WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.124
6May1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1778)
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 (49)
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.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Consumer products
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Energy Conservation
Program forConsumer Products: TestProcedure forClothes Washers andReporting
Requirements forClothes Washers, Clothes Dryers andDishwashers (15pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheDepartment ofEnergy isissuing asupplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking toexpand thescope oftheDepartment 'sproposed ruletoamend
theclothes washer testprocedure usedtotestforcompliance withtheexisting energy
conservation standard. TheAssociation ofHome Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM)
recommended anadditional newtestprocedure thatwould apply totheanticipated future
clothes washer energy conservation standards. TheDepartment isreopening the
comment period onitsproposed ruletoseekcomments onwhether itshould adopt the
AHAM recommended testprocedure, withcertain changes.
7. Objective andrationale: Energy conservation
8. Relevant documents: 61FR17589, 22April 1996; 10CFR Part 430and
G/TBT/Notif.95.108. Willappear intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Tobedetermined
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 6June1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: