G/TBT/N/USA/703/Rev.1  
16 May 2022  
(22-3792) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notifi cation shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Furnace 
fans; - Fans: (HS code(s): 84145); Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Environmental 
prote ction (ICS code(s): 13.020); Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS code(s): 
19.020); Ventilators. Fans. Air -conditioners (ICS code(s): 23.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test P rocedure for Consumer Furnace Fans; (28 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - The 
U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the test procedure for consumer 
furnace fans to: Clarif y the scope of applicability; incorporate by reference the most recent 
version of industry test methods; establish a test method for furnace fans incapable of 
operating at the required external static pressure; clarify testing of certain products, 
includin g furnace fans with modulating controls, furnace fans and modular blowers tested 
with electric heat kits, certain two -stage furnaces that operate at reduced input only for 
a preset period of time, dual -fuel furnaces, and certain oil -fired furnaces; and mak e 
updates to improve test procedure repeatability and reproducibility. DOE is seeking 
comment from interested parties on the proposals.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Qu ality requirements   G/TBT/N/USA/703/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 29576, 13 May 2022; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-13/html/2022 -09808.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-13/pdf/2022 -09808.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment and the request for 
information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/703/Add.4  are identified by Docket Number EERE -
2020-BT-TP-0041. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2020-BT-TP-0041/document  and provides 
access to primary documents as well as 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 . 
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.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/703  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2010-BT-TP-0010. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://w ww.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2010-BT-TP-0010/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Do cket Number.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  12 July 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_3436_00_e.pdf