G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
1 December 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  1 December 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Battery Chargers  
 
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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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: https://www.govinfo .gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-30/html/2021 -25977.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-11-30/pdf/2021 -25977.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_7463_00_e.pdf  
Notice of rescheduled public meet ing 
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for External Power  Supplies and 
Battery Chargers  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of  Energy  
ACTION: Notice of rescheduled public meeting  
SUMMARY:   On 2 November 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE")  published a supplemental 
notice of proposed rulemaking ("SNOPR"), and  request for comment for the test procedure for 
external power supplies [notified as G/TBT/N/USA/929/Rev.1/Add.2 ]. The SNOPR announced a 
public meeting webinar would be held on 15 December  2021. Additionally, on 23 November 2021, 
DOE published a notice of  proposed ru lemaking ("NOPR"), and request for comment for the 
test procedure for battery chargers [notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Rev.1 ]. This NOPR announced  
that the public  meeting webinar scheduled for 15 December 2021, would also cover the  battery 
 
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  charger test procedure proposal. To avoid a scheduling conflict  with another public meeting webinar 
scheduled for that same date and  time regarding the test proce dure for cooking products [notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1799 ], DOE is moving  the public meeting webinar for the external power supply 
and battery  charger te st procedures to Monday, 13 December 2021.  
DATES: The public meeting webinar regarding the SNOPR on the test  procedure for external power 
supplies and the NOPR on the test  procedure for battery chargers will now be held on 13 December 
2021,  from 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time ( EST)). 
See the "Public Participation" section of this notice for webinar registration information, participant 
instructions, and information ab out the capabilities available to webinar participants.  
This notice of rescheduled public meeting, the notice of proposed rulemaking and request for 
comment notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Rev.1 and the request for information notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2020-BT-TP-0012. The Docke t 
Folder is available on  Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2020-BT-TP-
0012/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. 
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.   Other actions notified under the symbol  G/TBT/N/USA/1021  are 
identified by Docket Number EERE -2014-BT-TP-0044. The Docket Folder is available 
on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-TP-0044/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.  
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