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21 May 2024  
(24-3882) 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 AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [2152]  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: This action updates the regulations to identify seven per - and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances (PFAS) that must be reported pursuant to the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020 NDAA) enacted on 20 December  2019.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Per- and 
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Domestic 
safety (I CS code(s): 13.120); Production in the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.020); 
Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Implementing 
Statutory Addition of Certain Per - and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics 
Release Inventory Beginning With Reporting Year 2024; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Final Rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
updating the list of chemicals subject to t oxic chemical release reporting under the 
Emergency Planning and Community Right -to-Know Act ( EPCRA ) and the Pollution 
Prevention Act ( PPA). Specifically, this action updates the regulations to identify seven 
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ( PFAS) that must be reported pursuant to the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY2020 NDAA) enacted on 20 December 
2019. As this action is being taken to conform the regulations to a Congressional 
legislative mandate, notice and co mment rulemaking is unnecessary.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 43331, 17 May 2024; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 372 : 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-05-17/html/2024 -10568.htm  G/TBT/N/USA/2121  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-05-17/pdf/2024 -10568.pdf  
This final rule is identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-OPPT-2024-0044. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-
OPPT-2024-0044/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents. 
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1897 and G/TBT/N/USA/1897/Corr.1  identified by Docket Number EPA-
HQ-TRI-2022-0453 
G/TBT/N/USA/2011  identified by Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0223 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  17 May 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  17 June 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
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/2024/TBT/USA/24_0330 7_00_e.pdf  
 