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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1644 | United States of America | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Sulfur Hexafluoride Emissions.
Proposed rule …
Sulfur Hexafluoride Emissions.
Proposed rule - Amends rules to reduce sulfur hexaflouride emissions from gas insulated switchgear. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1645 | United States of America | 2020 | Air pollution reduction, Waste management and…
Air pollution reduction, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Other | Standards of Performance for New Stationary…
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Other Solid Waste Incineration Units Review.
Proposed rule - In accordance with requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) performed a periodic review of the emissions standards and other requirements for Other Solid Waste Incineration (OSWI) units, covering certain very small municipal waste combustion (VSMWC) and institutional waste incineration (IWI) units. Although the EPA is not proposing revisions to the OSWI New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and Emission Guidelines (EG) specifically based on its statutory periodic review, the EPA is otherwise--in accordance with its authority under the CAA--proposing changes to the OSWI NSPS and EG. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1646 | United States of America | 2020 | Waste management and recycling | Technical regulation or specifications | Other | Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age…
Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age.
Proposed rule - In this document, the Commission seeks comment through a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking adopted on 23 April 2020, on additional amendments to its rules related to satellite orbital debris mitigation. A related Final rule document, the Report and Order, which adopts amendments to the Commission's satellite orbital debris mitigation rules is published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. |
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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/1651 | United States of America | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical…
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (20-2.5e).
Proposed rule - EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) . The SNURs require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process any of these chemical substances for an activity that is proposed as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the use, under the conditions of use for that chemical substance, within the applicable review period. Persons may not commence manufacture or processing for the significant new use until EPA has conducted a review of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice, and has taken such actions as are required by that determination. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1655 | United States of America | 2020 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Energy Conservation Program for Appliance…
Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and Commercial Water Heaters.
In response to a petition for rulemaking submitted on 18 October 2018 (Gas Industry Petition), the Department of Energy (DOE) published that petition in the Federal Register on 1 November 2018, for public review and input, and DOE subsequently published a proposed interpretive rule in the Federal Register on 11 July 2019, which tentatively determined that in the context of residential furnaces, commercial water heaters and similarly-situated products/equipment, use of non-condensing technology (and associated venting) may constitute a performance-related "feature" under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) that cannot be eliminated through adoption of an energy conservation standard. After carefully considering the public comments on its proposed interpretive rule, DOE has tentatively determined to consider a more involved class structure which turns on maintenance of compatibility with existing venting categories, and the Department seeks further information on the potential feasibility, burdens, and other implications of implementing such a venting- compatibility approach. DOE requests comments limited in scope to this issue, after which DOE will respond to not only this matter, but also to all of the other topics raised in comments on the July 2019 notice of proposed interpretive rule. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1656 | United States of America | 2020 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Computer and Monitor Regulations.
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Computer and Monitor Regulations.
Proposed rule - The broad objective of this rulemaking is to update the Appliance Efficiency Regulations to modify and clarify existing standards and test procedures for computers and computer monitors to incorporate new technologies and innovations. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1658 | United States of America | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Other environmental risks mitigation
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Risk assessment, Technical regulation or…
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 (20-9.B).
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, 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/1659 | United States of America | 2020 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Energy Conservation Program: Energy …
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Computer Room Air Conditioners and Air-Cooled, Three-Phase, Small Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment With a Cooling Capacity of Less Than 65,000 Btu/h.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing an analysis of the energy saving s potential of amended industry consensus standards for certain classes of computer room air conditioners (CRACs) and air- cooled, three-phase, small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment with a cooling capacity of less than 65,000 Btu/h (air-cooled, three-phase, small commercial package AC and HP (<65 K) equipment) . As required under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), DOE has been triggered to act by changes to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1. DOE is also soliciting information regarding energy conservation standards for CRACs and air-cooled, three-phase, small commercial package AC and HP (<65 K) equipment for which the industry consensus standards have not been amended, pursuant to EPCA's six-year-lookback review requirement. This notice of data availability (NODA) and request for information (RFI) solicits information from the public to help DOE determine whether more-stringent amended standards for CRACs or air-cooled, three-phase, small commercial package AC and HP (<65 K) equipment would result in significant additional energy saving s and whether such standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified. DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subject within the scope of this document (including topics not specifically raised in this NODA/RFI), as well as the submission of data and other relevant information. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1660 | United States of America | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical…
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (20-10.B).
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, and has taken any risk management actions as are required as a result of that determination. |
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