, general stationary fuel combustion, and petroleum and natural gas systems source categories of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule to improve calculation, monitoring, and reporting of greenhouse gas data for petroleum and natural gas systems facilities. This action also proposes to establish and amend confidentiality determinations for the reporting of certain data elements to be added or substantially revised in these proposed amendments.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents:

88 Federal Register (FR) 50282, 1 August 2023; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 98:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-01/html/2023-14338.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-01/pdf/2023-14338.pdf

This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0234. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0234/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 by or before 4pm Eastern Time on 2 October 2023. 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.

G/TBT/N/USA/1880 and subsequent addenda - Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule; identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0424. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0424/document and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received.

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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: 2 October 2023; under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), comments on the information collection provisions are best assured of consideration if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) receives comments on or before 31 August 2023. Such comments should also be shared by e-mail with the USA TBT Enquiry Point: usatbtep@nist.gov.

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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_11445_00_e.pdf