G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Rev.1/Add.2  
 
11 January 2022  
(22-0264) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  11 January 2022 , 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 Battery Chargers  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  7 February 2022; Notice of proposed rulemaking; 
extension of public comment period  
[  ] 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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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 -2022-01-07/html/2021 -28542.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-01-07/pdf/2021 -28542.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_0307_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Battery  Chargers; 
Extension of Comment Period  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of  Energy  
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment  period  
SUMMARY: On 23 November 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE")  published a notice of 
proposed rulemaking and request for comment  proposing to amend the test procedures for battery 
chargers to improve  test procedure representativeness. The document pro vided a comment  period 
deadline for submitting written comments, data, and information  by 24 January 2022. DOE received 
a joint request from interested  parties seeking a 30 -day extension of the public comment period. 
DOE has reviewed this request and is gr anting an extension of the public  comment period for 14 
days to allow public comments to be submitted  until 7 February 2022.  
 
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/1021/Rev.1/Add.2  
 
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  DATES: The comment period for the proposal published on 23 November  2021 (86 FR 66878) is 
extended. DOE will accept comments, data,  and information regarding this proposal that are 
received no later than 7 February 2022.   
This notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment period, the notice of rescheduled 
public meeting notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Rev.1/Add.1 , the notice of proposed rulemaking and 
request for comment notified as  G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Rev.1  and the request for information notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/1021/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2020-BT-TP-0012. The Docke t 
Folder is available on  Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2020-BT-TP-
0012/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 7 February 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.    
Other actions notified under the symbol  G/TBT/N/USA/1021  are identified by Docket Number EERE -
2014-BT-TP-0044. The Docket Folder is available on  Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-TP-0044/document  and provides access to 
primary and supporti ng documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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