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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1275 | United States of America | 2017 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Services | Efficiency Standards for the Design and…
Efficiency Standards for the Design and Construction of New Federal Low-Rise Residential Buildings' Baseline Standards Update
baseline Federal energy efficiency performance standards for the construction of new Federal low-rise residential buildings. This rule updates the baseline Federal residential standard to the International Code Council (ICC) 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1276 | United States of America | 2017 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Risk assessment | Chemicals | Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the…
Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act
EPA is proposing to establish a process for conducting risk evaluations to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation, under the conditions of use. Risk evaluation is the second step, after Prioritization, in a new process of existing chemical substance review and management established under recent amendments to TSCA. This proposed rule identifies the steps of a risk evaluation process including scope, hazard assessment, exposure assessment, risk characterization, and finally a risk determination. EPA is proposing that this process be used for the first ten chemical substances to be evaluated from the 2014 update of the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments, chemical substances designated as High- Priority Substances during the prioritization process, and those chemical substances for which EPA has initiated a risk evaluation in response to manufacturer requests. The proposed rule also includes the required "form and criteria" applicable to such manufacturer requests. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1277 | United States of America | 2017 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Risk assessment | Chemicals | Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for…
Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
EPA is proposing to establish a risk-based screening process and criteria that EPA will use to identify chemical substances as either High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation, or Low-Priority Substances for which risk evaluations are not warranted at the time. The proposed rule describes the processes for identifying potential candidates for prioritization, selecting a candidate, screening that candidate against certain criteria, formally initiating the prioritization process, providing opportunities for public comment, and proposing and finalizing designations of priority. Prioritization is the initial step in a new process of existing chemical substance review and risk management activity established under recent amendments to TSCA. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1278 | United States of America | 2017 | Air pollution reduction | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control…
California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision
The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") is granting the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") its request for an authorization of its amendments to its Commercial Harbor Craft regulations ("CHC Amendments"). EPA is also confirming that certain CHC amendments are within the scope of a prior EPA authorization. CARB's CHC Amendments primarily subject diesel-fueled engines on crew and supply, barge and dredge vessels to the in-use engine emission requirements of the original CHC regulations; allow CARB or EPA Tier 2 or higher tier certified off-road ("nonroad") engines to be used as auxiliary or propulsion engines in both new and in-use CHC vessels; and clarify requirements and address certain issues that have arisen during CARB's implementation of the original CHC regulations. This decision is issued under the authority of the Clean Air Act ("CAA" or "Act") |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1279 | United States of America | 2017 | Air pollution reduction | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing, Services | California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control…
California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; In-Use Diesel-Fueled Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) and TRU Generator Sets and Facilities Where TRUs Operate; Notice of Decision
The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") is granting the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") request for authorization of amendments to its Airborne Toxic Control Measure for In-Use Diesel- Fueled Transport Refrigeration Units ("TRU") and TRU Generator Sets and Facilities Where TRUs Operate (together "2011 TRU Amendments"). EPA's decision also confirms that certain of the 2011 TRU amendments are within the scope of prior EPA authorizations. The 2011 TRU Amendments primarily provide owners of TRU engines with certain flexibilities; clarify recordkeeping requirements for certain types of TRU engines; establish requirements for businesses that arrange, hire, contract, or dispatch the transport of goods in TRU-equipped trucks, trailers, or containers; and address other issues that arose during the initial implementation of the regulation. This decision is issued under the authority of the Clean Air Act ("CAA" or "Act") |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1288 | United States of America | 2017 | Sustainable agriculture management | Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture | National Organic Program: USDA Organic Regulations |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1294 | United States of America | 2017 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Maryland
Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds:…
Maryland
Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds: Amends rules to establish new volatile organic compound standards for 11 new consumer products and to strengthen volatile organic compound standards for 15 existing consumer products |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1295 | United States of America | 2017 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Significant New Use Rule on Certain Chemical…
Significant New Use Rule on Certain Chemical Substances: EPA is proposing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for one chemical substance that was the subject of a premanufacture notice (PMN). This action would require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process the chemical substance for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1297 | United States of America | 2017 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Air Plan Approval; ME; New Motor Vehicle Emission…
Air Plan Approval; ME; New Motor Vehicle Emission Standards
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1298/REV.1 | United States of America | 2017 | Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and…
Air pollution reduction, Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Conformity assessment procedures | Manufacturing | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air…
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry: Alternative Monitoring Method
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