G/TBT/N/USA/305/Rev.1  
8 April 2022  
(22-2871) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notifi cation 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 [  ], 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):  Room air 
conditioners; Air conditioning machines comprising a motor -driven fan and elements f or 
changing the temperature and humidity, incl. those machines in which the humidity 
cannot be separately regulated; parts thereof (HS code(s): 8415); Environmental 
protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Ventilators. Fans. Air -conditioners (ICS code(s): 
23.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Room Air Conditioners; (81 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of a webinar 
- 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 ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more -stringent 
standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result 
in significant energy savings. In this notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR"), DOE 
propo ses amended energy conservation standards for room air conditioners, and also 
announces a webinar to receive comment on these proposed standards and associated 
analyses and results.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where  
applicable:  Protection of the environment   G/TBT/N/USA/305/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 20608, 7 April 2022; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-07/html/2022 -07141.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-07/pdf/2022 -07141.pdf  
The Department of Energy will hold a webinar on Tuesday, 3 May 2022, from 12:30 p.m. 
to 4:30 p.m.  Eastern Time . See section VIII, "Public Participation," for webinar registration 
inform ation, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to 
webinar participants. Comments: DOE will accept comments, data, and information 
regarding this NOPR no later than 6 June 2022. Comments regarding the likely competitive 
impact of the proposed standard should be sent to the Department of Justice contact 
listed in the ADDRESSES section on or before 9 May 2022.  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of a webinar, the notification of a 
webinar and availability of p reliminary technical support document notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/305/Add.10 , the reopening of comment period notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/305/Add.9  and the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary 
technical support document notified as G/TBT/N/USA/305/Add.8  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2014-BT-STD-0058. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/E ERE-2014-BT-STD-0058/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders 
are aske d to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern 
Time on 6 June 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.  
Earlier actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/305  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2007-BT-STD-0010. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2007-BT-STD-0010/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by search ing the Docket Number.  
G/TBT/N/USA/812 and Add.1 : Proposed  and Final Rules to correct the energy 
conservation standards for room air conditioners, "Energy Conservation Program: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners", 
identified by Docket Number EERE -2013-BT-STD-0020. Primary documents and 
comments received available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2013-BT-STD-0020 or by searching the 
Docket Number.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  6 June 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://me mbers.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_2699_00_e.pdf