G/TBT/N/USA/517/Add.9  
 
4 October 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  4 October 2023, 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 Metal Halide Lamp 
Fixtures: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  4 December 2023  
[ ] 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
Notification of proposed determination and request for comment by 4 December 2023  
88 Federal Register (FR) 67989, 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-10-03/html/2023 -21834.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-10-03/pdf/2023 -21834.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_12804_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  The Energy Policy and Conservation Act , as amended  ("EPCA"), prescr ibes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, including metal halide lamp fixtures ("MH LF"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department 
of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more -stringent, amended standards would be 
technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in signific ant energy savings. In 
this notification of proposed determination ("NOPD"), DOE has initially determined that amended 
 
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  energy conservation standards for MHLFs would not be cost effective. DOE requests comment on 
this proposed determination and the associat ed analyses and results.  
Meeting: DOE will hold a public webinar upon request. Please request a public webinar no later than 
17 October 2023. See section VI, "Public Participation," for webinar registration information, 
participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants.  
Comments: Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 4 
December 2023.  
This notification of proposed determination; request for com ment and the request for information 
notified as G/TBT/N/USA/517/Add.8  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2022-BT-STD-0023. The  
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2022-
BT-STD-0023/document  and provides access to p rimary 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 4 December 2023. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point 
from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and wil l also be 
submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
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