G/TBT/N/USA/1674/Add.1  
 
24 November  2021 
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  24 November 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct Heating Equipment  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 23 November 2021  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 23 December 2021  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-23/html/2021 -25537 .htm 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-23/pdf/2021 -25537.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/final_measure/21_7316_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure 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:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct 
Heating Equipment  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Final determination  
SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as a mended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products, including direct heating equipment ("DHE"). 
EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more -
stringent, amended standard s would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and 
would result in significant energy savings. After carefully considering the available market and 
technical information for these products, DOE has concluded in this document that the techn ology 
 
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  options, product cost, and energy use have not changed significantly, and that the market for DHE 
(i.e., number of models available and annual shipments) has decreased since DOE's prior 
determination that the energy conservation standards do not need  to be amended. As such, DOE 
has determined that amended energy conservation standards are not warranted.  
DATES: The effective date of this final determination is 23 December 2021.  
This final determination and the notification of proposed determination and  request for comments 
notified as G/TBT/N/ USA/1674  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2019-BT-STD-0002. The 
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2019-
BT-STD-0002/ 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.  
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