G/TBT/N/USA/503/Add.4  
 
21 September 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  21 September 2020 , 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 Small Electric Motors  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  20 October 2020  
[  ] 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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-18/html/2020 -19566.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-18/pdf/2020 -19566.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_5597_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Notification of webinar public meeting and reopening of comment period  
SUMMARY: On 30 April 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") published in the Federal 
Register a Notification of Proposed Determination ("NOPD") and request for comment regarding 
energy conservation standards for small electric motors. DOE is announcing that a webinar will be 
held r egarding this proposed determination and that the comment period is re -opened to accept 
additional written comments.  
DATES: Meeting: DOE will hold a webinar on 6 October 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The 
comment period for the NOPD, published on 30 Apr il 2020 (85 FR 24146), which closed on 29 June 
2020, is hereby reopened and extended. DOE will accept written comments, data, and information 
in response to the notification of proposed determination no later than 20 October 2020.  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/503/Add.4  
 
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  This notification of web inar public meeting and reopening of comment period and the notification of 
proposed determination and request for comment notified as G/TBT/N/USA/503/Add.3  are identified 
by Docket Number EERE -2019-BT-STD-0008. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulation s.gov/docket?D=EERE -2019-BT-STD-0008 and provides access to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Nu mber.  
Previous actions notified as G/TBT/N/USA/503, USA/503/Add.1 and USA/503/Add.2  are 
identified  by Docket Number EERE -2007-BT-STD-0007. The Docket Folder is available on 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2007-BT-STD-0007 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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