G/TBT/N/USA/863/Add.5  
 
10 October 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  9 October 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Residential Furnace Fans  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  5 December 2023  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other:  
Notification of proposed determination and request for comment by 5 December 2023  
88 Federal Register (FR) 69826, 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-10-06/html/2023 -22149.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-10-06/pdf/2023 -22149.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_12878_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  The Energy Policy and Conservation Act , as amended  ("EPCA"), prescr ibes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, including consumer furnace fans . EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy 
("DOE") to periodically determine whether more -stringent, amended standards would be 
technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy sav ings. In 
this notification of proposed determination ("NOPD"), DOE has initially determined that it could not 
conclude that amended standards would be cost effective, and thus, is not proposing to amend its 
 
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  energy conservation standards for these products.  DOE requests comment on this proposed 
determination and the associated analyses and results.  
DOE will hold a webinar upon request. Please request a public webinar no later than 20 October 
2023. See section VII, "Public Participation," for webinar registration information, participant 
instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. Written 
comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 5 December 2023.  
This notification of proposed de termination; request for comment and other actions notified under 
the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/863  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2021-BT-STD-0029. The 
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-
BT-STD-0029/document  and provid es 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 thei r stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point . Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 5 December 2023 will be shared with the  regulator and will 
also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
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