G/TBT/N/USA/521/Rev.2  
5 January 2024  
(24-0089) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE), Department of Energy (DOE)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regard ing 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 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Manufactured housing; Trailers and semi -trailers of the caravan type, for housing or 
camping (HS code(s): 871610); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); 
Construction industry (ICS code(s): 91.010); Ventilation and air -conditioning systems 
(ICS code(s): 91.140.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing; 
Enforcement; (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The U.S. Department of En ergy 
(DOE) is proposing to establish enforcement procedures for its energy conservation 
standards for manufactured housing. DOE recently amended the compliance date for 
these standards in a final rule to delay compliance. DOE delayed the compliance date to  
allow DOE more time for this rulemaking to establish enforcement procedures that provide 
clarity for manufacturers and other stakeholders regarding DOE's expectations of 
manufacturers and DOE's plans for enforcing the standards.  
7. Objective and rational e, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
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  8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 88844, 26 December 2023; Title 10 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 460 : 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-12-26/html/2023 -27182.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-12-26/pdf/2023 -27182.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and previous actions notified under the symbol 
G/TBT/N/USA/521  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2009-BT-BC-0021. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -
2009-BT-BC-0021/document  and provides access to primary and supporting 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 by 4pm Eastern Time  on 26 February 
2024 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 February 2024  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.w to.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_00108_00_e.pdf