G/TBT/N/USA/934
10 November 2014 
(14-6540)  Page: 1/2
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) [952] 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 Inquiry Point Email:  ncsci@nist.gov   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Ceiling fan light kits. 
Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners (ICS 23.120), Lamps and related equipment (ICS 29.140) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Ceiling Fan Light Kits (18 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: In this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), the U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to revise its test procedures for ceiling fan light kits 
(CFLKs). DOE proposes to update the current test procedures (appendix V) by replacing 
references to ENERGY STAR test procedures wi th references to DOE lamps test procedures 
for medium screw base lamps and to industry test procedures for pin-based fluorescent lamps. DOE also proposes to establish new test procedures (appendix V1) that would 
support amendments to CFLK energy conservation standards that are currently being 
considered by DOE. Specifically, these new test procedures would establish an efficacy-based metric for all lamps packaged with CFLKs and for CFLKs with integrated solid-state 
lighting circuitry. DOE proposes that CFLKs with lamp types without corresponding DOE 
test procedures would be tested using current industry test procedures for those lamp types. This NOPR also clarifies the energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits 
by replacing references to ENERGY STAR with tables that contain the specific performance 
requirements from the ENERGY STAR documents. Finally, DOE also addresses standby and off-mode power consumption and provides updated guidance related to accent lighting in CFLKs. DOE is also announcing a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the 
content presented in this rulemaking.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/934 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 79 Federal Register (FR) 64688, 31 October 2014; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 & 430. Will appear in the Federal Register when 
adopted. 
• G/TBT/N/USA/861, G/TBT/N/USA/861/Add. 1 & G/TBT/N/USA/861/Add.2 - Energy 
Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Ceiling Fan Light Kits 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined   
10. Final date for comments: 14 January 2015 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-10-31/html /2014-25935.htm   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-10-31/pd f/2014-25935.pdf