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24 November  2021 
(21-8870) 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 notific ation 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):  Battery 
chargers; test procedures; Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), 
Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment (ICS 97.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Battery Chargers (37 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 battery chargers to improve test 
procedure  representativeness. The proposal would: Establish a new appendix Y1  that 
would expand coverage of inductive wireless battery chargers and  establish associated 
definitions and test provisions; establish a new  test procedure approach that relies on 
separate metrics for active  mode, stand -by, and off -mode (consequently removing the 
battery charger  usage profiles and unit energy consumption calculation); and update 
the wall adapter selection criteria. DOE also proposes changes to appendix  Y to reorganiz e 
two subsections, to clarify symbology and references,  to correct an incorrect cross 
reference and section title, to update  the list of battery chemistries, and to terminate an 
existing test  procedure waiver because the covered subject models have 
been discontinued. DOE further proposes to mirror these changes in the newly  proposed 
appendix Y1. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on  the proposals.  
 
DOE will hold a webinar on Wednesday, 15 December 2021, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 
p.m. EST. See section V, "Public Participation," for webinar registration information, 
participant  instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar 
participants. If no participan ts register for the webinar, it will be cancelled.  G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Rev.1  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment   
8. Relevant documents:  86 Federal Register (FR) 66878, 23 November 2021; Title 10 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-23/html/2021 -24367.htm  
https://www.govinfo. gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-23/pdf/2021 -24367.pdf  
 
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment and the request for 
information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number EERE -
2020-BT-TP-0012. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2020-BT-TP-0012/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Do cuments 
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 Poi nt. 
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.  
Other actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1021  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2014-BT-TP-0044. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.g ov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-TP-0044/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  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  24 January 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/2021/TBT/USA/21_7321_00_e.pdf  
 