G/TBT/N/USA/1122/Rev.1  
14 February 2023  
(23-1064) 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):  
Compressors; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Test conditions and 
procedures i n general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Compressors and pneumatic machines (ICS 
code(s): 23.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Packaged Terminal Air 
Conditioners  and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps; (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public 
meeting via webinar on Wednesday, 22 March 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy 
("DOE") proposes to amend the t est procedure for compressors to correct an error. DOE 
also proposes to amend the definition of air compressor to include a minor clarification 
and revise a typographical error. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the 
proposals.  
7. Objective  and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements   
8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 9199, 13 February 2023; Title 10 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-13/html/2023 -02589.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-13/pdf/2023 -02589.pdf  
DOE will hold a public meeting via webinar on Wednesday, 22 March 2023, from 1:00 
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Eastern Time . See section V, "Public Participation," for webinar G/TBT/N/USA/1122/Rev.1  
 
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  registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities 
available to webinar participants.  
This notice of proposed rulemaking; announcement of public meeting, the reque st for 
information; extension of public comment period notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1122/Add.6 ; 
and the request for information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1122/Add.5  are identified by 
Docket Number EERE -2022-BT-TP-0019. The Docket Folder is available from 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2022-BT-TP-
0019/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as 
comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching 
the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments 
to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 14 April 2023. 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.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1122  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2014-BT-TP-0054. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-TP-0054/document  provides access 
to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Dock et Number.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  14 April 2023  
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/2023/TBT/USA/23_1074_00_e.pdf