G/TBT/N/USA/1783  
4 October 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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 (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE), 
Department of Energy (DOE) [1812]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification 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 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other  [X]:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fans and 
blowers; Air or vacuum pumps (excl. gas compound elevators and pneumatic elevators 
and conveyors); air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods 
incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters; parts thereof (HS 84 14); Test 
conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), Ventilators. Fans. Air -conditioners 
(ICS 23.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Fans and Blowers (5 page(s),  in English)  
6. Description of content:  Request for information - The U.S. Department of Energy 
("DOE") is undertaking the preliminary stages of a rulemaking to consider potential test 
procedures for fans and blowers, including air circulating fan heads. Through this request 
for information ("RFI"), DOE seeks data and information regarding issues pertinent to 
whether new test procedures would accurately and fully comply with the requirement that 
a test procedure measures energy use during a representative average use cycle for the 
equipment without being unduly burdensome to conduct. DOE welcomes written 
comments from the public on any subject within the scope of this document (including 
topics not raised in this RFI), as well as the submission of data and other relevant 
information.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 54412, 1 October 2021; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 429 and 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-10-01/html/2021 -21387.ht m 
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  This request for information identified by Docket Number EERE -2021-BT-TP-0021. The 
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-TP-0021/document  and provides 
access to primary documents as well as c omments 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.  
G/TBT/N/U SA/636 and subsequent addenda  - 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; 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 an d supporting documents as well as 
comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching 
the Docket Number.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  1 November 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_6306_00_e.pdf