G/TBT/N/USA/1046/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
15 September 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  15 September 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 Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 14 October 2020  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 15 March 2021  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-14/html/2020 -14646.ht m 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-14/pdf/2020 -14646.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/final_measure/20_5437_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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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 18 March 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") published a notice of 
proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") to amend the test procedure for fluorescent lamp ballasts. That 
proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for the final rule. Specifically, in this final rule, DOE updates 
references to industry stan dards; clarifies the selection of reference lamps; removes extraneous 
requirements in the stabilization procedure; provides a second stabilization option for measuring 
ballast luminous efficiency; and revises the test procedure for measuring standby mode e nergy 
consumption.  
 
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/1046/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
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  DATES: The effective date of this rule is 14 October 2020. The final rule changes will be mandatory 
for product testing starting 15 March 2021. The incorporation by reference of certain publications 
listed in this rulemaking is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on 14 October 2020. 
The incorporation by reference of certain other publications listed in this rulemaking was approved 
by the Director of the Federal Register on 3 June 2011.  
This final rule and the notice of propo sed rulemaking; request for comment notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1046/Rev.1  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2017-BT-TP-0005. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2017-BT-TP-
0005 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.  
Related rulemaking actions not ified as G/TBT/N/USA/1046  and G/TBT/N/ USA/1046/Add.1  are 
identified by  Docket Number EERE -2009-BT-TP-0016.   The Docket Folder is available on 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2009-BT-TP-0016 and provides access to primary 
and supporting docume nts as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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