. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/USA/649 
19 September 2011  
 (11-4498) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Office of Energy Efficiency  and Renewable Energy (OEERE), 
Department of Energy (DOE)  (666) 
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 :    
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):  Fluorescent lamps, 
incandescent lamps (HS 9405; ICS 29.140, 19.080) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy Conservation 
Program: Test Procedures for General Serv ice Fluorescent Lamp s, General Service 
Incandescent Lamps, and Incandescent Refl ector Lamps (18 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE ) is proposing to revise its test 
procedures for general service fluorescent la mps (GSFLs) and general service incandescent 
lamps (GSILs) established under the Energy Po licy and Conservation Act (EPCA). DOE is 
not proposing changes to the existing test pro cedure for incandescent reflector lamps (IRLs) 
established under EPCA. For GSFLs and GSILs, DOE is proposing to upda te several citations 
and references to the industry standards currently referenced in DOE's test procedures. DOE is also proposing to establish a lamp lifetime test procedure for GSILs. Additionally, in this 
NOPR, DOE is requesting comments on all as pects of the GSFL, GSIL, and IRL test 
procedures and whether any further amendments  are necessary. DOE's review of the GSFL, 
GSIL, and IRL test procedures fulfils the EPCA  requirement that DOE review test procedures 
for all covered products at least once every se ven years. Finally, DOE is proposing to extend 
the compliance certification date for GSILs so as to be consistent with the compliance date of 
the amended test procedure. DOE is also a nnouncing a public meeting to discuss and receive 
comments on the issues presented in this rulemaking.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of environment  
8. Relevant documents:   76 Federal Register (FR) 56661,  14 September 2011; 10 CFR Part 
429 and 430. G/TBT/N/USA/649 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  28 November 2011 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Internet URL's: 
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ FR-2011-09-14/html/2011-23249.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-14/pdf/2011-23249.pdf