G/TBT/N/USA/508/Add.7  
 
5 May 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  5 May 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 Residential Water Heaters, 
Direct Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  16 May 2022  
[ ] 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
Request for information; reopening of public comment period to 16 May 2022  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-04/html/2022 -09554.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-05-04/pdf/2022 -09554.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_3254_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer 
Products; Consumer Water Heaters; Reopening of Comment Period  
AGENCY: Office of Energy E fficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Request for information; reopening of public comment period  
SUMMARY: On 1 March 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) published in 
the Federal Register a notification of availability of preliminary technical support document and 
request for comment  regarding energy conservation standards for consumer water heaters. DOE 
received three request s to extend the public comment period by 60 days. DOE has reviewed these 
 
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/508/Add.7  
 
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  requests and is reopening the public comment period to allow comments to be submitted until 16 
May 2022.  
DATES: The comment period for the preliminary technical support document publi shed in the Federal 
Register on 1 March 2022 (87 FR 11327) is reopened until 16 May 2022. Written comments, data, 
and information are requested and will be accepted on and before 16 May 2022.  
This request for information; reopening of public comment period , the notification of availability of 
preliminary technical support document and request for comment notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/508/Add.6  and the request for informa tion notified as G/TBT/N/USA/508/Add.5  are 
identified by Docket Number EERE -2017-BT-STD-0019. The Docket Folder is available from 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-STD-0019/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 16 May 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and 
their stak eholders 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/508  are identified by Docket Numbers 
EERE-2014-BT-STD-0026, EERE -2012-BT-STD-0022 and EERE -2006-BT-STD-0129. The Docket 
Folders are available on Reg ulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-
STD-0026/document , https://w ww.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2012-BT-STD-0022/document  
and https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2006-STD-0129/document  and provide access to 
primary and supporting document s as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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