G/TBT/N/USA/1817  
5 January 2022  
(22-0018) Page: 1/2 
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) [1846]  
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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Dishwashers; Dish -washing machines of the household type (HS 842211); Quality (ICS 
03.120), Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Test conditions and procedures in 
general (ICS 19.020), Dishwashers (ICS 97.040.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language( s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Dishwashers (40 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 amend th e current test 
procedures appendix for dishwashers, adopt a new test  procedure appendix, incorporate 
by reference newly published Association  of Home Appliance Manufacturers ("AHAM") 
standards --AHAM DW -1-2020 and DW -2-2020--and apply certain provisions of the 
industry standards  to to the test procedures appendices. The proposed amendments to 
the current procedure would establish requirements for water hardness,  relative 
humidity, and loading pattern; update requirements for ambient  temperature, detergent 
dosage, and standby power measurement; include  testing approaches from recently 
published waivers for dishwashers; and  include provisions for a minimum cleaning index 
threshold to validate  the selected test cycle. The proposed new test procedure appendix 
would additionally include updated annual number of cycles and low -power mode  hours 
for the calculation of energy consumption. DOE is seeking  comments from interested 
parties on the proposal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problem s where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/USA/1817  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 72738, 22 December 2021; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-22/html/2021 -26880.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-22/pdf/2021 -26880.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment is identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2016-BT-TP-0012.   The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2016-BT-TP-0012/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessi ble from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members 
and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Poi nt by 
or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 22 February 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.  
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Dishwashers; Request for Information 
published 20 August 2019 and identified by Docket Number  EERE-2016-BT-TP-0012: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-08-20/html/2019 -17762.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-08-20/pdf/2019 -17762.pdf  
G/TBT/N/USA/604/Add.7  - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for 
Residential  Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Conventional Cooking Products; Final Rule 
published 31 October 2012 and identified by Docket Number  EERE-2010-BT-TP-0039 
G/TBT/N/USA/945/Add.2  - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conserva tion 
Standards for Residential Dishwashers; Final Rule published 13 December 2016 and 
identified by Docket Number EERE-2014-BT-STD-0021 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 February 2022  
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_0024_00_e.pdf