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16 July 2020 
(20-4863) 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):  State of 
California  
2. Agency responsible:  Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board, State of 
California [1659]  
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), Conformity Assessment Procedure - Local 
Government (Article 7.2)  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where ap plicable):  
Heavy -duty trucks, emissions; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Air quality 
(ICS 13.040), Road vehicle systems (ICS 43.040), Special purpose vehicles (ICS 43.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Heavy Du ty 
Omnibus Low NOx Regulation (20 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Amends and adopts sections to imple ment lower 
NOx requirements for heavy duty trucks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems wh ere 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• No. 26 -Z, California Regulatory Notice Register 26 June 2020 (pages 930 -949):  
https://oal.ca.gov/wp -content/uploads/sites/166/2020/06/2020 -Notice -Register -
Number -26-Z-June-26-2020.pdf  
• California Air Resources Board  (CARB) Heavy Duty Low NOx:  
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our -work/programs/heavy -duty-low-nox 
• Public Hearing Notice to Consider the Proposed Heavy -Duty Engine and Vehicle 
Omnibus Regulat ion and Associated Amendments, and Related Material:  
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2020/hdomnibuslownox  G/TBT/N/USA/1632  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  25 August 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_4266_00_e.pdf  
 