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15 June 2020  
(20-4206) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
Pennsylvania  
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Quality Board, State of Pennsylvania [1655]  
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  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other : Technical 
Regulation - Local Government (Article 3.2)  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
VOC Emissions; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality (ICS 13.040), 
Compressors and pneumatic machines (ICS 23.140), Extraction and processing of 
petroleum and natural gas (IC S 75.020), Equipment for petroleum and natural gas 
industries (ICS 75.180), Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment 
(ICS 75.200)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  VOC Emissions 
from Oil and Natural Gas Sourc e Control (64 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The purpose of this proposed rulemaking is to 
implement control measures to reduce VOC emissions from existing oil and natural gas 
sources in this Commonwealth. There are five s ource categories that will be affected by 
this proposal: storage vessels; natural gas -driven pneumatic controllers; natural gas -
driven diaphragm pumps; reciprocating and centrifugal compressors; and fugitive 
emissions components.  
7. Objective and rational e, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1627  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Vol. 50, No. 21, Pennsylvania Bulletin 23 May 2020 (pages 2633 -2664):  
https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pabulletin/data/vol50/50 -21/50 -21.pdf  
• 25 Pennsylvania Code Chapter 121 General Provisions : 
http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/025/chapter121/025_0121
.pdf 
• 25 Pennsylvania Code Chapter 129 Standards for Sources:  
http://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/secure/pacode/data/025/chapter129/025_0129
.pdf 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  27 July 2020  
11. 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/2020/TBT/USA/20_3731_00_e.pdf  
 