WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/497
13 October 2000
(00-4223)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Energy (20)
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Clothes Washers
(HS Chapter 8451)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Energy Conservation
Program for Consumer Products:  Clothe s Washer Energy Conservation Standards
(39 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, prescribes
energy conservation standards for certain major household appliances, and requires theDepartment of Energy to admi nister an energy conservation program for these products.  The
Department conducted several analyses regarding the energy savings, benefits and burdens of
amended energy conservation standards for clot hes washers and have shared the results of
these analyses with all stakeholders.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To amend the energy conservati on standard for clothes washers.
8. Relevant documents:   65 FR 59550, 5 October 2000; 10 CFR Part 430.  Will appear in the
Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   4 December 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   The text is also available on the Internet at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html