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grace period for manufacturers
making voluntary representations
(values or ratings) of fan-performance
parameters. Hence, the Oct. 30, 2023,
parameters. Hence, the Oct. 30, 2023,
compliance deadline. Compliance
means all performance representations
that are made were calculated
using methods and data consistent
with the test procedure.
Like the Title 20 effi ciency regulation,
the federal test procedure
establishes the scope of products
it governs, permissible metrics and
means of calculating those metrics,
and more. It does not promulgate
energy-effi ciency requirements, fi ling
and marking/labeling requirements,
compliance-assurance (surveillance)
measures, or financial and civil
penalties for noncompliance; those
will be covered in the federal energy
standard currently in development.
While large portions of ANSI/
AMCA Standard 214, the original
test procedure for the Title 20 effi -
ciency regulation, were adopted for
the federal test procedure, the DOE
excluded some ratings-calculation
sections of ANSI/AMCA Standard
214 that, on the whole, made the
federal test procedure considerably
different from the test procedure in
the Title 20 effi ciency regulation.
That the CEC decided to switch to
the DOE test procedure a little over
seven months into the Title 20 effi -
ciency regulation's 12-month grace
period is no minor development,
causing hardships for manufacturers
of covered fans sold or offered for
sale in California.
What's Next
With changes to the Title 20 efficiency
regulation of such significance
announced so close to the
compliance deadline, AMCA and its
members will be seeking an extension
of the deadline.
Additionally, it is quite possible
the DOE will publish a draft energy
standard around the t ime this
edition of AMCA inmotion is distributed.
Readers can track the release
and resolution of the energy standard
through the Federal Register
by visiting www.federalregister.gov
and performing a keyword search
for " fans. " Alternatively, readers
can stay abreast of developments
through the Appliance and Equipment
Standards Rulemakings and
Notices Web page at https://bit.ly/
CIFB_rulemakings.
References
1) Arnold, S. (2022). Q&A with new
AMCA Executive Director Kevin Faltin and
2022-2023 AMCA President Mark Bublitz.
AMCA inmotion, pp. 2-11. Retrieved from
https://bit.ly/Faltin_Bublitz
2) DOE. (2023, May 1). Energy conservation
program: Test procedure for fans and
blowers. Federal Register. Retrieved from
https://bit.ly/DOE_CIFB
3) CEC. (2023). California code of regulations,
title 20: Division 2, chapter 4, article
4, sections 1601-1609: Appliance effi -
ciency regulations. Retrieved from https://
bit.ly/ReferenceAce_Title20
About the Author
Michael Ivanovich is senior
director, global affairs, for AMCA
International.
10
2023 AMCA inmot ion
www.amca.org

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