G/TBT/N/USA/305/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
30 May 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  30 May 2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Room Air Conditioners  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 26 May 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 25 July 2023; The effective date of this rule is 
25 July 2023. Compliance with the amended standards established for room air 
conditioners in this final rule is required on and after 26 May 2026.  
[X] Text of final  measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-26/html/2023 -10287.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-26/pdf/2023 -10287.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_09853_00
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Room Air 
Conditioners  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act , as amended  ("EPCA"), prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, including room air conditioners . EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy 
 
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  ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more -stringent, standards would be technologically 
feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, 
DOE is adopting amended energy conservation standards for room air conditioners. It has 
determined that the amended energy conservation standards for th ese products would result in 
significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.  
DATES: The effective date of this rule is 25 July 2023. Compliance with the amended standards 
established for room air conditioner s in this final rule is required on and after 26 May 2026.  
This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking; announcement of a webinar notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/305/Rev.1  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2014-BT-STD-0059. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-STD-
0059/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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