G/TBT/N/USA/677/Rev.1  
3 March 2022  
(22-1988) Page: 1/2 
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 notific ation 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 [   ], other :   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Television 
sets; Transmission apparatus for radio -telephony, radio -telegraphy, radio -broadcasting 
or televisio n, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or 
reproducing apparatus; television cameras; still image video cameras and other video 
camera recorders; digital cameras (HS 8525); Transmission apparatus for radio -
broadcasting or tel evision, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound 
recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera 
recorders (HS 8525); Quality (ICS 03.120), Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Test 
conditions an d procedures in general (ICS 19.020), Audio, video and audiovisual 
engineering (ICS 33.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Television Sets (30 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - The 
U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the  test procedures for television 
sets to incorporate by reference the  relevant updated industry standard. DOE has 
tentat ively determined that  the proposed updates would result in a test procedure that is 
more representative of the average energy use of television sets. DOE is  seeking comment 
from interested parties on the proposal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the  nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements   
8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 11892, 2 March 2022; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-02/html/2022 -04014.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-02/pdf/2022 -04014.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/677/Rev.1  
 
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  This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment is identif ied by Docket 
Number EERE -2016-BT-TP-0023. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2016-BT-TP-0023/document and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from  Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members 
and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before  4pm Eastern Time  on 2 May  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.   
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/677  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2010-BT-TP-0026. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2010-BT-TP-0026/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from  Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
Energy Efficiency Program: Test Procedure for Televisions;  Request for Information 
published 24 June 2016:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2016-06-24/html/2016 -14982.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2016-06-24/pdf/2016 -14982.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  2 May 2022  
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/2022/ TBT/USA/22_1909_00_e.pdf