G/TBT/N/USA/1834  
8 February 2022  
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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) [1863]  
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 applicable):  Computer 
room air conditioners (CRACs); Quality (ICS 03.120), Environmental protection (ICS 
13.020), Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), Ventilators. Fans. Air -
conditioners (ICS 23.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the  notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Computer Room Air Conditioners (34 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - The 
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Depart ment) proposes  to amend its test 
procedure for computer room air conditioners (CRACs)  to incorporate by reference the 
latest draft version of the relevant  industry consensus test standard. DOE also proposes 
to adopt the net  sensible coefficient of performa nce (NSenCOP) metric in its 
test procedures for CRACs. Additionally, DOE proposes to amend certain  provisions for 
representations and enforcement. DOE welcomes written  comments from the public on 
any subject within the scope of this  document (including top ics not raised in this 
proposal), as well as the  submission of data and other relevant information.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection  of the 
environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 6948, 7 February 2022; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 429 and 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-07/html/2022 -02279.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-07/pdf/2022 -02279.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment is identified by Docket 
Number  EERE-2021-BT-TP-0017. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov G/TBT/N/USA/1834  
 
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  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-DET-0034/document  and 
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  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 8 April  2022. 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.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1659  - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standar ds for 
Computer Room Air Conditioners and Air -Cooled, Three -Phase, Small Commercial 
Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment With a Cooling Capacity of Less Than 
65,000 Btu/h;  Notification of data availability and request for information  published 25 
September 2020 identified by  EERE-2020-BT-STD-0008. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  8 April 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_1463_00_e.pdf