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20 April 2021  
(21-3322) 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:  California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board, 
State of California [1751]  
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  [X]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Clean 
miles standard; green house gas emissions; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), 
Transport exhaust emissions (ICS 13.040.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Clean Miles 
Standard Regulation (8 p age(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Proposes new rules to decrease GHG emissions, 
criteria pollutant emissions, such as NOx and PM2.5, which in turn, will help California 
meet its climate and air quality goals.  
7. Objective and  rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
No. 14 -Z, California Regulatory Notice Register 2 April 2021 (pages 390 -397):  
https://oal.ca.gov/wp -content/uploads/sit es/166/2021/04/2021 -Notice -Register -
Number -14-Z-April-2-2021-1.pdf 
California Air Resources Board (CARB) 5 April 2021: 
https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/regact/20 21/cleanmilesstandard/notice.pdf#anchor  
California Air Resources Board (CARB), Clean Miles Standard Regulation: 
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/rulemaking/2021/cleanmilesstandard  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  17 May 2021  G/TBT/N/USA/1722  
 
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  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/2021/TBT/USA/21_2845_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_2845_01_e.pdf  
 