G/TBT/N/USA/923
23 September 2014 
(14-5310)  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) [941] 
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): Packaged terminal air 
conditioners (PTACs) and packaged terminal heat pumps (PTHPs). 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), -
- Compression type units whose condensers are heat exchangers (HS 841861). Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners (ICS 23.120), 
Heat pumps (ICS 27.080). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservati on Standards for Packaged Terminal Air 
Conditioners and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (65 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 packaged terminal air conditioners (PTACs) and packaged terminal heat pumps (PTHPs). EPCA also requires the U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether more-stringent, amended standards 
would be technologically feasible and economic ally justified, and would save a significant 
amount of energy. In this document, DOE proposes amended energy conservation 
standards for PTACs and PTHPs. The 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) 55537, 16 September 2014; Title 10 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431. Will a ppear in the Federal Register when adopted. G/TBT/N/USA/923 
 
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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: 17 November 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 -2014-09-16/html /2014-21189.htm   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-09-16/pd f/2014-21189.pdf