WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.727
18November 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5081)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Department ofEnergy (22)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Water Heaters
(HSChapter 8419)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Energy Conservation
Program forConsumer Products: TestProcedure forWater Heaters (3pages, English)
6. Description ofcontent: TheDepartment ofEnergy isamending itstestprocedure for
water heaters. Thepurpose ofthisnotice istosolicit comments onthree amendments to
theproposed testforrating ofinstantaneous water heaters, theinstallation requirement
forheatpump water heaters supplied without tanks, andthedefinition ofheatpump
water heater.
7. Objective andrationale: Energy Conservation
8. Relevant documents: 62FR58923, 31October 1997; 10CFR Part430. Willappear
intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Tobedetermined.
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 1December 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: