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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1021/REV.1 | United States of America | 2021 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for…
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Battery Chargers: Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the test procedures for battery chargers to improve test procedure representativeness. The proposal would: Establish a new appendix Y1 that would expand coverage of inductive wireless battery chargers and establish associated definitions and test provisions; establish a new test procedure approach that relies on separate metrics for active mode, stand-by, and off-mode (consequently removing the battery charger usage profiles and unit energy consumption calculation); and update the wall adapter selection criteria. DOE also proposes changes to appendix Y to reorganize two subsections, to clarify symbology and references, to correct an incorrect cross reference and section title, to update the list of battery chemistries, and to terminate an existing test procedure waiver because the covered subject models have been discontinued. DOE further proposes to mirror these changes in the newly proposed appendix Y1. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposals. (...)
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1022 | United States of America | 2015 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for…
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment.
In this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to reaffirm that the currently prescribed test procedure must be used when measuring the energy efficiency ratio, integrated energy efficiency ratio, and coefficient of performance for small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial unitary air conditioners (CUAC) and commercial unitary heat pumps (CUHP) . |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1025 | United States of America | 2015 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products…
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Definitions and Standards for Grid-Enabled Water Heaters.
Congress created a new definition and energy conservation standard for grid-enabled water heaters in the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, which amended the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) . |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1030 | United States of America | 2015 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | This action proposes to amend the new source…
This action proposes to amend the new source performance standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas source category by setting standards for both methane and volatile organic compounds (VOC) for certain equipment, processes and activities across this source category.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is including requirements for methane emissions in this proposal because methane is a greenhouse gas ( GHG ), and the oil and natural gas category is currently one of the country's largest emitters of methane. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1034 | United States of America | 2015 | Waste management and recycling | Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture | This proposal would allow handlers and importers…
This proposal would allow handlers and importers to ship grapes that do not meet the minimum grade and size quality requirements to be donated to charitable organizations. Any such grapes would not be used for resale.
The import regulation is authorized under section 608e of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and regulates the importation of table grapes into the United States. The proposal would provide an additional outlet for grapes regulated under the order and would assist USDA's efforts to reduce food waste in support of the U.S. Food Waste Challenge. |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1035 | United States of America | 2015 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | EPA is promulgating significant new use rules …
EPA is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 30 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs), with the purpose of protecting the environment.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1038 | United States of America | 2015 | Air pollution reduction, Climate change…
Air pollution reduction, Climate change mitigation and adaptation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | This action proposes technical and editorial…
This action proposes technical and editorial corrections and revisions to regulations related to source testing of emissions, with the purpose of protecting the environment.
Relevant documents: Standards of Performance for Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines and all subsequent addenda/corrigenda |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1040 | United States of America | 2015 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | PHMSA is proposing to make changes to the…
PHMSA is proposing to make changes to the hazardous liquid pipeline safety regulations. PHMSA is proposing these changes to improve protection of the public, property, and the environment by closing regulatory gaps where appropriate, and ensuring that operators are increasing the detection and remediation of unsafe conditions, and mitigating the adverse effects of pipeline failures.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1044 | United States of America | 2015 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Other | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend our existing regulations in regards to the export and import of hazardous wastes from and into the United States.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/USA/1045 | United States of America | 2015 | Energy conservation and efficiency | Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | The Commission proposes amendments to the Energy…
The Commission proposes amendments to the Energy Labeling Rule to create requirements related to a new label database on the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Website, redesign ceiling fan labels, improve and update the comparability ranges for refrigerator labels, revise central air conditioner labels in response to new DOE enforcement requirements, improve water heater labels, and update current plumbing disclosures.
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