G/TBT/N/USA/1650/Rev.1  
22 June 2022  
(22-4849) 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 [  ], 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):  Dedicated -
purpose pool pump motors; - Other centrifugal pumps (HS code(s): 841370); 
Environme ntal protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Pumps (ICS code(s): 23.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dedicated -Purpose Pool Pump 
Motors; (65 page(s), in Engli sh) 
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public 
meeting - The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and 
industr ial equipment, including electric motors. In this notice of proposed rulemaking 
("NOPR"), the Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to establish energy conservation 
standards for dedicated -purpose pool pump motors, a category of electric motors, and 
also ann ounces a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards and 
associated analyses and results.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of the environmen t  
8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 37122, 21 June 2022; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-21/html/2022 -11745.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-21/pdf/2022 -11745.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking, announcement of public meeting and previous actions 
notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1650  are identified by Docket Number EERE -G/TBT/N/USA/1650/Rev.1  
 
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  2017-BT-STD-0048. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-STD-0048/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 st akeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 22 August 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.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1263 and subsequent addenda  - Energy Conservation Program: Ene rgy 
Conservation Standards for Dedicated -Purpose Pool Pumps identified by Docket Numbers 
EERE-2015-BT-STD-0008 and EERE-2022-BT-STD-0001. 
G/TBT/N/USA/1194 and subsequent addenda  - Energy Conservation Program: Test 
Procedure for Dedicated -Purpose Pool Pumps identi fied by Docket Numbers EERE-2016-
BT-TP-0002 and EERE-2022-BT-TP-0003. 
9. Proposed date of ado ption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 August 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_4220_00_e.pdf