G/TBT/N/USA/903/Add.2  
25 May 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 25 May 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 Residential and Commercial Clothes 
Washers  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Request for information  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is initiating a data collection process through 
this re quest for information ("RFI") to consider whether to amend its test procedures for clothes 
washers. As part of this RFI, DOE seeks comment on whether there have been changes in product 
testing methodology or new products on the market since the last test p rocedure update that may 
create the need to make amendments to the test procedure for clothes washers. DOE also seeks 
data and information that could enable the agency to propose that the current test procedure 
produces results that are representative of a n average use cycle for the product and is not unduly 
burdensome to conduct, and therefore does not need amendment. DOE requests comment on 
specific aspects of the current test procedure, including product definitions and configurations, 
testing conditions  and instrumentation, measurement methods, representative usage and 
efficiency factors, and metric definitions. DOE also seeks comment on any additional topics that 
may inform DOE's decision whether to conduct a future test procedure rulemaking, including 
methods to ensure that the test procedure is reasonably designed to measure energy and water 
use during a representative average use cycle or period of use and is not unduly burdensome to 
conduct. DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subjec t within the scope of this 
document (including topics not raised in this RFI).  
Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 22 June 2020.  
The docket folder for this Request for Information is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2016-BT-TP-0011. WTO members who wish to 
comment o n this Request for Information are asked to send comments to usatbtep@nist.gov . 
The docket folder for the Energy Conservation Program's rulemaking on Test Procedu res for 
Residential Clothes Washers (associated with G/TBT/N/USA/903 and subsequent addendum and 
corrigenda ) is available on Regulations.gov, and provides access to additional relevant primary and 
supporting documents, as well as comments received:  
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2013-BT-TP-0009. 
The docket folder for the Energy Conservation Program's rulemaking for  Test Procedure for 
Residential Clothes Washers (associated with G/TBT/N/USA/580 and subsequent addenda and 
corrigenda ) is available on Regulations.gov, and provides access to relevant primary and 
supporting documents, as well as comments received:  
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2010-BT-TP-0021. G/TBT/N/US A/903/Add.2  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-05-22/html/2020 -09990.htm   
https://www.govi nfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-05-22/pdf/2020 -09990.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_3370_00_e.pdf  
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