G/TBT/N/USA/636/Add.4  
 
17 October  2022 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  14 October 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 Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial 
Equipment: Proposed Determination of Commercial and Industrial Fans, Blowers, and Fume Hoods 
as Covered Equipment  
 
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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
Notification of data availability ("NODA"); written comments and information will be 
accepted on or before 28 November 2022.  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-10-13/html/2022 -22141.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-10-13/pf/2022 -22141.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_6961_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fans and 
Blowers  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Notification of data availability ("NODA")  
SUMMARY: On 8 February 2022, the U.S. De partment of Energy ("DOE") published a request for 
information regarding energy conservation standards for fans and blowers. In this NODA, DOE is 
publishing preliminary inputs and methodology for its technology, screening, engineering, 
 
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/636/Add.4  
 
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  shipments, markups, life cycle cost, and energy use analysis for air circulating fans. Air circulating 
fans are a subcategory of fans; however, air circulating fans were not included in the Appliance 
Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory ("ASRAC") negotiations undertaken in 2015 (see Docket 
Number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006). The purpose of this NODA is to provide stakeholders with the 
opportunity to review and provide comment on DOE's preliminary  technical and economic evaluation 
of air circulating fans, prior to DOE's publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking for all fans and 
blowers. The analysis presented in this NODA is consistent with the air circulating fans scope and 
definitions that D OE proposed in the 25 July 2022, test procedure notice of proposed rulemaking 
("NOPR") for fans and blowers ("July 2022 TP NOPR" notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1900  and identified 
by Docket Number EERE-2021-BT-TP-0021). DOE requests comments, data, and information 
regarding its analysis.  
DATES: Written comments and information will be accepted  on or before 28 November 2022.  
This notification of data availability and the request for information notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/636/Add.3  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2022-BT-STD-0002. The Docket 
Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2022-BT-
STD-0002/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. 
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  
by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 28 November 2022. 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/636  are identified by Docket Number EERE -
2011-BT-DET-0045. The Docket Folder is available at https://www.regulations.gov /docket/EERE -
2011-BT-DET-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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