G/TBT/N/USA/624/Add.5  
 
28 March 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  28 March 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 Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts  
 
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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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; written comments and information are requested and will be 
accepted on or before 26 April 2023  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-27/html/2023 -06265.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-27/pdf/2023 -06265.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_8476_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent 
Lamp Ballasts  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of  Energy.  
ACTION: Request for information  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is initiating an effort to determine whether to 
amend the current energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts  ("FLB"). Under the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act , as amended , DOE must review these standards no later than 
 
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/624/Add.5  
 
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  three years after making a determination that standards for the product do not need to be amended 
and publish either a n otice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") to propose new standards for FLB or a 
notification of determination that the existing standards do not need to be amended. DOE is soliciting 
the public for information to help determine whether the current standards re quire amending under 
the applicable statutory criteria. DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subject 
within the scope of this document, including topics not specifically raised.  
DATES: Written comments and information are requested and will  be accepted on or before 26 April 
2023.  
This request for information is identified by Docket Number EERE -2023-BT-STD-0005. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2023-BT-STD-
0005/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 . 
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 
4pm Eastern Time  on 26 April 2023 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/624  are identified by Docket Numbers 
EERE-2007-BT-STD-0016 (Cross Reference Docket ID EERE-2008-BT-TP-0007) and EERE-2015-BT-
STD-0006. The Docket Folders are available on Regulations.gov and provide 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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