G/TBT/N/USA/981/Add.4  
 
15 August 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  12 August 2022, 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 Pumps  
 
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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
Notification of data availability; written comments and information will be accepted on 
or before, 26 September 2022  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-11/html/2022 -17074.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-11/pdf/2022 -17074.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_5576_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial 
and Industrial Pumps  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Departm ent of Energy  
ACTION: Notification of data availability ("NODA")  
SUMMARY: On 9 August 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") published a request for 
information regarding energy conservation standards for commercial and industrial pumps 
("pumps"). In this notice of data availability ("NODA"), DOE is publishing an overview of potential 
technology/design options and associated estimated national energy savings with preliminary 
industry net present value estimates for certain pump equipment classes in ord er to provide 
 
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/981/Add.4  
 
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  stakeholders with additional information and to assist DOE in determining how to proceed with the 
rulemaking. The analysis presented in this NODA is consistent with the scope that DOE proposed in 
a test procedure notice of proposed rulemaking  for commercial and industrial pumps published on 
11 April 2022. DOE requests comments, data, and information regarding its analysis.  
DATES: Written comments and information will be accepted on or before, 26 September 2022.  
This notification of data availa bility, a request for information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/981/Add.2  
and an extension of comment period notified as G/TBT/N/USA/981/Add.3  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2021-BT-STD-0018. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-STD-0018/document  and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by sea rching 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 26 
September 2022. 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.  
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/981  are identifie d by Docket Number EERE -
2011-BT-STD-0031. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2011-BT-STD-0031/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.  
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