G/TBT/N/USA/1842/Add.6  
 
14 November 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  14 November 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
Regulatory Advisory; Important notices about the appliance efficiency requirements (as 
referenced in California Appliance Efficiency Regulations Title 20)  
https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2 023-
11/Regulatory_Advisory_for_Commercial_and_Industrial_Fans_and_Blowers_ada.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_13432_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  An update to federal regulation in 10 CFR 431  specifies an amended federal test 
procedure for fans and blowers, which became effective on 31 May 2023 (notified in 
G/TBT/N/USA/1900/Add.1 ). The federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (" EPCA"), 
requires that beginning on 30 October 2023, to the extent the amended test procedure is required 
for purposes other than the evaluation and issuance of newly established  efficiency standards, any 
representations of energy efficiency and energy use, including those made on marketing materials 
and product labels, must be consistent with the amended federal test procedure. The U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE) has since issued  extensions to a large number of manufacturers of 
these products, extending the deadline for making representations consistent with the amended test 
 
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  procedure to 29 April 2024. For further details, refer to information posted by DOE's Office of Energy 
Efficiency & Renewable Energy (OEERE) on its Appliance and Equipment Standards Rulemakings and 
Notices webpage for Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers; section "Recent and Ongoing 
Activities", at 
https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=51 .  
Owing to this extension for the applicability of federal regulations, and to provide clarity to all 
stakeholders and address the gap between amendments to the federal test procedure and existing 
state regulations, including other changes deemed necessary for compliance by stakeholders, the 
California Energy Commission (CEC) is publ ishing this regulatory advisory to inform stakeholders of 
expected proposed changes in order to avoid confusing or potentially conflicting requirements for 
testing, certification, and marking requirements of commercial and industrial fans and blowers.  
CEC Appliance Efficiency Program Bulletins are accessible at https://www.energy.ca.gov/rules -and-
regulations/appliance -efficien cy-regulations -title-20/appliance -efficiency -program . 
See also information about Appliance Efficiency Regulations and Requirements, California Code of 
Regulations Title 20 https://www.energy.ca.gov/rules -and-regulations/appliance -efficiency -
regulations -title-20. 
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