G/TBT/N/USA/305/Add.9  
 
26 August 2020  
(20-5850) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  26 August 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Public Meeting 
and Availability of the Framework Document for Residential Clothes Dryers and Room Air 
Conditioners.  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  8 September 2020  
[  ] 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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Reopening of public comment period  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is reopening the public comment period for the 
preliminary analysis it has conducted f or purposes of evaluating energy conservation standards for 
room air conditioners (ACs). DOE published the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary 
technical support document in the Federal Register on 17 June 2020, establishing a 60 -day public 
comment period ending 17 August 2020. On 3 August 2020, DOE received a comment requesting 
extension of the comment period by 14 days. DOE is reopening the public comment period for 
submitting comments and data on the notice of webinar and availability of pre liminary technical 
support document by 14 days, to 8 September 2020.  
DATES: The comment period for the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical 
support document published on 17 June 2020 (85 FR 36512), is reopened. DOE will accept 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/305/Add.9  
 
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  commen ts, data, and information regarding the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary 
technical support document received no later than 8 September 2020.  
https://www. govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-08-25/html/2020 -17841.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-08-25/pdf/2020 -17841.pdf  
This reopening of public comment  period is identified by docket number EERE -2014-BT-STD-0059. 
The docket folder is available on Regulations.gov  at https://www .regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -
2014-BT-STD-0059, and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments 
received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the docket num ber. 
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 wi th the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received 
within the comment period.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/305  up to and including the action notified 
in G/TBT/N/USA/305/Add.7  are identified by docket number EERE -2007-BT-STD-0010; primary and 
supporting documents for those actions as well as comments received are accessible from 
Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2007-BT-STD-0010. 
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