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2 March 2022  
(22-1949) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  2 March 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 Residential Water Heaters, 
Direct Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters  
 
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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-01/html/2022 -04013.htm  
https://www.gov info.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-01/pdf/2022 -04013.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_1893_00_e.pdf  
Notification of availability of preliminary tech nical support document and request for 
comment  
Comments: DOE will accept written comments, data, and information regarding its 
preliminary analysis for consumer water heaters no later than 2 May 2022.  
Meeting: DOE will hold a public meeting via webinar on Tuesday, 12 April 2022, from 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for  Consumer 
Water Heaters  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of  Energy  
ACTION: Notification of availability of preliminary technical support  document and request for 
comment.  
 
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/508/Add.6  
 
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  SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department)  announces the availability of 
the preliminary analysis it has conducted  for purposes of evaluating the need for amended energy 
conservation  standards for consumer water hea ters, which is set forth in the  Department's 
preliminary technical support document (TSD) for this  rulemaking. DOE will hold a public meeting 
via webinar to discuss and  receive comment on its preliminary analysis. The meeting will cover 
the analytical fram ework, models, and tools used to evaluate potential  standards; the results of 
preliminary analyses performed; potential  energy conservation standard levels derived from these 
analyses (if DOE  determines that proposed amendments are necessary); and other re levant  issues. 
In addition, DOE encourages written comments on these subjects.  
DATES:   Comments: DOE will accept written comments, data, and information  regarding its 
preliminary analysis for consumer water heaters no later  than 2 May 2022.  
Meeting: DOE wi ll hold a public meeting via webinar on Tuesday, 12 April 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m.  Eastern Time . See section IV, "Public  Participation," for webinar registration information, 
participant  instructions, and information about the capabilities available to  webinar participants.  
 This notification of availability of preliminary technical support document and request for comment 
and the request for information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/508/Ad d.5 are identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2017-BT-STD-0019. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-STD-0019/doc ument  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. WTO Members and their sta keholders are 
asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before  4pmEastern Time  on 19 April 
2022 on the Request for Information.  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.  WTO Members and their 
stakeholders are also asked to share comments (if any) with the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  provided to 
DOE by or before 2 May 2022 on DOE's preliminary analysis for consumer water heaters.   
Previous actions notified under the symbol  G/TBT/N/USA/508  are identified by Docket Numbers 
EERE-2014-BT-STD-0026, EERE -2012-BT-STD-0022 and EERE -2006-BT-STD-0129. The Docket 
Folders are available on  Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2014-BT-
STD-0026/document , https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2012-BT-STD-0022/document  
and https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2006-STD-0129/document  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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