G/TBT/N/USA/1763  
13 August 2021  
(21-6204) 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 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) [1792]  
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 [   ], 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):  Microwave 
ovens; Microwave ovens (HS 851650); Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Kitchen 
equipment (ICS 97.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Microwa ve Ovens (17 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notification of proposed determination and request for 
comment - The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and ce rtain commercial and 
industrial equipment, including microwave ovens. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department 
of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more -stringent, amended standards 
would be technologically feasible and economically justified,  and would result in significant 
energy savings. In this notification of proposed determination ("NOPD"), DOE has initially 
determined that energy conservation standards for microwave ovens do not need to be 
amended and requests comment on this proposed de termination and the associated 
analyses and results.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 44298, 12 August 2021; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-12/html/2021 -17123.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-12/pdf/2021 -17123.pdf  
This notification of proposed determination and request for comme nt is identified by 
Docket Number EERE -2017-BT-STD-0023. The Docket Folder is available on G/TBT/N/USA/1763  
 
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  Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-STD-
0023/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 stakeholde rs 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 will be shared with the regulator and will also be sub mitted to the 
Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Microwave Ovens; 
Request for Information published 13 August 2019:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-08-13/html/2019 -17322.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-08-13/pdf/2019 -17322.pdf  
G/TBT/N/USA/425/ Add.9  - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation 
Standards for Standby Mode and Off Mode for Microwave Ovens; Final Rule  
G/TBT/N/USA/1550 and G/TBT/N/USA/1550/Add.1  - Energy Conservation Program: Test 
Procedure for Microwave Ovens  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  12 October 2021  
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/2021/TBT/USA/21_5177_00_e.pdf