G/TBT/N/USA/980/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
27 March 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  27 March 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial and Industrial Pumps  
 
Reason for Addendum:   
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 24 March 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 24 April 2023; The amendments will be 
mandatory for product testing starting 20 September 2023.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-24/html/2023 -05635.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-24/pdf/2023 -05635.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_8451_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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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: Test Procedure for Commercial and Industrial 
Pumps  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: This final rule amends the test procedure for commercial and industrial pumps ("pumps") 
to incorporate by reference relevant portions of the latest version of the industry testing standard, 
expands the scope  of clean water pumps covered by this test procedure, revises calculation methods 
for pumps sold with motors and controls to better represent field energy use, adds and updates 
 
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  certain definitions, and allows the use of alternative efficiency determination  methods for the rating 
and certification of pumps.  
DATES: The effective date of this rule is 24 April 2023. The amendments will be mandatory for 
product testing starting 20 September 2023. The incorporation by reference of certain materials 
listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on 24 April 2023. The 
incorporation by reference of certain other materials listed in this rule was approved by the Director 
of the Federal Register on 25 January 2016.  
This final rule and the notice  of proposed rulemaking; announcement of public webinar notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/980/Rev.1  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2020-BT-TP-0032. The Docket 
Folder is availa ble from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2020-BT-TP-
0032/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments 
receiv ed. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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