G/TBT/N/USA/998/Add.4  
 
15 December 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  15 December 2020 , 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 Residential Conventional 
Ovens  
 
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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-14/html/2020 -26874.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-14/pdf/2020 -26874.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_7729_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer 
Conventional Cooking Products  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Notification of proposed determination and request for comm ent 
SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, including consumer conventional cooking products. EPCA also re quires the U.S. 
Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more -stringent standards would 
be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. 
In this notification of proposed determina tion ("NOPD"), DOE has initially determined that amended 
energy conservation standards for consumer conventional cooking products would not be 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
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  economically justified and would not result in a significant conservation of energy. DOE requests 
comment on this  proposed determination and the associated analyses and results.  
DATES:  
Meeting: DOE will hold a webinar on Thursday, 28 January 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
See section V, "Public Participation," for webinar registration information, participant in structions, 
and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants.  
Comments: Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 1 
March 2021.  
This notification of proposed determination and request for comme nt and previous actions notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/998  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2014-BT-STD-0005. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket? D=EERE -2014-BT-STD-0005 
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 . 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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