G/TBT/N/USA/1762/Add.2  
 
12 March 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  11 March 2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program: Product Classes for Residential Dishwashers, Residential 
Clothes Washers, and Consumer Clothes Dryers  
 
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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:   
[ ] 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 by 10 April 2024  
89 Federal Register (FR) 59481, Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-03-11/html/2024 -04772.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-03-11/pdf/2024 -04772.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/24_01974_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  In light of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently granting a 
petition  for review of a final rule published by the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") on 19 January 
2022, and remanding the matter to DOE for further proceedings, DOE is initiating an information 
and data gathering effort on whether "short -cycle" product classes for dishwashers, residential 
clothes washers, and consumer clothes dryers are warranted under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act. In this request for information, DOE solicits data and information from the public 
to help DOE in its rulemaking to evalua te whether: products with a "short cycle" as the normal cycle 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
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  are available in the market; and products with a "short cycle" as the normal cycle should be subject 
to different standards than products without a "short cycle" as the normal cycle.  
Written com ments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 10 April 2024.  
Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430  
This request for information is identified by Docket Number EERE -2024-BT-STD-0002. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/dock et/EERE -2024-BT-STD-
0002/document  and provides access to primary 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 by 
4pm Eastern Time  on 10 April 2024 will be shared with DOE 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/1762  are identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2021-BT-STD-0002. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-STD-0002/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.  
G/TBT/N/USA/1505/Add.2  - Energy Conservation Program: Establishment of a New Product Class 
for Residential Dishwashers; Final Rule identified by Docket Number EERE-2018-BT-STD-0005 
G/TBT/N/USA/1638/Add.2  - Energy Conservation Program: Establishment of New Product Classes 
for Residential Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers identified by Docket Number EERE-
2020-BT-STD-0001 
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