G/TBT/N/USA/1131/Rev.1  
6 January 2023  
(23-0225) 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 (OEERE), Department of Energy (DOE)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regard ing the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
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):  
Uninterruptible power supplies; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Test conditions and 
procedures in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Miscellaneous domestic and commercial 
equipment (ICS code(s ): 97.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Uninterruptible Power Supplies; (16 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and an nouncement of 
public meeting via webinar on Thursday, 2 February 2023 - The U.S. Department of 
Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend its test procedure for uninterruptible power supplies 
("UPSs") to consider the latest revision of the industry standard that is incorporated by 
reference and to provide an optional test method for measuring power consumption of a 
UPS at no -load conditions. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the 
proposal. For further details about the revision to the industry standard , refer to section 
"C. Updates to Industry Standards" in the NOPR. Section "H. Test Procedure Costs and 
Harmonization" provides information regarding the optional test method.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
appli cable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements   
8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 790, 5 January 2023; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-01-05/html/2022 -27881.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-01-05/pdf/2022 -27881.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1131/Rev.1  
 
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  DOE will hold a public meeting via webinar on Thursday, 2 February 2023, 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 
webinar participants.  
This notice of propos ed rulemaking; announcement of public meeting and the request for 
information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1131/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number EERE -
2022-BT-TP-0005. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2022-BT-TP-0005/document  and provides 
access to primary 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 6 March 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/1131  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2016-BT-TP-0018. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/ docket/EERE -2016-BT-TP-0018/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.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Rev.1/Add.3 and G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Rev.1/Add.3/Corr.1  - Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Battery Charger s, Final Rule and Correction; 
EERE-2020-BT-TP-0012. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  6 March 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_0248_00_e.pdf