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Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and
7.2): State of
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Agency responsible:
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
Resources Board, State of California (CARB) [2098]
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 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [X],
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): Forklift
emissions; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Air quality (ICS
code(s): 13.040)
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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Zero-Emission
Forklift Regulation ; (28
page(s), in English)
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Description of content: The
Proposed Regulation would reduce criteria-pollutant and greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions within California by accelerating the transition of Large
Spark-Ignition (LSI) engine powered forklifts to zero-emission technology
(i.e., battery-electric, fuel cell-electric, or other zero-emission
technology as the only source of power for propulsion and work). Certain
types of forklifts, such as rough-terrain forklifts and diesel forklifts,
would not be addressed by the Proposed Regulation.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) will conduct a
public hearing on 27 June 2024 at 9am Pacific Time to consider the proposed
Zero-Emission Forklift Regulation (Proposed Regulation).
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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:
Proposed
Zero-Emission Forklift Regulation: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2023/zeforkliftsregulation
CARB website for Zero-Emission Forklifts: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/zero-emission-forklifts
Notice of public hearing: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/barcu/regact/2024/zeforklifts/notice.pdf
Title 13 Code of California Regulation Section 2433
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 26 December 2023 will be
shared with the California Air Resources Board.
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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: 26
December 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_13492_00_e.pdf
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