G/TBT/N/USA/1336/Rev.1  
3 April 2024  
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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):  State of 
California  
2. Agency responsible:   
California State and Consumer Services Agency, Building Standards Commission, State of 
California  
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 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [X] , 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Energy 
efficiency; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Air quality (ICS code(s): 
13.040); Energy efficiency. Energy conservation in general (ICS code(s): 27.015); 
Installations in buildings (ICS code(s): 91.140)  
5. Title, number o f pages and language(s) of the notified document:  2025 Building 
Energy Efficiency Standards; (758 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed amendments - The California Energy Commission 
(CEC) proposes to adopt changes to the Building Energy  Efficiency Standards contained 
in the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 24, Part 6 (also known as the California 
Energy Code ) and associated administra tive regulations in Title 24, Part 1, Chapter 10, 
after considering all recommendations, comments, and objections regarding the proposed 
action.  
The CEC will hold a public hearing 14 August 2024, 10:00 a.m.  (Pacific Time ) for the 
purpose of hearing comments on the proposed standards. Interested persons, or their 
authorized representative, may present oral and written statements, arguments, or 
contentions relevant to the proposed standards at the public hearing.  
The public hearing may be accessed by clicking the Zoom link below or visit ing Zoom at 
https://join. zoom.us and entering the ID and password for the workshop listed below. If 
you experience difficulties joining, you may contact Zoom at (888) 799 –9666 ext. 2, or 
the Office of the Public Advisor, Energy Equity, and Tribal Affairs at 
publicadvisor@energy.ca.gov  or by phone at +1 (916) 957 –7910. Link: https://zoom.us/ , 
Meeting ID: 938  6923 0237, Passcode: mtg@10am. To participate by telephone dial +1 
(213) 338–8477 or 1–888–475–4499 (toll free). When prompted, enter the Webinar ID G/TBT/N/USA/1336/Rev.1  
 
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  and password listed above. To comment or ask a question over the telephone, dial *9 to 
"raise your hand" a nd *6 to mute/unmute your phone line.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Cost saving and productivity enhancement   
8. Relevant documents:   
California Energy Commission (CEC) Docket Log 24 -BSTD -01: 
https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=24 -BSTD -01 
• Notice of Proposed Action – 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards  
• 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, Title 24 Parts 1 and 6, Express Terms, 
45-day Language  
• 2025 Reference Appendices for the 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, 
Express Terms, 45 -Day Language  
• Initial Statement of Reasons for the proposed changes to the 2025 Building 
Energy Efficiency Standards  
California Regulatory Notice Register, No. 13 -Z, 29 March 2024 (pages 362 to 371):  
https://oal.ca.gov/wp -content/uploads/sites/166/2024/03/2024 -Notice -Register -No.-
13-Z-March -29-2024.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determine d 
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  13 May 2024  
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/2024/TBT/USA/24_02359_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_02359_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_02359_02_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/US A/24_02359_03_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_02359_04_e.pdf