. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/530 
7 April 2010  
 (10-1817) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Office of Energy Efficiency  and Renewable Energy (OEERE), 
Department of Energy (DOE) (543) 
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 :    
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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Residential furnaces  
(HS:  8416, ICS:  13.020, 27.060, 97.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy Conservation 
Program for Consumer Products : Energy Conservation Standard s for Residential Furnaces 
(5 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting 
to discuss and receive comments on the product classes that DOE plans to analyze for purposes of amending energy cons ervation standards fo r certain residential furnaces, and the 
analytical approach, models, a nd tools that DOE is using to evaluate amended standards for 
these products.  DOE also encourages writte n comments on these s ubjects.  A detailed 
discussion of these topics can be found in the rulemaking analys is plan (RAP) for residential 
furnaces, which is available at:  
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_ standards/residential/furnaces_boilers.html
. 
DOE will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, 31 March 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 
Washington, DC.  Any person requesting to speak at the public meeting should submit such a 
request, along with an electronic copy of th e statement to be given at the public meeting, 
before 4 p.m., Wednesday, 24 March 2010.  Written comments  are welcome, especially 
following the public meeting and should be submitted by 14 April 2010. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of  the environment.  G/TBT/N/USA/530 
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  8. Relevant documents:   75 Federal Register (FR) 12144,  15 March 2010; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430. Will appe ar in the Federal Register when adopted. 
Rulemaking Analysis Plan (RAP) for residential furnaces- http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_ standards/residential/furnaces_boilers.html
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  14 April 2010 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
Internet URLs: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-5564.htm
 
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-5564.pdf