G/TBT/N/USA/1516/Add.2  
 
19 August 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  19 August 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Cooking Products  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 17 August 2020  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 17 September 2020  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-08-18/html/2020 -16102.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-08-18/pdf/2020 -16102.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/final_measure/20_4978_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure 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: Final rule  
SUMMARY: On 9 August 2019, as a result of a petition from the Association of Home Appliance 
Manufacturers (AHAM) and data received in response to that petition, the U.S. Department of Energy 
(DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) proposing to withdraw the test procedure 
for conventional cooking to ps established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). In 
this final rule, DOE withdraws the test procedure for conventional cooking tops under EPCA. DOE 
has determined that the conventional cooking tops test procedure is not representative of  energy 
use or efficiency during an average use cycle and is overly burdensome to conduct.  
 
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/1516/Add.2  
 
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  DATES: The effective date of this rule is 17 September 2020. The incorporation by reference of 
certain publications listed in this rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register on 8 April 
2011 and 17 December 2012.  
This final rule and previous actions notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1516  are identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2018-BT-TP-0004.   The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2018-BT-TP-0004, and provides access to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulatio ns.gov  by searching the Docket Number.   
Related actions were previously notified by the United States under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/787  - 
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Cooking Products.   We note that compliance with 
all or portions of the final rules notified in G/TBT/N/USA/787/Add.4  and 
G/TBT/N/USA/787/Add.4/Corr.1  may no longer be necessary. Actions notified under 
G/TBT/N/USA/787  are identified by Docket Number EERE –2012–BT–TP–0013. The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2012-BT-TP-0013, 
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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