G/TBT/N/USA/1484  
 
21 May 2019  
(19-3493) 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) [1511]  
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):  
Distribution transformers; Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, 
rectifiers) and inductors (HS 8504); Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Test 
conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), Transformers. Reactors (ICS  29.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Distribution Transformers (27 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes clar ifying 
amendments to the test procedure for distribution transformers to revise and add 
definitions of certain terms, to incorporate revisions based on the latest versions of 
relevant Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) industry standa rds, and 
to specify the basis for voluntary representations at additional per -unit loads (PULs) and 
additional reference temperatures. The proposals in this NOPR are minor revisions that 
do not significantly change the test procedure. Therefore, none of th e revisions would 
pose undue burden on manufacturers. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties 
on the proposal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 20704, 10 May 2019; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-05-10/html/2019 -09218.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-05-10/pdf/2019 -09218.pdf  
• Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Distribution Transformers – 
Final Rule publ ished 27 April 2006:  G/TBT/N/USA/1484  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2006-04-27/html/06 -3165.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2006-04-27/pdf/06 -3165.pdf  
• Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Distribution Transformers – 
Request for Information published 22 September 2017: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2017-09-22/html/2017 -20225.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2017-09-22/pdf/2017 -20225.pdf  
• G/TBT/N/USA/682/Add.2  issued 25 April 2013 - Energy Conservation Program: 
Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers – Final Rule 
published 18 April  2013 
• G/TBT/N/USA/206  issued 9 August 2006 Energy Conservation Program for 
Commercial Equipment: Distribution Transformers Energy Conservation 
Standards; Proposed Ru le published 4 August 2006:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2006-08-04/html/06 -6537.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2006-08-04/pdf/06 -6537.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  7 July 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_2954_00_e.pdf