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8 December 2021  
(21-9203) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  8 December 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Ceiling Fans  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-07/html/2021 -25416.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-07/pdf/2021 -25416.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/modification/21_7619_01_e .
pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  07/02/2022  
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Ceiling Fans  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of  Energy  
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking and request for  comment  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the  test procedures for 
ceiling fans. DOE initially presented proposed  amendments in a notice of proposed rulemaking 
("NOPR" ) published on 30 September 2019. DOE is publishing this supplemental notice of  proposed 
rulemaking ("SNOPR") to present modifications to certain  proposals presented in the NOPR, and to 
propose additional amendments.  In this SNOPR, DOE proposes to include a definition for 
"circulating  air" for the purpose of the ceiling fan definition, include ceiling  fans greater than 24 feet 
in the scope, include certain belt -driven  ceiling fans within scope, include a standby metric for large -
diameter  ceiling fans, amend  the low speed definition, permit an alternate set -up to collect air 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
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  velocity test data, amend certain set -up and  operation specifications, amend the blade thickness 
measurement  requirement, and update product -specific rounding and enforcement  provisions. DOE 
is seeking comment from interested parties on the  proposal.         
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this  proposal no later than 7 
February 2022. See section V, "Public  Participation," for details. DOE will hold a webinar  on Tuesday, 
11 January 2022, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. E.S.T.  See section V, "Public Participation," for 
webinar registration information,  participant instructions, and information about the 
capabilities  available to webinar participants. If no partici pants register for the  webinar, it will be 
cancelled.  
This supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment and previous actions 
notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/931/Rev.1  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2013-
BT-TP-0050. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2013-BT-TP-0050/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 4pm Eastern Time on 7 
February 2022. 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 comment period.  
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