G/TBT/N/USA/521/Rev.1  
27 March 2023  
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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, Department of Energy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notifi cation 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):  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); Residential buildings (ICS code(s): 91.040.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservatio n Standards for Manufactured Housing; 
Extension of Compliance Date; (4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The U.S. Department of Energy 
(DOE) is publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the co mpliance 
date for its manufactured housing energy conservation standards. Currently, 
manufacturers must comply with these standards on and after 31 May 2023. DOE is 
proposing to delay this compliance date to allow DOE more time to establish enforcement 
procedures that provides clarity for manufacturers and other stakeholders.  
7. Objective and rationale, 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) 17745, 24 March 2023; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 460:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-24/html/2023 -05873.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-24/pdf/2023 -05873.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 accessi ble 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 24 April 2023 
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:  24 April 2023  
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.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_8449_00_e.pdf