G/TBT/N/USA/1904  
27 July 2022  
(22-5677) 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 
Nevada  
2. Agency responsible:  Nevada Director of the Office of Energy, State of Nevada [1934]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation 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 [  ], 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; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Domestic electrical 
appliances in general (ICS code(s): 97.030)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Appliance 
Energy Standards; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule relating to appliance energy standards - 
Implemen ts provisions of Assembly Bill (AB) 383 , Signed by Governor Steve Sisolak 
during the 2021 session of the Nevada Legislature, requires the Director of the Nevada 
Governor' s Office of Energy (GOE) to adopt standards of efficiency for certain appliances, 
which will prohibit the sale, lease, rental or installation of certain new appliances that are 
not in compliance with energy efficiency standards. The Governor's Office of En ergy will 
hold a public hearing at 10:00 A.M. (Pacific Time)  on 23 August 2022. The purpose of the 
hearing is to receive comments from all interested persons regarding the adoption of 
regulations that pertain to chapter 701 of the Nevada Administrative Code  (NAC).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Vol. 292, Nevada Register of Administrative Regulations 5 July 2022: 
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Legal/LawLibrary/Register/indexes/2022_NAC_RE
GISTER_NUMERICAL.htm  
Initial Draft 30 June 2022 - R168-22I: 
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Register/2022Register/R168 -22I.pdf  
Appliance Standards Rulemaking and Adoption: 
https://energy.nv.gov/Programs/Appliance_Standards/Rulemaking/  G/TBT/N/USA/1904  
 
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  WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before  4pm Eastern Time  on 12 August 2022. Comments received by 
the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and thei r stakeholders will be shared with 
the regulator 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:  12 August 2022; Written submissions must be received on 
or before Friday 12 August 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_4964_00_e.pdf