G/TBT/N/USA/787  
 
12 February 2013  
(13-0744)  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) (804) 
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):  
Conventional cooking produc ts (ICS: 13.020, 97.040). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Conventional Cooking Products With Induction Heating Technology (16 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to revise its 
test procedures for cooking products established under the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act. Test procedures for cooking products can be found at DOE's regulations for Energy 
Conservation Program for Consumer Products, subpart B, appendix I (Appendix I). The proposed amendments to Appendix I would amend the test method for measuring the 
energy efficiency of induction cooking tops and ranges. Appendix I does not currently 
include any test methods applicable to induction cooking products. The proposed amendments would incorporate induction cooking tops by amending the definition of "conventional cooking top" to include induction heating technology. Furthermore, the 
proposed amendments would require for cooking tops the use of test equipment 
compatible with induction technology as well as with gas burners and electric resistance heating elements. Specifically, the amendments would replace the solid aluminium test 
blocks currently specified in the test procedure for cooking tops with hybrid test blocks 
comprising two separate pieces: an aluminium body and a stainless steel base. Appendix I currently specifies the test block size for electric cooking tops based on the surface unit 
diameter; however, there are no provisions for determining which test block size to use for 
non-circular electric surface units. The proposed amendments include a clarification that the test block size be determined using the smallest dimension of the electric surface unit. 
 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   78 Federal Register (FR) 6232, 30 January 2013; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined G/TBT/N/USA/787 
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  15 April 2013 
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:    
URLs: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2013-01-30/html /2013-01526.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2013-01-30/pd f/2013-01526.pdf