G/TBT/N/USA/980/Rev.1  
12 April 2022  
(22-3003) 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 [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):  
Commercial and industrial pumps; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Test conditions and 
procedure s in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Pumps (ICS code(s): 23.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial and Industrial Pumps; (64 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description o f content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public 
webinar - The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the test procedure 
for commercial and industrial pumps ("pumps") to harmonize with updated industry 
standards, to expand t he scope of clean water pumps covered by this test procedure, and 
to revise calculation methods for pumps sold with motors and controls to better represent 
field energy use. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal and 
announcing a pu blic meeting to collect comments and data on its proposal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Quality 
requirements   G/TBT/N/USA/980/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 21268, 11 April 2022; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 429 and 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-11/html/2022 -06142.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-11/pdf/2022 -06142.pdf   
The Department of Energy will accept comments, data, and information regarding this 
proposal no later than 10 June 2022 and will hold a webinar on 26 April 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 capabilities 
available to webina r participants. If no participants register for the webinar, it will be 
cancelled.  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public webinar, the request for 
information; extension of public comment period notified as G/TBT/N/USA/980/Add.4 , the 
request for information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/980/Add.3  and the r equest for 
information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/980/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2020-BT-TP-0032. The Docket Folder is available 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 received. Documents 
are also a ccessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members 
and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments, data, and information regarding 
DOE's proposal to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 10 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/980  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2013-BT-TP-0055. The Docket Folder is available at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2013-BT-TP-0055/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible fr om Regulations.gov  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:  10 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://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_2805_00_e.pdf