G/TBT/N/USA/1815  
21 December 2021  
(21-9553) 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) [1844]  
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 the USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point by E -Mail: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Test 
conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), Pumps (ICS 23.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Circulator Pumps (49 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of co ntent:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - The 
U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to establish definitions, a test procedure, 
sampling and rating requirements, and enforcement provisions for circulator pumps. 
Currently, circulat or pumps are not subject to DOE test procedures or energy conservation 
standards. DOE proposes a test procedure for measuring the circulator energy index for 
circulator pumps. The proposed test method references the relevant industry test 
standard. The pro posed definitions and test procedures are based on the 
recommendations of the Circulator Pump Working Group, which was established under 
the Appliance Standards Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee. DOE is seeking 
comment from interested parties on the pr oposal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 24516, 20 December 2021; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-20/html/2021 -25414.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-20/pdf/2021 -25414.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment is identif ied by Docket 
Number EERE -2016-BT-TP-0033. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://ww w.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2016-BT-TP-0033/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents G/TBT/N/USA/1815  
 
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  are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members 
and their stakeholde rs are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by 
or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 18 February 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator 
and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the 
comment period.  Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members 
and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the 
Docket on Regulations. gov if received within the comment period.  
DOE will hold a webinar on Wednesday, 2 February 2022, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
EST. See section V, "Public Participation," at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -
2021-12-20/html/2021 -25414.htm  for webinar registration information, participant 
instructions, and information about the capabilities availabl e to webinar participants. If 
no participants register for the webinar, it will be cancelled.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1729 and G/TBT/N/USA/1729/Add.1  - Request for information "Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedures and Energy Conservation Standards for Circulator 
Pumps and Small Vertical In -Line Pumps", identified by Docket Number EERE -2016-BT-
STD-0004. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2016-BT-STD-0004/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.go v 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:  18 February 2022; DOE will accept comments, data, and 
information regarding this proposal no later than 18 February 2022 and will hold a webinar 
on Wednesday, 2 February 2022, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. See section V, 
"Public Participation," for we binar registration information, participant instructions, and 
information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. If no participants 
register for the webinar, it will be cancelled.  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-20/html/2021 -25414.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-20/pdf/2021 -25414.pdf  
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_7971_00_e.pdf