G/TBT/N/USA/552/Rev.2  
28 March 2022  
(22-2542) 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 notifi cation 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 [  ],3.2 [  ],7.2 [  ], 
other  :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Central 
air-conditioners, heat pumps; Window or wall air conditioning machines, self -contain ed 
or "split -system" (HS code(s): 841510); Heat pumps (excl. air conditioning machines of 
heading 8415) (HS code(s): 841861); Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Environmental 
protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS code (s): 
19.020); Ventilators. Fans. Air -conditioners (ICS code(s): 23.120); Heat pumps (ICS 
code(s): 27.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Test Procedures for Central Air C onditioners 
and Heat Pumps; (55 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 central air 
conditioners and heat pumps  that will be required for certification of compliance with 
applicable energy conservation standards starting 1 January 2023 to address a limited 
number of specific issues. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the 
proposal.  
7. Objective and r ationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements   
8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 16830, 24 March 2022; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-24/html/2022 -04269.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-24/pdf/2022 -04269.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/552/Rev.2  
 
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  The Department of Energy will hold a webinar on Monday, 18 April 2022, from 1 p.m. to 
4 p.m.  Eastern Time  See section V, "Public Participation," for webinar registration 
information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to 
webinar participants.  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment is identified by Do cket 
Number EERE -2021-BT-TP-0030. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-TP-0030/document  and provides 
access t o primary 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 23 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.  
Related actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/552/Rev.1  are identified by 
Docket Number EERE -2016-BT-TP-0029. The Doc ket Folder is available on 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2016-BT-TP-
0029/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.  
Related actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/552  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2009-BT-TP-0004. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/dock et/EERE -2009-BT-TP-0004/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.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Propos ed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  23 May 2022; DOE will hold a webinar on Monday, 18 April 
2022, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time See section V, "Public Participation," for webinar 
registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities 
available to webinar participants.  
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_2388_00_e.pdf