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31 May 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  30 May 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and 
Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other:  
Request for information  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-25/html/2022 -10911.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-25/pdf/2022 -10911.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_3746_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures and Energy Conservation 
Standards for Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps  
AGENCY: Office of Energy E fficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Request for information  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is considering potential amendments to the test 
procedures for air -cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps  with a rated cooling 
capacity greater than or equal to 65,000 Btu/h, evaporatively -cooled commercial package air 
conditioners, and water -cooled commercial package air conditioners. DOE is also considering 
whether to amend the current energy conservation s tandards for air -cooled commercial package air 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/897/Add.4  
 
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  conditioners and heat pumps with a rated cooling capacity greater than or equal to 65,000 Btu/h. 
Through this request for information ("RFI"), DOE seeks data and information regarding issues 
pertinent to wheth er amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with the 
requirement that the test procedure produces results that measure energy use during a 
representative average use cycle for the equipment without being unduly burdensome to conduct, 
or reduce testing burden. DOE also welcomes written comments from the public on any subject 
within the scope of this document (including those topics not specifically raised), as well as the 
submission of data and other relevant information.  
DATES: Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 24 June 
2022.  
This request for information is identified by Docket Number EERE -2022-BT-STD-0015. The Docket 
Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2022-BT-
STD-0015/document  and provides access to primary 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 24 June 2022. Comments received 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 received within the comment period.  
Earlier requests for information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/897/Add.2  and G/TBT/N/USA/897/Add.3  
are identified by Docket Number EERE -2019-BT-TP-0027. The Docket Folder is available on 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2019-BT-TP-0027/document  and 
provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
Previous actions on "Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Packaged Terminal Air 
Conditioners and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps" notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/897  are 
identified by Docket Number EERE -2012-BT-TP-0032. The Docket Folder is available on 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/ docket/EERE -2012-BT-TP-0032/document  and 
provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
G/TBT/N/USA/926 and subsequent addenda  - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation 
Standards for Small, Large, and Very Large Air -Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioni ng and 
Heating Equipment identified by Docket Numbers EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007 and EERE-2013-BT-
STD-0021. 
Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedure for 
Certain Categories of Commercial Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment; Request for Information 
published 25 July 2017 identified by Docket Number EERE-2017-BT-TP-0018: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2017-07-25/html/2017 -15580.ht m 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2017-07-25/pdf/2017 -15580.pdf  
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Air -Cooled Commercial Package 
Air Con ditioning and Heating Equipment and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces; Request for 
Information published 12 May 2020 identified by Docket Number EERE-2019-BT-STD-0042: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-05-12/html/2020 -09414.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-05-12/pdf/2020 -09414.pdf  
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