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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): Electric motors; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Motors (ICS code(s): 29.160.30)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Expanded Scope Electric Motors; (92 page(s), in English)

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Description of content: Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting on 17 January 2024 - The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including electric motors. In this notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR"), DOE proposes new energy conservation standards for a subset of electric motors, expanded scope electric motors, expressed in terms of average full-load efficiency, and also announces a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards and associated analyses and results.

DOE will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, 17 January 2024, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Eastern Time, in Washington, DC. This meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents: 88 Federal Register (FR) 87062, 15 December 2023; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 431:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-15/html/2023-26531.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-15/pdf/2023-26531.pdf

This notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting is identified by Docket Number EERE-2020-BT-STD-0007. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2020-BT-STD-0007/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 13 February 2024. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with DOE and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.

Earlier related actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/873 are identified by Docket Numbers EERE-2010-BT-STD-0027, and EERE-2020-BT-STD-0007. The Docket Folders are available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2010-BT-STD-0027/document and https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2020-BT-STD-0007/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.

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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: 13 February 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/2023/TBT/USA/23_14698_00_e.pdf