G/TBT/N/USA/1706  
26 March 2021  
(21-2499) 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:  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE), 
Department of Energy (DOE) [1735]  
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):  Boilers; 
Central heating boilers, non -electric; parts thereof (excl. vapour generating boilers and 
superheated water boilers of heading 8402) (HS 8403); Environmental protection 
(ICS 13.020), Burners. Boilers (ICS 27.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and la nguage(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products; Early 
Assessment Review; Boilers (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Request for information - The U.S. Department of Ener gy (DOE) 
is undertaking an early assessment review for consumer boilers to determine whether to 
amend the applicable energy conservation standards for this product. Specifically, 
through this request for information (RFI), DOE seeks data and information to  evaluate 
whether amended energy conservation standards would result in significant savings of 
energy, be technologically feasible, and be economically justified. DOE welcomes written 
comments from the public on any subject within the scope of this documen t (including 
those topics not specifically raised in this RFI), as well as the submission of data and other 
relevant information concerning this early assessment review.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/USA/1706  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 86 Federal Register (FR) 15804, 25 March 2021; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 430: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-03-25/html/2021 -06071.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-03-25/pdf/2021 -06071.pdf  
This request for information is identified by Docket Number EERE -2019-BT-STD-0036. 
The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2019-BT-STD-0036/document   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 . 
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:  26 April 2021  
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_2229_00_e.pdf