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17 June 2022  
(22-4725) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  17 June 2022, 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:  
[ ] 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other:  
Request for information; comments due 18 July 2022  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-16/html/2022 -12787.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-16/pdf/2022 -12787.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_4166_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct 
Heating Equipment  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Request for information  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is initiating an effort to evaluate whether to 
establish energy conservation standards for a category of direct heating equipment ("DHE"), 
specifically consumer hearth he aters. This request for information ("RFI") solicits information from 
the public to help DOE determine whether potential standards for consumer hearth heaters would 
result in significant energy savings and whether such standards would be technologically fe asible 
and economically justified. DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subject within 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/642/Add.4  
 
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  the scope of this document (including topics not specifically raised), as well as the submission of 
data and other relevant information.  
DATES: Written c omments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 18 July 
2022.  
This request for information is identified by Docket Number EERE -2022-BT-STD-0018. The Docket 
Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2022-BT-
STD-0018/document  and provides access to primary 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 18 July 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from 
WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and w ill also be submitted to 
the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
The notice of proposed rulemaking, announcement of public meeting notified as G/TBT/N/USA/642 , 
the notice of extension of public comment period notified as G/TBT/N/USA/642/Add.1  and the final 
rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/642/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2011-BT-STD-0047. 
The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -
2011-BT-STD-0047/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.  
The final rule; technical amendment notified as G/TBT/N/USA/642/Add.3  is identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2014-BT-STD-0026. The Docket Folder is available on Regul ations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-STD-0026/document  and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also acce ssible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
G/TBT/N/USA/508/Add.1  - Energy Conservation Program: Energy  Conservation Standards for 
Residential Water Heaters, Direct Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters; Final Rule identified by 
Docket Number EE-2006-BT-STD-0129. 
G/TBT/N/USA/508/Add.4  - Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces; Energy Conservation Standards for Residential 
Direct Heating Equipment Final Rule; Technical Amendment identified by Docket Number EERE-
2014-BT-STD-0026. 
G/TBT/N/USA/879  - Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Proposed Determination 
of Hearth Products as a Covered Consumer Product; Proposed Determination of Coverage identified 
by Docket Number EERE-2013-BT-DET-0057. 
On 31 December 2013, DOE published a notice of proposed determination of coverage ("NOPD") for 
hearth products in the Federal Register  78 FR 79638  ("December 2013 NOPD"). On 31 March 2017, 
DOE withdrew the December 2013 Proposed Determination of Coverage in the bi -annual publication 
of the Regulatory Agend a 82 FR 40270, 40274 (24 August 2017) . 
G/TBT/N/USA/1833  - Energy Conservation  Program: Proposed Determination of Miscellaneous Gas 
Products as a Covered Consumer Product; Notification of Proposed Determination and Request for 
Comment identified by Docket Number EERE-2021-BT-DET-0034. 
G/TBT/N/USA/1674/Add.1  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct 
Heating Equipment; Final Determina tion identified by Docket Number EERE-2019-BT-STD-0002. 
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