G/TBT/N/USA/873/Rev.1  
 
2 June 2023  
(23-3782) 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):  Electric 
motors; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Motors (ICS code(s): 
29.160. 30) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Electric Motors; (16 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act , as amended  ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for 
various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including 
electric motors . In this document, DOE proposes amended energy conservation standards 
for electric motors identical to those set forth in a direct final rule  published elsewhere in 
this Fe deral Register (refer to relevant documents for details). If DOE receives an adverse 
comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for 
withdrawing the direct final rule, DOE will publish a notice withdrawing the direct final rule 
and will proceed with this proposed rule.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment   
8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 35765, 1 June 2023; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-06-01/html/2023 -10018.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-06-01/pdf/2023 -10018.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/873/Rev.1  
 
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  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Electric Motors, Direct 
Final Rule published 1 June 2023:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-06-01/html/2023 -10019.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-06-01/pdf/2023 -10019.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and direct final rule are identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2020-BT-STD-0007. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2020-BT-STD-0007/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. WTO Members 
and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 19 September 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/873  are identified by Doc ket 
Numbers EERE -2010-BT-STD-0027 and EERE -2020-BT-STD-0007. The Docket Folders 
are available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2010-BT-
STD-0027/d ocument  and https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2020-BT-STD-
0007/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 Numbers.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  19 September 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_09999_00_e.pdf