G/TBT/N/USA/1763/Add.1  
 
26 August 2022  
(22-6454) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  26 August 2022, 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 Microwave Ovens  
 
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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-24/html/2022 -17924.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-24/pdf/2022 -17924.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/modification/22_58 24_00_e.
pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  24 October 2022  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Microwave 
Ovens  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment  
SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"), prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commerc ial and industrial 
equipment, including microwave ovens. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" 
or "the Department") to periodically determine whether more -stringent standards would be 
technologically feasible and economically justified, a nd would result in significant energy savings. In 
 
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  this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking ("SNOPR"), DOE proposes amended energy 
conservation standards for microwave ovens, and requests comment on these proposed standards 
and associated analyses an d results.  
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this SNOPR no later than 24 
October 2022. See section VII, "Public Participation," for details. Comments regarding the likely 
competitive impact of the proposed standard should be sent to the Department of Justice contact 
listed in the ADDRESSES section on or before 23 September 2022.  
This supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comment and previous actions notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1763  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2017-BT-STD-0023. The Docket 
Folder is available from Regulations.gov at https://w ww.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-
STD-0023/document  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. 
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  
by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 24 October 2022. 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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