G/TBT/N/USA/1932  
19 October 2022  
(22-7852) Page: 1/3 
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) 
[1963]  
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 [  ], 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):  Air 
cleaners; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Air quality (ICS code(s): 13.040); Test 
conditions and procedures in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Miscellaneous domestic and 
commercial equipment (ICS code(s): 97.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Air Cleaners; (30 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - The 
U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to establish definitions, a test procedure, 
and sampling and representat ion requirements for air cleaners. Currently, air cleaners 
are not subject to DOE test procedures or energy conservation standards. DOE proposes 
a test procedure for measuring the integrated energy factor for air cleaners. The proposed 
test method referenc es the relevant industry standard, with certain proposed 
modifications. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal.  
DOE will hold a webinar on Wednesday, 9 November 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  
Eastern Time . See section V, "Public Participation," for webinar registration information, 
participant instructions, and information about the cap abilities available to webinar 
participants.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 63324, 18 October 2022; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 429 and 430:  G/TBT/N/USA/1932  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-10-18/html/2022 -21698.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-10-18/pdf/2022 -21698.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment is identified by EERE -2021-TP-
0036 The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/d ocket/EERE -2021-BT-TP-0036/document  and provides 
access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number(s). WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 19 December 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator 
and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the 
comment period.  
DOE proposes to incorporate by reference the following draft industry standards into 10 
CFR part 430 : 
AHAM AC -7-2022 Draft, "Energy Test Method for Consumer Room Air Cleaners".  
AHAM AC -7-2022 Draft is in draft form and its text was provided to DOE for the purposes 
of review only during the drafting of this notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR").  DOE 
intends to update the reference to the final published version of AHAM AC -7-2022 Draft 
in the test procedure final rule, should it publish prior to the final rule, unless there are 
substantive changes between the draft and published versions, in which  case DOE may 
adopt the substance of the AHAM AC -7-2022 Draft or provide additional opportunity for 
comment on the changes to the industry consensus test procedure.  
A copy of AHAM AC -7-2022 Draft is included in the docket for this proposed rulemaking.  
AHAM  AC-7-2022 Draft additionally references ANSI/AHAM AC -1-2020, "Method for 
Measuring Performance of Portable Household Electric Room Air Cleaners" in several 
sections ("AHAM AC -1-2020").  
A copy of AHAM AC -1-2020 can be obtained from the Association of Home Appliance 
Manufacturers (AHAM) at 1111 19th Street NW, Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036; or 
www.aham.org/AHAM/AuxStore . 
ASTM E741 -11(2017 ), "Standard Test Method for Determining Air Change in a Single 
Zone Means of a Tracer Gas Dilution" Reapproved 1 Sept. 2017.  
A copy of ASTM E741 -11(2017) can be obtained from ASTM International (ASTM), 100 
Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohock en, PA 19428 -2959, or 
www.astm.org . 
IEC 62301, "Household electrical appliances —Measurement of standby power;" Edition 
2.0, 2011 -01, ("IEC 62301 Ed. 2.0").  
A copy of IEC 62301 Ed. 2.0 can be obtained from the Internation al Electrotechnical 
Commission (IEC), available from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 
W 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, (212) 642 -4900, or 
https://webstore.ansi.org/ . 
G/TBT/N/USA/1778 and Add.1  - Energy Conservation Program: Proposed and Final 
Determination of Air Cleaners as a Covered Consumer Product identified by Docket 
Number EERE-2021-BT-DET-0022. 
G/TBT/N/USA/1827 and Add.1  - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure and 
Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products; Consumer Air Cleaners; Request 
for information identified by Docket Numbers EERE-2021-BT-STD-0035 and EERE-2021-
TP-0036. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  19 December 2022  G/TBT/N/USA/1932  
 
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  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/2022/TBT/USA/22_7070_00_e.pdf