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10 August 2023  
(23-5459) 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) [2063]  
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 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Hazardous 
waste generators; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Solid wa stes (ICS 
code(s): 13.030.10); Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment (ICS 
code(s): 13.030.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Hazardous 
Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharm aceuticals Rule, and 
the Definition of Solid Waste Rule; Technical Corrections; (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
proposing to make technical corrections that correct or clarify  several parts of the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)  hazardous waste regulations. These 
technical corrections correct or clarify specific provisions in the existing ha zardous waste 
regulations that were promulgated in the Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements rule , 
the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals rule , and the Definition of Solid Waste rule . This 
rule also makes other minor corrections that fall within the same sections of the hazardous 
waste regulations but are independent of these three  rules. Examples of the types of 
corrections being made in this rule include, but are not limited to, correcting typographical 
errors, correcting incorrect or outdated citations, making minor clarifications, and 
updating addresses. In the "Rules and Regula tions" section of this Federal Register, we 
are making these technical corrections as a direct final rule  without a prior proposed rule 
because we view this as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no adverse comment. 
In the preamble to the direct final rule, we have explained our reasons for taking this 
action without a prior proposed rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take 
further action on this proposed rule.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/2032  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 53836, 9 August 2023; Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266, 270, 271 and 441:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/con tent/pkg/FR -2023-08-09/html/2023 -14730.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-09/pdf/2023 -14730.pdf  
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule, the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals 
Rule, and the Definition of Solid Waste Rule; Technical Corrections; Direct final rule 
published 9 August 2023:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-09/html/2023 -14731.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/F R-2023-08-09/pdf/2023 -14731.pdf  
This proposed rule and the direct final rule are identified by Docket Number EPA -HQ-
OLEM -2023-0081. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OLEM -2023-0081/document  and provides 
access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 10 October 2023. Comments received by the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator 
and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the 
comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  10 October 2023  
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/2023/TBT/USA/23_11653_00_e.pdf  
 