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21 November 2023  
(23-7838) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  21 November 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  New Source Performance Standards Review for Secondary Lead Smelters  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 20 November 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 20 November 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
88 Federal Register (FR) 59481, 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 60:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-11-20/html/2023 -25275.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-11-20/pdf/2023 -25275.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_13625_00
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the new 
source performance standards (NSPS) for secondary lead smelters pursuant to the periodic review 
required by the Clean Air Act (CAA) . Specifically, the EPA is finalizing revisions to the NSPS that 
applies to affected secondary lead smelters constructed, reconstructed, or modified after 1 
December 2022 (NSPS subpart La). The E PA is also finalizing amendments to the NSPS for secondary 
lead smelters constructed, reconstructed, or modified after 11 June 1973, and on or before 1 
December 2022, (NSPS subpart L). In addition, we are finalizing the use of EPA Method 22  (Visual 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1947/Add.2  
 
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  Determination of Fugitive Emissions from Material Sources and Smoke Emissions from Flares) as an 
alternative for demonstrating compliance with the opacity limit.  
This final rule is effective on 20 November 2023. The incorporation by reference (IBR) of certain 
publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 20 November 
2023.  
Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 60  
This final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1947  are identified by 
Docket Number EPA -HQ-OAR-2022-0481. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA -HQ-OAR-2022-0481/document  and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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