WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.138
18March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1096)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Department ofEnergy (5)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Kitchen Ranges andOvens (HSChapter 7321)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Energy Conservation
Program forConsumer Products: Cooking Products (Kitchen Ranges andOvens)
Energy Conservation Standards (3pages, English)
6. Description ofcontent: TheDepartment ofEnergy reopens therecord ofitsrulemaking
torevise energy conservation standards forcooking products under theEnergy Policy
andConservation Actforthefollowing classes: Gascooktops, gasovens, andelectric
non-self-cleaning ovens. This notice provides anopportunity forpublic comments
regarding supplemental analyses onthepotential impact ofalternative efficiency levels,
written comments onthese analyses, newfactual information, andtheprincipal policy
options nowunder consideration.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Energy Efficiency
8. Relevant documents: 63FR9975, 27February 1998; 10 CFR Part 430and
TBT/NOTIF.94.479. Willappear intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Tobedetermined.
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 30March 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail, andtelefax
number ofother body: