G/TBT/N/USA/2097/Add.1  
 
4 April 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  4 April 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Labeling  Rule: Extension of Comment Period  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  19 April 2024; The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" 
or "Commission") is extending the deadline for filing comments on its Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking ("NPRM ") regarding the Energy Labeling Rule.  
Federal Register Volume 89, Number 64 (Tuesday, 2 April 2024)  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-02/html/2024 -07077.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-04-02/pdf/2024 -07077.pdf  
[ ] 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  On 2 February 2024 ( 89 FR 7566 ), the Commission published in the Federal Register 
an NPRM concerning the Energy Labeling Rule ("Rule"), with a comment deadline  of 2 April 2024. 
The Commission published the NPRM to seek public comments on potential changes to the Rule, 
including: (1) labels for air cleaners, clothes dryers, miscellaneous refrigeration products, and 
portable electric spas; (2) modifications to exi sting labels for clothes washers, televisions, and 
several heating products; (3) revisions to the current requirements for affixing labels on showroom 
models; and (4) several minor amendments to improve the Rule. The Consumer Technology 
Association ("CTA") , representing interested industry members, has subsequently requested a 17 -
day extension of the public comment period in order to complete consumer research which it intends 
to submit in this proceeding. No commenters have objected to CTA's request.  
 
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  The C ommission agrees that allowing additional time for filing comments in response to the NPRM 
would help facilitate the creation of a more complete record. Given the short duration of the 
extension, the specificity of the request, and the lack of opposition t o such an extension, the 
Commission has therefore decided to extend the comment period to 19 April 2024. This extension 
will provide CTA adequate time to complete its consumer research.  
This comment extension is identified by Docket Number FTC -2024-0008. T he Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC -2024-0008/document  and 
provides access to primary documen ts 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 19 April 
2024. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point fro m WTO Members and their stakeholders 
will be shared with FTC and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within 
the comm ent period.  
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