G/TBT/N/USA/1817/Rev.1  
27 March 2023  
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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):   
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 [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):  
Dishwashers; Dishwashing machines of the household type (HS code(s): 842211); Quality 
(ICS co de(s): 03.120); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Test conditions 
and procedures in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Dishwashers (ICS code(s): 97.040.40)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation P rogram: Test Procedure for Dishwashers; (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - In 
this notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR"), the U.S Department of Energy ("DOE'') 
proposes to add clarif ying instructions regarding the detergent reporting requirements 
and an enforcement provision for dishwashers to specify the detergent and dosing method 
that DOE would use for any enforcement testing of dishwasher models certified in 
accordance with the cu rrently applicable dishwasher test procedure prior to 17 July 2023 
(i.e., the date by which the dishwasher test procedure as amended by a final rule 
published on 18 Janua ry 2023 , (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1817/Add.1 ) will be mandatory 
for product testing). DOE is also proposing to add within the amended test procedure 
clarifying i nstructions regarding the allowable dosing options for each type of detergent. 
DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on this NOPR.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive pract ices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements   G/TBT/N/USA/1817/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 17419, 23 March 2023; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-23/html/2023 -05588.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-23/pdf/2023 -05588.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment is identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2023-BT-TP-0007. The docket, which provides access to primary documents as well 
as comments received, should be accessible from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/ docket/EERE -2023-BT-TP-0007/document . If not, locate 
the docket from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . 
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 22 May 2023 will be shared with the regulator and 
will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comme nt 
period.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1817  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2016-BT-TP-0012. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations .gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2016-BT-TP-0012/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are al so accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 May 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_8452_00_e.pdf