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25 July 2019  
(19-4930) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 25 July 2019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America .  
 
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TITLE: Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy  
ACTION: Proposed rule; re -opening of public comment period  
SUMMARY: On 1 May 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a  Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NOPR) that proposed amendments to streamline its test procedure interim waiver 
decision -making process. The comment period for the NOPR ended on 1 July 2019. As a result of 
stakeholder requests, on 26 June 2019, DOE publishe d a notice of webinar and an extension of the 
public comment period through 15 July 2019. During the webinar and shortly thereafter, 
stakeholders requested additional time to comment. Therefore, DOE has decided to reopen the 
comment period. This document a nnounces that the period for submitting comments on the NOPR 
is to be re -opened.  
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on 1 May 2019 (84 FR 18414) is 
reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR received  no later 
than midnight on 6 August 2019, and deems any comments received prior to that date to be timely 
filed. 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-22/html/20 19-15506.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-07-22/pdf/2019 -15506.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/USA/19_4154_00_e.pdf  
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