G/TBT/N/USA/1759/Add.1  
 
25 July 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  25 July 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification for Ceiling Fan Light Kits, 
General Service Incandescent Lamps, Incandescent Reflector Lamps, Ceiling Fans, Consumer 
Furnaces and Boilers, Consumer Water Heaters, Dishwashers, Commercial Clothes Washers, Battery 
Chargers, and Dedic ated-Purpose Pool Pumps  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 22 July 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 22 August 2022; The effective date of this rule 
is 22 August 2022. The final rule changes will be mandatory for the annual certification 
reports submitted for products and equipment beginning 17 February 2023. The 
incorporation of certain publications in this rule was approved by the Director of the 
Federal Register on 17 December 2012, and 6 September 2017.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-22/html/2022 -15474.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-22/pdf/ 2022-15474.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_4907_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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification for Ceiling 
Fan Light Kits, General Service Incandescent Lamps, Incandescent Reflector Lamps, Ceiling Fans, 
Consumer Furnaces and Boilers, Consumer Water Heaters, Dishwashers, and Commercial Clothes 
Washers, Battery Chargers, and Dedicated -Purpose Pool Pumps  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1759/Add.1  
 
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  AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of En ergy 
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Department") is publishing a final rule to 
amend the certification provisions for ceiling fan light kits, general service incandescent lamps, 
incandescent reflector lamps, ceilin g fans, consumer furnaces and boilers, consumer water heaters, 
dishwashers, commercial clothes washers, battery chargers, and dedicated -purpose pool pumps. 
DOE is amending the certification and reporting provisions for these products and equipment to 
ensur e reporting is consistent with currently applicable energy conservation standards and to ensure 
that DOE has the information necessary to determine the appropriate classification of products for 
the application of standards.  
DATES: The effective date of th is rule is 22 August 2022. The final rule changes will be mandatory 
for the annual certification reports submitted for products and equipment beginning 17 February 
2023. The incorporation of certain publications in this rule was approved by the Director of  the 
Federal Register on 17 December 2012, and 6 September 2017.  
This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1759  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2012-BT-STD-0045. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2012-BT-STD-
0045/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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