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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/USA/1655/Add.8

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and Commercial Water Heaters

Objective

Consumer information, labelling (TBT); Protection of the environment (TBT)

Product Covered

Residential furnaces and commercial water heaters

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ICSCODE

13.020 - Environmental protection; 13.020 - Environmental protection; 23.120 - Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners; 23.120 - Ventilators. Fans. Air-conditioners; 27.080 - Heat pumps; 27.080 - Heat pumps

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Description

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including non- weatherized oil-fired furnaces ("NWOFs"), mobile home oil-fired furnaces ("MHOFs"), weatherized gas furnaces “WGF”, weatherized oil-fired furnaces “WOF”), and electric furnaces “EF”). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this notification of proposed determination ("NOPD"), DOE has initially determined that amended energy conservation standards for EFs, NWOFs, MHOFs, WOFs, and WGFs do not need to be amended. DOE requests comment on this proposed determination and the associated analyses and results.DOE will hold a public meeting webinar upon request. Please request a public meeting webinar no later than 13 December 2023. See section VI, “Public Participation,” for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants.    Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 29 January 2024.This notification of proposed determination; request for comment and previous actions notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1655/Add.7 and G/TBT/N/USA/1655/Add.6 are identified by Docket Number EERE-2021-BT-STD-0031. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2021-BT-STD-0031/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. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pmEastern Time on 29 January 2024. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with DOE and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.

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