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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1621 | United States of America | 2020 | Air pollution reduction | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Energy | Vehicle Test Procedure Adjustments for Tier 3…
Vehicle Test Procedure Adjustments for Tier 3 Certification Test Fuel.
Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to make adjustments to certain laboratory tailpipe emission testing procedures for automobiles, light trucks, and heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans as the result of a test fuel change that was finalized as a part of EPA's 2014 Tier 3 vehicle emissions rule. In that rule, EPA changed its laboratory test fuel to be more similar to typical gasoline currently in use. In the Tier 3 Final Rulemaking, EPA required vehicle manufacturers to perform greenhouse gas ( GHG ) and CAFE fuel economy testing on the new Tier 3 test fuel, beginning for model year 2020 and later vehicles. Changes to the fuel used for emissions testing can result in a change in emission results on the tests. When we adopted the Tier 3 test fuel, we indicated that we intended to undertake rulemaking to re-align test results from GHG and CAFE fuel economy testing on the new Tier 3 test fuel so they are consistent with test results from testing on the original Tier 2 test fuel, in order to avoid an effective change in the stringency of the GHG and CAFE standards. Specifically, EPA is now proposing adjustment factors to apply to both vehicle GHG and fuel economy test results for the GHG and CAFE programs and the Fuel Economy and Environment Label. In addition, we propose that the shift to required use of the new fuel for all vehicle testing be phased in through Model Year 2024, but required in Model Year 2025. Because the purpose of the rule is simply to realign testing results in response to the test fuel change, there would be no significant costs associated with the proposed action. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1622 | United States of America | 2020 | Air pollution reduction | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Energy | Fuels Regulatory Streamlining.
Proposed rule -…
Fuels Regulatory Streamlining.
Proposed rule - This action proposes to update the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) existing gasoline, diesel, and other fuels programs to improve overall compliance assurance and maintain environmental performance, while reducing compliance costs for industry and EPA. EPA is proposing to streamline its existing fuel quality regulations by removing expired provisions, eliminating redundant compliance provisions (e.g., duplicative registration requirements that are required by every EPA fuels program), removing unnecessary and out-of-date requirements, and replacing them with a single set of provisions and definitions that will apply across all gasoline, diesel, and other fuels programs that EPA currently regulates. This action does not propose to change the stringency of the existing fuel quality standards. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1624 | United States of America | 2020 | Other environmental risks mitigation | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Energy | Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform.
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Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory Reform.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1626 | United States of America | 2020 | Ozone layer protection | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals | Protection of Stratospheric Ozone : Listing of…
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone : Listing of Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program.
Notice of proposed rulemaking - Pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy program, this action proposes to list certain substances in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector and the foam blowing sector. For the retail food refrigeration-- medium-temperature stand-alone units (new) end-use, EPA is proposing to list substitutes as acceptable subject to narrowed use limits. For the residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps (new) end-use, EPA is proposing to list substitutes as acceptable subject to use conditions. For the foam blowing sector, extruded polystyrene: Boardstock and billet end-use, EPA is proposing to list substitutes as acceptable. This action also proposes to remove an acceptable subject to use conditions listing for the fire suppression sector because EPA more recently listed the substitute as acceptable with no use restrictions. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1632 | United States of America | 2020 | Air pollution reduction | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Manufacturing | Heavy Duty Omnibus Low NOx Regulation.
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Heavy Duty Omnibus Low NOx Regulation.
Proposed rule - Amends and adopts sections to implement lower NOx requirements for heavy duty trucks. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1633 | United States of America | 2020 | Air pollution reduction | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Manufacturing | Low and Zero Emission Vehicle Programs.
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Low and Zero Emission Vehicle Programs.
Proposed Rule - Adopting certain provisions of California regulations for Low- Emission Vehicle and Zero- Emission Vehicle programs relating to air quality. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1635 | United States of America | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Conformity assessment procedures, Risk assessment…
Conformity assessment procedures, Risk assessment, Technical regulation or specifications
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Chemicals | Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical…
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances.
Proposed rule - EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances which are the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) . This action would require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or processing of any of these chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule. This action would further require that persons not commence manufacture or processing for the significant new use until they have submitted a Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), and EPA has conducted a review of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice under TSCA, and has taken any risk management actions as are required as a result of that determination. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1640 | United States of America | 2020 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Other | Control of Air Pollution From Airplanes and…
Control of Air Pollution From Airplanes and Airplane Engines: GHG Emission Standards and Test Procedures.
Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emission standards applicable to certain classes of engines used by certain civil subsonic jet airplanes with a maximum takeoff mass greater than 5,700 kilograms and by certain civil larger subsonic propeller-driven airplanes with turboprop engines having a maximum takeoff mass greater than 8,618 kilograms. These proposed standards are equivalent to the airplane CO2 standards adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in 2017 and would apply to both new type design airplanes and in-production airplanes. The standards proposed in this rule are the equivalent of the ICAO standards, consistent with U.S. efforts to secure the highest practicable degree of uniformity in aviation regulations and standards. The proposed standards would, if finalized, also meet the EPA's obligation under section 231 of the Clean Air Act to adopt GHG standards for certain classes of airplanes as a result of the 2016 "Finding That Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Aircraft Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution That May Reasonably Be Anticipated To Endanger Public Health and Welfare" (hereinafter "2016 Findings")-- for six well-mixed GHGs emitted by certain classes of airplane engines. Airplane engines emit only two of the six well-mixed GHGs , CO2 and nitrous oxide (N2O) . Accordingly, EPA is proposing to use the fuel-efficiency-based metric established by ICAO, which reasonably serves as a surrogate for controlling both the GHGs emitted by airplane engines, CO2 and N2O. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1650 | United States of America | 2020 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Manufacturing | Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure…
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure and Labeling Requirements for Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pump Motors.
Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is proposing to establish a test procedure and an accompanying labeling requirement for dedicated-purpose pool pump ("DPPP") motors. Specifically, DOE is proposing to incorporate by reference an industry standard pertaining to DPPP definitions and marking requirements; require the use of an industry testing standard for testing the energy efficiency of DPPP motors; and to establish a labeling requirement that would specify information to be included on the permanent nameplate, catalogs, and marketing materials of DPPP motors. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1663 | United States of America | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Conformity assessment procedures, Technical…
Conformity assessment procedures, Technical regulation or specifications
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Other | Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of…
Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards of Performance.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing for public comment a proposed rule under the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act that would establish national standards of performance for marine pollution control devices for discharges incidental to the normal operation of primarily non-military and non-recreational vessels 79 feet in length and above into the waters of the United States or the waters of the contiguous zone. The proposed national standards of performance were developed in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and in consultation with interested Governors. The proposed standards, once finalized and implemented through corresponding USCG regulations addressing implementation, compliance, and enforcement, would reduce the discharge of pollutants from vessels and streamline the current patchwork of federal, state, and local vessel discharge requirements. Additionally, EPA is proposing procedures for states to follow if they choose to petition EPA to issue an emergency order, to review any standard of performance, regulation, or policy, to request additional requirements with respect to discharges in the Great Lakes, or to apply to EPA to prohibit one or more types of vessel discharges proposed for regulation in this rulemaking into specified waters to provide greater environmental protection. |
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