WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/USA/3
2 February 2001
(01-0523)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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 (3)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
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):   Air Conditioners
(HS Chapter 8415) (ICS 23.120) and Heat Pumps (HS Chapter 8418) (ICS 27.080)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Energy Conservation
Program for Consumer Products:  Test Procedures for Central Air Conditioners and Heat
Pumps (62 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   The Department is proposing changes to its regulations on test
procedures for central air conditioners and heat pumps.  This revision of the test procedure
is not expected to alter the minimum energy conservation standards currently in effect.  Therevised test procedure is up-to-date, more complete and better organized than the current
version.  It should yield more accurate measurements of the energy efficiency of central air
conditioners and heat pumps.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To test these products to measure energy efficiency/energy use.
8. Relevant documents:   66 FR 6768, 22 January 2001; 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:   23 March 2001
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html