G/TBT/N/USA/926
3 October 2014 
(14-5602)  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) [944] 
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 Inquiry 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, where applicable): Air conditioning and 
heating equipment. Air conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity 
cannot be separately regulated. (HS 8415). Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), 
Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners (I CS 23.120), Heat pumps (ICS 27.080) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment (74 pages, in English)    
6. Description of content: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as 
amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including small, large, and very large air-
cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment. EPCA also requires the 
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a 
significant amount of energy. In this do cument, DOE proposes to amend the energy 
conservation standards for small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment. This document 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: 
Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  79 Federal Register (FR) 58947, 30 September 2014; Title 10 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431. Will a ppear in the Federal Register when adopted. G/TBT/N/USA/926 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined   
10. Final date for comments: 1 December 2014 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-09-30/html /2014-22894.htm   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-09-30/pd f/2014-22894.pdf