G/TBT/N/USA/578/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
26 October 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  26 October 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  30 December 2020  
[  ] 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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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 -2020-10-23/html/2020 -23321.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-10-23/pdf/2020 -23321.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_6445_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Extension of public comment period; notice of public hearing  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is extending the public comment period for the 
notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") by which DOE proposes to revise its existing enforcement 
regulations for certain consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment covered under 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended. DOE published the NOPR in the Federal 
Register on 31 August 2020, establishing a public comment period that ends on 30 October 2020. 
In this document, DOE is extending the comment period to 30 Decem ber 2020 and announcing a 
public hearing on 8 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/578/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
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  DATES:  
Comments: The comment period for the NOPR published on 31 August 2020 (85 FR 53691), is 
extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the NOPR received no later 
than 30 December 2020.  
Meeting: DOE will hold a webinar on Tuesday, 8 December 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. 
See "Public Participation," for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and 
information about the capabilities available t o webinar participants. If no participants register for the 
webinar, then it will be cancelled.  
This extension of public comment period; notice of public hearing and the notice of proposed 
rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/578/Rev.1  is identified by Docket Number EERE -2019-BT-CE-
0015.  The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2019-BT-CE-0015 and provides access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. 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.  
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