G/TBT/N/USA/1508  
30 July 2019  
(19-4978) 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 AME RICA  
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) [1535]  
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 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicab le): Clothes 
dryers; Quality (ICS 03.120), Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), 
Laundry appliances (ICS 97.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Clothes Dryers (26 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the 
test procedures for clothes dryers to provide additional direction in response to questions 
from manufacturers and test laboratories. DOE also proposes amendments to specify 
rounding requirements  for all reported values; apply consistent use of nomenclature and 
correct typographical errors; and remove obsolete sections of the test procedures, 
including appendix D. DOE also seeks feedback from interested parties on issues such as 
consumer usage pat terns and "connected" clothes dryer features. As part of this proposal, 
DOE is announcing a public meeting to solicit comments and data on its proposal. DOE 
also welcomes comment on changes to the test procedure to ensure that the test 
procedure measures t he energy use of the clothes dryer during a representative average 
use cycle or period of use, and is not unduly burdensome to conduct.  
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:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 35484, 23 July 2019; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-23/html/2019 -15208.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-23/pdf/2019 -15208.pdf  
• G/TBT/N/USA/305 and s ubsequent addenda  G/TBT/N/USA/1508  
 
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  • Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for 
Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners, Final Rule published 6 January 2011:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2011-01-06/html/2010 -32118.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2011-01-06/pdf/2010 -32118.pdf  
• G/TBT/N/USA/775 and subsequent addenda  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  23 September 2019  
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/2019/TBT/USA/19_4238_00_e.pdf