WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/505
18 October 2000
(00-4321)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   Department of Energy (22)
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):   Central air conditioners
& heat pumps
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Energy Conservation
Program for Consumer Products:  Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Energy
Conservation Standards  (43 pages, English)
6. Description of content:   The Department is proposing to amend the energy conservation
standards for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps to require them to be moreenergy efficient, and is announcing a public hearing on the proposal.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer confidence.
8. Relevant documents:   65 FR 59590, 5 October 2000; 10 CFR Part 430.   Will appear in the
Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   4 December 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   The text is also available on the Internet at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html