G/TBT/N/USA/1018  
 
10 August 2015  
(15-4093)  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) [1036] 
Name and address (including telephon e 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: ncsci@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Medium base compact 
fluorescent lamps (MBCFLs). Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights 
and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not 
elsewhere specified or included (HS: 9405). Lamps and related equipment (ICS: 29.140) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Compact Fluorescent Lamps (34 pages, in 
English)  
6. Description of content: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to amend and 
expand its test procedures for medium base compact fluorescent lamps (MBCFLs). DOE proposes to replace references to ENERGY STAR  requirements with references to the latest 
versions of industry standard test methods, which, with certain modifications, would 
replace the existing MBCFL test procedures. DOE is proposing to make these amendments 
in the existing appendix W to subpart B (Appendix W), renamed as "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Compact Fluorescent Lamps." In addition, DOE 
proposes to establish test procedures that would support the ongoing energy conservation 
standards rulemaking for general service lamps (GSLs) (GSL standards rulemaking), including test methods for new performance metrics and for additional compact fluorescent 
lamp (CFL) categories, including non- integrated CFLs and integrated CFLs that are not 
MBCFLs. DOE also proposes to revise its sampling plan for manufacturers to certify that their CFLs comply with the applicable energy  conservation standards. DOE proposes to 
incorporate measures of standby mode power consumption in its test procedures. DOE 
also proposes various other conforming amendments. DOE also announces a public 
meeting to receive comments on these proposed amendments to the test procedures.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1018 
 
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  8. Relevant documents: 80 Federal Register (FR) 45723, 31 July 2015; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 430. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined   
10. Final date for comments: 14 October 2015 
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/crnattachm ents/2015/TBT/USA/15_3088_00_e.pdf