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15 May 2023  
(23-3378) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notifi cation shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Packaged 
terminal air conditioners (PTACs) and packaged terminal heat pumps (PTHPs); 
Compress ion type units whose condensers are heat exchangers (HS code(s): 841861); 
Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Test 
conditions and procedures in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Ventilators. Fans. Air -
conditioners (I CS code(s): 23.120); Heat pumps (ICS code(s): 27.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and 
Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps; (52 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - The 
U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the test procedures for Packaged 
Terminal Air Conditioners ("PTACs") and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps ("PTHPs")  to 
establish seasonal energy efficiency metrics for heating and cooling. DOE also proposes 
to revise the current test procedure to measure dehumidif ication energy use of make -up 
air PTACs and PTHPs. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements   
8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 30836, 12 May 2022; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-12/html/2023 -08897.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-12/pdf/2023 -08897.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/897/Rev.1  
 
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  DOE will hold a webinar on Tuesday, 6 June 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Eastern 
Time. See section V, "Pu blic Participation," for webinar registration information, 
participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar 
participants.  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment is identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2019-BT-TP-0027. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2019-BT-TP-0027/document  and provides 
access to primary and suppo rting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members 
and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 11 July 2023. Comments re ceived by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if re ceived within the comment period.  
Earlier related actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/897  are identified by 
Docket Numbers EERE -2012-BT-TP-0032, EERE -2019-BT-TP-0027 and EERE -2022-BT-
STD-0015. The Docket Folders are available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2012-BT-TP-0032/document , 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2019-BT-TP-0027/document  and 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2022-BT-STD-0015/document  providing 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Numbers.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  11 July 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_09655_00_e.pdf  
 