G/TBT/N/USA/974/Rev.1/Add.2  
 
19 December 2023  
(23-8680) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  19 December 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 18 December 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 16 February 2024; compliance with the 
amended standards established for the subject consumer furnaces in this final rule is 
required on and after 18 December 2028  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
88 Fe deral Register (FR) 87502, Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-12-18/html/2023 -25514.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-12-18/pdf/2023 -25514.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/202 3/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_14745_00
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (" EPCA"), prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, inc luding consumer furnaces. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" 
or "the Department") to determine periodically whether more stringent standards would be 
technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In 
this final rule, DOE is adopting amended energy conservation standards for consumer furnaces , 
specifically non -weatherized gas furnaces and mobile home gas furnaces. The Department has 
 
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  determined that the amended energy conservation standards for the subject products would result 
in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feas ible and economically justified.  
Effective date: The effective date of this rule is 16 February 2024.  
Compliance date: Compliance with the amended standards established for the subject consumer 
furnaces in this final rule is required on and after 18 Decemb er 2028.  
Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430  
This action and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/974  are identified by 
Docket Number EERE -2014-BT-STD-0031. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-STD-0031/document  and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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