G/TBT/N/USA/1718  
19 April 2021  
(21-3271) 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) [1747]  
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: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Direct 
heating equipment (unvented heaters); Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Test 
conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), Domestic electrical appliances in 
general (ICS 97.030), Domestic, commercial and industrial heating appliances (ICS  
97.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Direct Heating Equipment (23 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for commen t - The 
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to amend the test procedure for direct heating 
equipment (DHE) to incorporate by reference the most recent versions of the industry 
consensus test standards currently referenced in the Federal test procedure . DOE also 
proposes to update definitions regarding unvented heaters, account for multiple 
operational modes, specify the allowable measurement error for oil pressure, specify the 
use of manufacturer values for gas supply pressure in certain circumstances,  reduce the 
number of thermocouples required in the thermocouple grid for models with small flues, 
and clarify instructions for calculations regarding condensate mass measurements. DOE 
welcomes written comment from the public on any subject within the scop e of this 
document (including topics not raised in this proposal), as well as submission of data and 
other relevant information.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1718  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 20053, 16 April 2021; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-16/html/2021 -07137.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-16/pdf/2021 -07137.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment is identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2019-BT-TP-0003. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2019-BT-TP-0003/document  and provides 
access to 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 . 
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and thei r 
stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  
on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
Notification of proposed determination and request for comment on the Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct Heating Equipment 
published 1 December 2020, G/TBT/N/USA/1674 . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  30 June 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_2802_00_e.pdf