G/TBT/N/USA/1827/Add.2  
 
13 April 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  13 April 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure and Energy Conservation Standards for 
Consumer Products; Consumer Air Cleaners  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  31 July 2023; 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-04-11/html/2023 -06498.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-04-11/pdf/2023 -06498.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 11 April 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 9 August 2023; unless adverse comment is 
received by 31 July 2023. If adverse comments are received that the Department of 
Energy determines may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal of the direct final rule, 
a timely withdrawal of this rule will be published in the Federal Register. If no such 
adverse comments are received, compliance with the standards established for air 
cleaners in this direct final rule is required on and after 31 December 2023.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-04-11/html/2023 -06499.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-04-11/pdf/2023 -06499.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_8943_00_
e.pdf 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_8943_01_
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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
 
 
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/1827/Add.2  
 
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  Description:  AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 
Energy  
ACTIONS: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and Direct Final Rule  
SUMMARY, NOPR : The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended  ("EPCA"), authorizes the 
Secretary of Energy to classify additional types of consumer products as covered products upon 
determining that: classifying the product as a covered product is necessary for the purposes of EPCA; 
and the avera ge annual per -household energy use by products of such type is likely to exceed 100 
kilowatt -hours per year ("kWh/yr''). In a final determination published on 15 July 202 2 (notified in 
G/TBT/N/USA/1778/Add.1 , identified by Docket Number EERE-2021-BT-DET-0022), DOE 
determined that classifying air cleaners as a covered product is necessary or appropriate to carry 
out the purposes of EPCA, and that the average U.S. household energy use for air cleaners is likely 
to exceed 100 kWh/yr. In this notice of p roposed rulemaking ("NOPR'"), DOE proposes new energy 
conservation standards for air cleaners  identical to those set forth in a direct final rule publish ed 
elsewhere in this Federal Register, described below. If DOE receives adverse comment and 
determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal, DOE will publish a 
notice withdrawing the direct final rule and will proceed with this p roposed rule.  
SUMMARY, DIRECT FINAL RULE : DOE is establishing energy conservation standards for air cleaners. 
DOE has determined that energy conservation standards for th ese products will result in significant 
conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.  
DATES: The effective date of this rule is 9 August 2023, unless adverse comment is received by 31 
July 2023. If adverse comments ar e received that DOE determines may provide a reasonable basis 
for withdrawal of the direct final rule, a timely withdrawal of this rule will be published in the Federal 
Register. If no such adverse comments are received, compliance with the standards estab lished for 
air cleaners in this direct final rule is required on and after 31 December 2023.  
The direct final rule and notice of proposed rulemaking, as well as previous actions notified under 
the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1827 , are identified by Docket Number EERE -2021-BT-STD-0035. The 
Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-
BT-STD-0035/document  and provides access to primary documents, supporting and related 
material, and comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching 
the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Daylight Time  on 31 July 2023. Comments received 
by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders 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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