G/TBT/N/USA/862  
 
6 November 2013  
(13-6148)  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) [879] 
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 :    
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable): Direct 
heating equipment and pool heaters. Enviro nmental protection (ICS 13.020), Domestic, 
commercial and industrial heating appliances (ICS 97.100). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Direct Heating 
Equipment and Pool Heaters (20 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to revise its 
test procedures for direct heating equipm ent and pool heaters established under the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act. This rulemaking will fulfill DOE's statutory obligation to review its test procedures for covered pr oducts at least once every seven years. For 
direct heating equipment, the proposed amendments would add provisions for testing 
vented home heating equipment that utilizes condensing technology, and to incorporate by reference six industry test standards to replace the outdated test standards which are referred to in the existing DOE test procedure. These industry standards reflect the 
current practice in test set-up and test conditions for testing direct heating equipment. 
For pool heaters, the proposed amendments would incorporate by reference ANSI/Air-conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Standard 1160-2009, 
"Performance Rating of Heat Pump Pool  Heaters", and ANSI/American Society of 
Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 146- 2011, "Method of Testing and Rating Pool Heaters," to  establish a test method for electric pool 
heaters (including heat pump pool heaters). The proposed amendments would also 
clarify the test procedure's applicability to oil-fired pool heaters. DOE is also announcing a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on issues presented in this test procedure rulemaking. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment 
8. Relevant documents:   78 Federal Register (FR) 63410, 24 October 2013; Title 10 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430. Will a ppear in the Federal Register when adopted.   G/TBT/N/USA/862 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  7 January 2014 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2013-10-24/html /2013-24352.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2013-10-24/pd f/2013-24352.pdf