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20 January 2022  
(22-0437) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  20 January 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Energy Conservation Program: Product Classes for Residential Dishwashers, Residential 
Clothes Washers, and Consumer Clothes Dryers  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 19 January 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 18 February 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-01-19/html/2022 -00833 .htm 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-01-19/pdf/2022 -00833.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_0535_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure 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:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Product Classes for Residential  Dishwashers, 
Residential Clothes Washers, and Consumer Clothes Dryers  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of  Energy  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY:   On 30 Oct ober 2020, and 16 December 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") 
published   two final rules that established product classes for residential dishwashers with a cycle 
time for the normal cycle of 60 minutes or less, top -loading residential clothes was hers and certain 
classes of consumer clothes dryers with a cycle time of less than 30 minutes, and front -loading 
residential clothes washers with a cycle time of less than 45 minutes ("short -cycle product classes"). 
 
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/1762/Add.1  
 
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  The rules resulted in amended energy con servation standards for these short -cycle product classes, 
without determining whether relevant statutory criteria for amending standards were met. On 11 
August 2021, DOE published a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") to withdraw these short -
cycle prod uct classes. This final rule finalizes the revocation of the two earlier rules that improperly 
promulgated standards for these new product classes and reinstates the prior product classes and 
applicable standards for these covered products.  
The effective d ate of this rule is 18 February 2022.  
This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment notified as 
G/TBT/N/ USA/1762  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2021-BT-STD-0002. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-STD-
0002/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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