G/TBT/N/USA/682/Rev.1  
12 January 2023  
(23-0317) 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):  
Distribution transformers; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); 
Transformers. Reac tors (ICS code(s): 29.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers; 
(138 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of propos ed rulemaking and announcement of public 
meeting on Thursday, 16 February 2023 - The Energy Policy and Conservation Act , as 
amended  ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer 
products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including distribution 
transformers . EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically 
determine whether more -stringent, standards would be te chnologically feasible and 
economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this notice of 
proposed rulemaking ("NOPR"), DOE proposes amended energy conservation standards 
for distribution transformers, and also announces a public  meeting to receive comment 
on these proposed standards and associated analyses and results.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the  
environment   
8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 1722, 11 January 2023; Title 10 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-01-11/html/2022 -28590.htm  G/TBT/N/USA/682/Rev.1  
 
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  https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-01-11/pdf/2022 -28590.pdf  
DOE will hold a public meeting via webinar on Thursday, 16 February 2023, from 1 p.m. 
to 4 p.m.  Eastern Time . See section VII, "Public Participation," for webinar registration 
information, participant instructions and information about the capabilities available to 
webinar participants.  
This notice of proposed r ulemaking and announcement of public meeting is identified by 
Docket Number EERE -2019-BT-STD-0018. The Docket Folder is available on 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulation s.gov/docket/EERE -2019-BT-STD-
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.  WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments 
to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 13 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/682  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2010-BT-STD-0048. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/ docket/EERE -2010-BT-STD-0048/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/1484 and G/TBT/N/USA/1484/Add.1  - Energy Conservation Program: Test 
Procedure for Distribution Transformers identified by Docket Number EERE-2017-BT-TP-
0055. 
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution 
Transformers; Request for Information published 18 June 2019:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-06-18/html/2019 -12761.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-06-18/pdf/2019 -12761.pdf  
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution 
Transformers, Webinar and Av ailability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document; 
Notification of a webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document 
published 27 August 2021:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-27/html/2021 -18351.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-08-27/pdf/2021 -18351.pdf  
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution 
Transformers, Webinar and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document; 
Reopening of public comment period published 16 November 2021:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-16/html/2021 -24929.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-16/pdf/2021 -24929.p df 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  13 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_0395_00_e.pdf