G/TBT/N/USA/1062/Rev.1  
23 June 2023  
(23-4311) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notifi cation shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Ceiling 
fans; Table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self -contained electri c motor 
of an output <= 125 W (HS code(s): 841451); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 
13.020); Ventilators. Fans. Air -conditioners (ICS code(s): 23.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans; (82 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public 
meeting via webinar on Thursday, 27 July 2023 - The Energy Policy and Conservation Act , 
as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conserva tion standards for various consumer 
products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including ceiling fans. EPCA 
also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether 
more-stringent, standards would be technologica lly feasible and economically justified, 
and would result in significant energy savings. In this notice of proposed rulemaking 
("NOPR"), DOE proposes new and amended energy conservation standards for ceiling 
fans, and also announces a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed 
standards and associated analyses and results.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
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  8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 40932, 22 June 2023; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-06-22/html/2023 -12957.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-06-22/pdf/2023 -12957.pdf  
DOE will hold a public meeting via webinar on Thursday, 27July 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m.  Eastern Time . See section IV, "Public Participation," for webinar registration 
information, participant instructions and information about the capabilities available to 
webinar participants.'' Comments regarding the l ikely competitive impact of the proposed 
standard should be sent to the Department of Justice contact listed in the ADDRESSES 
section on or before 21 August 2023.  
This notice of proposed rulemaking; announcement of public meeting, the notification of 
a web inar; availability of preliminary technical support document notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1062/Add.8 , the extension of public comment period notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1062/Add.7  and the request for information notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/ 1062/Add.6  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2021-BT-STD-0011. 
The Docket Folder is available at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-
STD-0011/document  and prov ides access to primary and supporting 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 sub mit comments 
to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 21 August 2023. 
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 co mment period.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1062  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2012-BT-STD-0045. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2012-BT-STD-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.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  21 August 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_10502_00_e.pdf