G/TBT/N/USA/691/Add.5  
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: Energy Conservation Standards for External Power Supplies  
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 an effort to determine whether to 
amend the cu rrent energy conservation standards for External Power Supplies ("EPS"). Under the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, DOE must review these standards at least once 
every six years and publish either propose new standards for EPSs or a notice o f determination 
that the existing standards do not need to be amended. This request for information ("RFI") 
solicits information from the public to help DOE determine whether amended standards for EPSs 
would result in significant energy savings and whether  such standards would be technologically 
feasible and economically justified. As part of this RFI, DOE seeks comment on whether there have 
been sufficient technological or market changes since the most recent standards update that may 
justify a new rulemak ing to consider more stringent standards. Specifically, DOE seeks data and 
information that could enable the agency to determine whether DOE should propose a "no new 
standard" determination because a more stringent standard: would not result in a significa nt 
savings of energy; is not technologically feasible; is not economically justified; or any combination 
of the foregoing. DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subject within the scope 
of this document (including those topics not specifical ly raised), as well as the submission of data 
and other relevant information.  
Written comments and information will be accepted on or before 6 July 2020.  
The docket folder for this Request for Information is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE -2020-BT-STD-0006-0001. WTO members who 
wish to comment on this R equest for Information are asked to send comments to 
usatbtep@nist.gov . 
The docket folder for the Energy Conservation Program's rulemaking on Energy Conservation 
Standards fo r Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (associated with G/TBT/N/USA/691 
and previous addenda ) is available on Regulations.gov, and provides access to additional relevant 
primary and supporting documents, as well as comments rece ived: 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2008-BT-STD-0005. 
The docket folder for the En ergy Conservation Program's rulemaking on Energy Conservation 
Standards for External Power Supply Test Procedure (associated with G/TBT/N/USA/929 and 
subsequent addenda and a revision ) 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 -2019-BT-TP-0012. G/TBT/N/USA/691/Add.5  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-05-20/html/2020 -09988.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-05-20/pdf/2020 -09988.pdf   
https://members.wt o.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_3364_00_e.pdf  
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