G/TBT/N/USA/1867  
 
23 May 2022  
(22-3898) 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 
Oregon  
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Energy, State of Oregon [1897 ]  
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 in dicated 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 [  ], 3.2 [X], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Appliances; energy efficiency; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Domestic 
electrical appliances i n general (ICS code(s): 97.030); Domestic, commercial and 
industrial heating appliances (ICS code(s): 97.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Effective Dates 
for Regulated Equipment; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Descript ion of content:  Proposed rule - The proposed rule changes would delay an 
effective date for a standard that was adopted by the department in administrative rules 
to implement Oregon House Bill 2062 (2021) . These rules and legislation included a 
standard for demand response -ready electric storage water heaters. The standard 
requires electric storage water heaters to comply with communications interface 
standard, CTA-2045-A, and was originally set to become effective for equipment (both 
heat pump water heaters and electric resistance water heaters) manufactured on or after 
1 Janua ry 2022. This date was set during 2020 rulemaking and confirmed in HB 2062 in 
the 2021 Legislative Session as required under Oregon Revised Statutes ( ORS 469.261 ). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Energy Efficiency Standards Rulemaking - https://www.oregon.gov/energy/Get -
Involved/Pages/EE -Standards -Rulemaking.aspx#2062   
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 8 June 2022. Comments received by the G/TBT/N/USA/1867  
 
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  USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stak eholders will be shared with the 
regulator if received within the comment period.  
The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) will hold a public hearing 8 June 2022 at 10 
a.m. Pacific Time  conducted virtually via Webex. This hearing will be the final opportunity 
for comment before the department files permanent rules. Oregon Department of Energy 
(ODOE) plans to file t he proposed rules before 30 June 2022, with the rules becoming 
effective upon filing.  
Energy Efficiency Standards Rulemaking  
https://www.oregon.gov/energy/Get -Involved/Pages/EE -Standards -Rulemaking.aspx  
Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 469, 2021 Edition, Chapter 469 — Energy; 
Conservation Programs; Energy Facilities: 
https://www.oregonlegi slature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors469.html  
Oregon Administrative Rules, Chapter 330, Division 92, Minimum Energy Efficiency 
Standards for State -Regulated Appliances and Equipment: 
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/displayDivisionRules.action?selectedDivision=1103  
Oregon Governor's Executive Order (EO) 20 -04, "Directing State Agencies to Take Actions 
to Reduce and Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions": 
https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/executive_orders/eo_20 -04.pdf  
Oregon Governor's Executive Order (EO) 17 -20, 2018 ODOE Report, "Improved State 
Standards for Appliances": https://www.oregon.gov/energy/Get -
Involved/Documents/2018 -Appliance -Standards -Report.PDF  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  8 June 2022  
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/2022/TBT/USA/22_3569_00_e.pdf