G/TBT/N/USA/305/Add.8  
 
18 June 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: inglés  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 18 June 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 Room Air Conditioners  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE ) will hold a webinar to discuss and receive 
comments on the preliminary analysis it has conducted for purposes of evaluating energy 
conservation standards for room air conditioners (ACs). The webinar will cover the analytical 
framework, models, and tools that DOE is using to evaluate potential standards for this product; 
the results of preliminary analyses performed by DOE for this product; the potential energy 
conservation standard levels derived from these analyses that DOE could consider for this produc t 
should it determine that proposed amendments are necessary; and any other issues relevant to 
the evaluation of energy conservation standards for room ACs. In addition, DOE encourages 
written comments on these subjects. To inform interested parties and to  facilitate this process, 
DOE has prepared an agenda, a preliminary technical support document (TSD), and briefing 
materials, which are available on the DOE website at:  
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2014-BT-STD-0059. 
DATES: Meeting: DOE will hold a webinar on Wednesday, 5 August 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 
p.m. See section IV, "Public Participatio n," for webinar registration information, participant 
instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. If no 
participants register for the webinar, then it will be cancelled.  
Comments: Written comments and information  will be accepted on or before, 17 August 2020.  
This notice 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 rece ived. 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.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/305  are identifi ed 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. G/TBT/N/USA/305/Add.8  
 
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https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-06-17/html/2020 -12935.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-06-17/pdf/2020 -12935.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_3795_00_e.pdf  
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