WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/364
15 August 2000
(00-3308)
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  (16)
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):   Air Conditioners and
Heat Pumps
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Energy Efficiency
Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment:  Test Procedures and Efficiency
Standards for Commercial Air Conditioners  and Heat Pumps (11 pages, English)
6. Description of content:   The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, establishes
energy efficiency standards and test procedur es for certain commercial products, including
commercial air conditioners and heat pumps.  In today’s proposed rule, the Department of
Energy proposes regulations to implement the standards and test procedures for these airconditioners and heat pumps.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
To ensure compliance with requirements.
8. Relevant documents:   65 FR 48828, 9 August 2000; 10 CFR Part 431.   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:   23 October 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