G/TBT/N/USA/636/Add.3  
 
9 February 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  9 February 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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg /FR-2022-02-08/html/2022 -02576.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-08/pdf/2022 -02576.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_1471_00_e.pdf  
Seeking data and information to h elp determine whether potential energy conservation 
standards for fans and blowers, including air circulating fans, would result in standards 
that are technologically feasible and economically justified while producing significant 
conservation of energy.  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for  Fans and 
Blowers  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of  Energy  
ACTION: Request for information  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DO E" or "the Department")  is evaluating potential 
energy conservation standards for fans and  blowers, including air circulating fans. Through this 
 
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.3  
 
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  request for  information ("RFI"), DOE seeks data and information to help determine  whether potential 
energy cons ervation standards for fans and blowers,  including air circulating fans, would result in 
standards that are  technologically feasible and economically justified while producing  significant 
conservation of energy. DOE welcomes written comments from  the publi c on any subject within the 
scope of this document (including  those topics not specifically raised in this RFI), as well as 
the submission of data and other relevant information.  
DATES: Written comments and information are requested and will be  accepted on  or before 10 March 
2022.  
This request for information is 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 documents as well as comments received. 
Documents are also accessible from  Regulations.gov  by searchi ng 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 10 March 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 D ocket 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.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1783 and USA/1783/Add.1  Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Fans 
and Blow ers; Request for Information published 1 October 2021 (extension of the comment deadline 
published 27 October 2021 ) identified by Docket Number EERE -2021-BT-TP-0021. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at  https://www.regulations.gov/d ocket/EERE -2021-BT-TP-
0021/document .  
Energy Efficiency Program for Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Public Meeting and Availability 
of the Framework Document for Commercial and Industrial Pumps; Notice of public meeting and 
availability of the Framework Document  published 1 February 2013 identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2011-BT-STD-0031 
Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers: Availability of 
Provisional Analysis Tools; Notice of da ta availability  published 10 December 2014 identified by 
Docket Number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006 
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee: Notice  of Intent To Establish the 
Fans and Blowers Working Group To Negotiate a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for Energy 
Conservation Standards; Notice of intent and announcement of public meetings  published 1 April 
2015 identified by Docket Number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006 
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