WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.507
8 October 1999
(99-4230)
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  (37)
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):   Dishwashers
(HS Chapter 8422)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Energy Conservation
Program for Consumer Products:  Test Procedure for Dishwashers (12 pages)
6. Description of content:   The Department is proposing to amend its test procedure for
dishwashers.  The proposal adds test procedur es for dishwashers with soil-sensing technology.
It also revises some of the inputs for calculating the estimated annual operating cost, adds newspecifications to improve testing repeatability , and changes the definitions of compact and
standard models.  The proposed amendments of the test procedure do not alter the minimum
energy conservation standards currently in effect for dishwashers.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To measure energy efficiency, energy use, or  estimated annual operating cost of a covered
product during a representative average use cycle or period of use.
8. Relevant documents:   64 FR 52248, 28 September 1999; 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:   13 December 1999
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