G/TBT/N/USA/624/Add.4  
 
17 December 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  17 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 Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts  
 
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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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 -2020-12-16/html/2020 -27045.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-16/pdf/2020 -27045.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_7770_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp 
Ballasts  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Final determination  
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 fluorescent lamp ballasts ("FLBs"). EPCA a lso requires the U.S. Department of 
Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more -stringent standards would be technologically 
feasible and cost effective, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final determination, 
DOE has determi ned that energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts do not need 
to be amended.  
The effective date of this final determination is 16 December 2020.  
 
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/624/Add.4  
 
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  This final determination and the notice of proposed determination and request for comments n otified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/624/Add.3  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2015-BT-STD-0006. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2015-BT-
STD-0006 and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are 
also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
The notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting notified as G/TBT/N/USA/624 , the notice of 
data availability and request for public comment notified as G/TBT/N/USA/624/Add.1  and the final 
rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/624/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number EE RE-2007-BT-STD-0016. 
The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EER E-
2007-BT-STD-0016 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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