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WORLD TRADEG/TBT/N/USA/1062ORGANIZATION15 January 2016(16-0305)Page:1/1Committee on Technical Barriers to TradeOriginal:EnglishNOTIFICATIONThe following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.61.Notifying Member:UNITED STATES OF AMERICAIf applicable,name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):Agency responsible:Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE),Department of Energy (DOE)[1080]Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers,email and websiteaddresses,if available)of agency or authority designated to handle commentsregarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:Please submit comments to:USA WTO TBT Enguiry PointEmail:usatbtep@nist.gov3.Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 ]5.6.2 ]5.7.1 ]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 electric motor of an output notexceeding 125 W(HS:841451).Ventilators.Fans.Air-conditioners (ICS:23.120)5.Title,number of pages and language(s)of the notified document:EnergyConservation Program:Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans (73 pages,inEnglish)Description of content:The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA),asamended,prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products andcertain commercial and industrial equipment,including ceiling fans.EPCA also requires theU.S.Department of Energy (DOE)to periodically determine whether more-stringent,amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified,and wouldsave a significant amount of energy.In this notice,DOE proposes amended energyconservation standards for ceiling fans,and also announces a public meeting to receivecomment on these proposed standards and associated analyses and results.7.Objective and rationale,including the nature of urgent problems whereapplicable:Protection of the environment8.Relevant documents:81 Federal Register (FR)1687,13 January 2016;Title 10 Code ofFederal Regulations(CFR)Part 430.Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.9Proposed date of adoption:To be determinedProposed date of entry into force:To be determined10.Final date for comments:14 March 201611.Texts available from:National enquiry point or address,telephoneand faxnumbers and email and website addresses,if available,of other body:https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/USA/16_0143_00_e.pdf