. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/204 
31 July 2006 
 (06-3675) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office, Department of 
Energy (EEREO, DOE) (211) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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):   Consumer Products and 
Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipmen t (HS:  Chapter 8400) (ICS:  13, 97). 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Energy Conservation 
Programme:  Test Procedures for Consumer  Products and Certain Commercial and 
Industrial Equipment; Certification, Comp liance and Enforcement Requirements for 
Consumer Products and for Certain Commerc ial and Industrial Equipment; Technical 
Amendment; Proposed Rule (44 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) includes 
amendments to the Energy Policy and Conserva tion Act (EPCA) to provide for new Federal 
energy efficiency and water conservation test procedures, and related definitions, for certain 
consumer products and certain commercial a nd industrial equipment.  The amendments 
direct the Department of Energy (DOE or th e Department) to establish new test procedures 
for many of these products and certain equipmen t, in most cases based on applicable testing 
practices generally accepted by industry and other government agencies.  Today, DOE proposes test procedures for eleven types of products for which EPACT 2005 identified specific test procedures.  In addition, DOE pr oposes test procedures for three other products 
for which EPACT 2005 did not specify specific test procedures.  Furthermore, the 
Department is proposing to adopt a new versi on of the current test procedure for small 
commercial package air-conditioning and heatin g equipment, which will not change the 
existing requirements. 
The Department is also proposing regulati ons for sampling during compliance testing, 
compliance certification, and enforcement to  ensure compliance with EPACT's energy 
conservation standards.  Today's proposed rule  also includes compliance certification, and 
enforcement provisions that would also apply to commercial heating, ventilating, and air- 
conditioning products, as well as commercial wate r heating products.  The Department is 
also announcing a public meeting to discuss all of the above referenced proposals. G/TBT/N/USA/204 
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  Furthermore, the Department is announcing proposed technical corrections to the 18 
October 2005 Final Rule, 70 FR 60407, which the Department has described in detail in 
today's proposed rule and w ill add to the rule language. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the environment, energy conservation 
8. Relevant documents:   71 Federal Register (FR) 42177 25 July 2006; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part s 430 and 431.  Will appear in the Federal Register when 
adopted. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   10 October 2006 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
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