NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 1 April
2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United
States of America.
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Title: Partial
Administrative Stay of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Technology
Review
Reason for Addendum:
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Notified measure adopted - date:
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Notified measure published - date: 31 March 2025
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Notified measure enters into force - date: 31 March 2025
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Text of final measure available from[1]:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-03/html/2024-05850.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-03/pdf/2024-05850.pdf
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Relevant symbol if measure re-notified:
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Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:
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Other:
Final rule; partial stay; EPA is staying the effectiveness of certain
aspects of the subpart revised by the 3 April 2024 final rule for 90 days.
Specifically, the EPA is staying the effectiveness of all provisions with 3
April 2025 compliance dates while the EPA addresses the reconsideration
issues in a separate action. This stay will remain in place until 1 July
2025, at which time those provisions will become effective.
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/TBT/USA/25_02592_00_e.pdf
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Description: By a letter dated 14 August 2024, and
supplemented by a letter dated 5 March 2025, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation announced the convening of a
proceeding for reconsideration of certain requirements in the final rule,
"National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Integrated Iron
and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Technology Review,'' published on 3 April
2024 (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/2026/Add.2). In this action, the EPA is staying
provisions establishing compliance deadlines in 2025 for requirements that were
added or revised by the 3 April 2024, final rule for 90 days pending
reconsideration.
Effective 31 March 2025.
90 Federal Register (FR) 14207, 31 March 2025; Title 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 63:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-31/html/2025-05339.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-03-31/pdf/2025-05339.pdf
This action and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/2026 are identified by Docket Number
EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0083. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0083/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.
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[1] This information can be provided by including a website address, a
pdf attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified
measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.