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4 January 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  4 January 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation 
Standards for Commercial Warm Air Furnaces  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 23 December 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 23 January 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-12-23/html/2022 -27878.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-12-23/pdf/2022 -27878.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_0041_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant sym bol if measure 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 Commercial 
Warm Air Furnaces  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Final determination  
SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act , as amended  ("EPCA"), prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, including commercial warm air furnaces ("CWAFs"). EPCA also requires the U.S. 
Department of Energy ("DOE" or "the Department") to periodically review standards to determine 
whether more -stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible  and economically 
 
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  justified, and would result in significant additional energy savings. In the case of CWAFs, DOE has 
determined that it lacks clear and convincing evidence that amended energy conservation standards 
would be economically justified. As such , in this final determination, DOE has determined not to 
amend the energy conservation standards for CWAFs.  
DATES: The final determination is effective 23 January 2023.  
This final determination, the notification of proposed determination; request for comme nt notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/963/Add.4  and the request for information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/963/Add.3  
are identified by docket number EERE -2019-BT-STD-0042. The docket folder is available on 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/doc ket/EERE -2019-BT-STD-0042/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.  
Previou s actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/963  are identified by docket number EERE -
2013-BT-STD-0021. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2013-BT-STD-0021/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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