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Notifying
Member: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and
7.2):
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Agency responsible:
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (OEERE), Department of Energy (DOE)
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
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Notified
under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ],
5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:
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Products
covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS
numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Dishwashers; - Dish washing machines: (HS code(s):
84221); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Energy efficiency.
Energy conservation in general (ICS code(s): 27.015); Dishwashers (ICS
code(s): 97.040.40)
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Title,
number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation
Standards for Dishwashers; (19 page(s), in English)
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Description
of content: Notice of
proposed rulemaking - The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended
("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards
for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial
equipment, including dishwashers. In this notice of proposed rulemaking, the U.S.
Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes amended energy conservation
standards for dishwashers identical to those set forth in a direct
final rule
published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. If DOE receives
adverse comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable
basis for withdrawal of the direct final rule, DOE will publish a notice of
withdrawal and will proceed with this proposed rule.
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Objective
and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of
deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the environment
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Relevant
documents:
89 Federal Register (FR) 31096, 24 April 2024; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-24/html/2024-08211.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-24/pdf/2024-08211.pdf
This notice of proposed rulemaking and other actions notified under
the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/945 are identified by Docket Number
EERE-2019-BT-STD-0039. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2019-BT-STD-0039/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 4pm Eastern Time on 12 August 2024. 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.
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Proposed
date of adoption: To
be determined
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined
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Final
date for comments: 12
August 2024
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Texts available from: National enquiry
point [ ] or address, telephone or fax numbers and
email and website addresses, if available, of other body:
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_02788_00_e.pdf
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