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15 August 2023  
(23-5526) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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 (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE), Department of Energy (DOE) 
[2064]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments  
regarding the notification 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 [  ], 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):  Consumer 
boilers; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Burners and boilers in general 
(ICS code(s): 27.060.01)  
5. Title, number of  pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Boilers; (90 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public 
meeting via webi nar on 12 September 2023 - The Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(EPCA), as amended , prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer 
products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including consumer boilers . 
EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) to 
periodically determine whether more -stringent standards would be technologically 
feasible and economically justified and would result in significant energy savings . In this 
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), DOE proposes amended energy conservation 
standards for consumer boilers, and also announces a public meeting to receive comment 
on these proposed standards and associated analyses and results.  
DOE will hold a  public meeting via webinar on Tuesday, 12 September 2023 from 1:00 
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Eastern Time (ET) . See section VII, "Public Participation," for webinar 
registration information, participant instructions and information about the capabilities 
available to webinar participants.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/USA/2033  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 55128, 14 August 2023; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 430 : 
https://w ww.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-14/html/2023 -16476.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-14/pdf/2023 -16476.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting is identified by 
Docket Number EERE -2019-BT-STD-0036. The Docket Folder is available from 
Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2019-BT-STD-
0036/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. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments 
to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4:00 p.m.  Eastern Time (ET)  on 13 October 
2023. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders will be s hared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  
on Regulations.gov  if received within the comment period.  
See also:  
G/TBT/N/USA/1706 and subsequent addenda , "Energy Conservation Program: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Consumer Products; Early Assessment Review; Boilers" also 
identified by Docket Number EERE-2019-BT-STD-0036. 
G/TBT/N/USA/973/Rev.1/Add.1 , "Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for 
Consumer Boile rs"; Final Rule, identified by Docket Number EERE-2019-BT-TP-0037. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  13 October 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_11741_00_e.pdf  
 