G/TBT/N/USA/873/Add.2  
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 Electric Motors  
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 current en ergy conservation standards for electric motors. DOE must review these 
standards at least once every six years and either propose new standards for electric motors or a 
notice of determination that the existing standards do not need amending. DOE is solici ting 
information from the public to help determine whether amending the current electric motor 
standards would produce significant energy savings while being technologically feasible and cost 
effective. Accordingly, DOE seeks information regarding any tech nological or market changes since 
the most recent standards update that would justify a new rulemaking to increase the stringency 
of the current standards consistent with these factors. DOE welcomes written comments from the 
public on any subject within th e scope of this document (including those topics not specifically 
raised), as well as the submission of data and other relevant information.  
Written comments and information will be accepted on or before 22 June 2020.  
The docket folder for this Request for  Information is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2020-BT-STD-0007. WTO members who wish to 
comment on this Request for Information are asked to send comments to usatbtep@nist.gov . 
The docket folder for the Energy Co nservation Program's rulemaking on Energy Conservation 
Standards for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment (associated 
with G/TBT/N/USA/873 and previous addendum and corrigendum ) is available on Regulations.gov, 
and provides access to additional relevant primary and  supporting documents, as well as 
comments received: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2010-BT-STD-0027. 
Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equi pment: Test Procedures, 
Labelling, and Certification Requirements for Electric Motors; Final Rule published 5 October 1999:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -1999-10-05/html/99 -21119.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -1999-10-05/pdf/99 -21119.pdf  
G/TBT/N/USA/154/Add.1  - Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Consumer Products and 
Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Final Rule; Technical Amendment:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2009-03-23/html/E9 -5935.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2009-03-23/pdf/E9 -5935.pdf  
The docket folder for the Energy Conservation Program's rulemaking for Test Procedures for 
Electric Motors (associated with G/TBT/N/USA/440 and subsequent addenda ) 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 -2007-BT-TP-0008. G/TBT/N/USA/873/ Add.2  
 
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  The docket folder for the Energy Conservation Program's rulemaking for Certain Commercial and 
Industrial Equipment (associated with G/TBT/N/USA/291 and subsequent addenda ) 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 -2007-BT-STD-0007. 
The docket folder for the Energy Conserva tion Program's rulemaking for Test Procedures for 
Electric Motors (associated with G/TBT/N/USA/838 and subsequent addendum ) 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 -2012-BT-TP-0043. 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-05-21/html/2020 -09989.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-05-21/pdf/2020 -09989.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_3369_00_e.pdf  
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