Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - United States - General service lamps - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, dated 7 February 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States of America.

 

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Title: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for General Service Lamps

 

Reason for Addendum:

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Comment period changed - date: 7 March 2025;

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Notified measure adopted - date:

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Notified measure published - date:

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Notified measure enters into force - date: 21 March 2025

[X]

Text of final measure available from[1]:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/html/2025-00821.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2025-00821.pdf

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Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:

Relevant symbol if measure re-notified:

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Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1:

New deadline for comments (if applicable):

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Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:

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Other:

Final rule; delay of effective date

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/TBT/USA/25_01255_00_e.pdf

 

Description: This document delays the effective date of a recently published final rule adopting several clarifications to the test procedures for general service lamps. DOE also seeks comment on any further delay of the effective date, including the impacts of such delay, as well as comment on the legal, factual, or policy issues raised by the rule.

The effective date of the rule amending 10 CFR part 430 published at 90 FR 4589 (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1085/Rev.1/Add.1) on 16 January 2025, is delayed until 21 March 2025. Written comments and information will be accepted on or before 7 March 2025.

90 Federal Register (FR) 9001, 5 February 2025; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-02-05/html/2025-02235.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-02-05/pdf/2025-02235.pdf

This action and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1085/Rev.1 are identified by Docket Number EERE-2024-BT-TP-0010. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2024-BT-TP-0010/document and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching 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 7 March 2025 will be shared with DOE and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.

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