G/TBT/N/USA/980/Add.3  
 
19 April 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  19 April 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Pumps  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] 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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-16/html/2021 -07701.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-16/pdf/2021 -07701.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_2800_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial & Industrial 
Pumps  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Request for information  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is undertaking the preliminary stages of a 
rulemaking to consider amendments to the test procedure for Commercial and Industrial Pumps 
("pumps"). Through this request for information ("RFI"), DOE s eeks data and information regarding 
issues pertinent to whether amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with 
the requirement that the test procedure produces results that measure energy use during a 
representative average use cycle fo r the product without being unduly burdensome to conduct, or 
that reduce testing burden. DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subject within 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/980/Add.3  
 
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  the scope of this document (including topics not raised in this RFI), as well as the submission of data 
and other relevant information.  
Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 1 June 2021.  
This request for information and a previous request for information notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/980/Add.2  are identified by Docket Numbe r EERE -2020-BT-TP-0032. The Docket 
Folder is available at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2020-BT-TP-0032/document  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.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/980  are identified by Docket Number EERE -
2013-BT-TP-0055.   The Docket Folder is available on https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -
2013-BT-TP-0055/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as 
comments received. Documents are a lso accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket 
Number.  
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