G/TBT/N/USA/1655/Add.6  
 
31 January 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  31 January 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 Appliance Standards: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Residential Furnaces and Commercial Water Heaters  
 
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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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 -2022-01-28/html/2022 -01765.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-01-28/pdf/2022 -01765.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_1254_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer 
Furnaces  
 
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
 
ACTION: Request for information  
 
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is initiating an effort to determine whether to 
amend the current energy conservation standards for certain classes of consumer furnaces. Under 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, DOE must review these standards at least 
once every six years and publish either a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") to propose new 
standards or a notification of determination that the existing standards do not need to be amended. 
 
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/1655/Add.6  
 
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  This request for in formation ("RFI") solicits information from the public to help DOE determine 
whether amended standards for non -weatherized oil -fired, mobile home oil -fired, weatherized oil -
fired, weatherized gas, and electric consumer furnaces would result in significant energy savings 
and whether such standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified. DOE also 
welcomes written comments from the public on any subject within the scope of this document 
(including those topics not specifically raised), 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 28 
February 2022.  
This request for information is identified by Docket Number EERE -2021-BT-STD-0031. Th e Docket 
Folder is available from Regulations.gov at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-
STD-0031/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  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time on 28 February 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/1655  are identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2018-BT-STD-0018. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2018-BT-STD-0018/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/635  and subsequent addenda  - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation 
Standards for Residential Furnaces and Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps 
identified by  Docket Number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0011. 
G/TBT/N/USA/1133/Add.3  - Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Energy 
Conservat ion Standards for Residential Furnaces and Commercial Water Heaters; 
Withdrawal;  Proposed rulemakings; withdrawal published 15 January 2021  identified by  EERE-2014-
BT-STD-0042. 
  
  
  
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