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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref. : EIC 111/2

17 April 2024

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 297/2024

US : Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Consumer Furnace Fans

The US Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register (FR) of 12 April 2024 a final rule to amend the test procedure for consumer furnace fans.

2.The DOE is amending the test procedure for consumer furnace fans to: clarify the scope of applicability of the furnace fan test procedure; incorporate by reference the most recent versions of industry test methods; establish a test method for furnace fans incapable of operating at the required external static pressure; clarify testing of certain products, including furnace fans with modulating controls, certain two-stage furnaces that operate at reduced input only for a preset period of time, and dual-fuel furnaces; and make updates to improve test procedure repeatability and reproducibility.

3.The effective date of this rule is 26 June 2024. The amendments will be mandatory for product testing starting 9 October 2024.

4.For details, please refer to the FR notice at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-12/pdf/2024-07620.pdf.

ENQUIRIES

5.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact Miss K Y HO at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Kwany KOU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.