G/TBT/N/USA/903/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
29 October 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  29 October 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 Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes 
Washers  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  29 November 2021; 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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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-2021-10-28/html/2021 -23242.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-10-28/pdf/2021 -23242.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_6879_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial 
Clothes Washers  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment period  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is extending the public comment period for the 
notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") regarding proposals to amend the test procedures for 
residential and commercial clothes washers. DOE published the NOPR in the  Federal Register on 1 
September 2021, establishing a 61 -day public comment period ending 1 November 2021. On 11 
October 2021, DOE received a comment requesting extension of the comment period by an 
additional 92 days to 1 February 2022. DOE is extending t he public comment period for submitting 
 
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/903/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
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  comments and data on the NOPR document by an additional 28 days, to 29 November 2021, for a 
total of an 89 -day comment period.  
DATES: The comment period for the NOPR published on 1 September 2021 (86 FR 49140), is 
extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR no later than 29 
November 2021.  
This notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment period and previous actions 
notified under the symbol  G/TBT/N/USA/903  are identified by Doc ket Number EERE -2016-BT-TP-
0011. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2016-BT-TP-0011/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 . 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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