WTO 美国通报 G/TBT/N/USA/1491/Add

 WTO.美国通报试验程序临时弃权程序
编号：G/TBT/N/USA/1491/Add.3
机构：美国能源部能效和可再生能源办公室
行动：最终规则
摘要：在本最终规则中，美国能源部（“DOE”）对其试验程序豁免决策过程采用了一种简化的方法，要求能源部在收到申请后45个工作日内以书面形式通知申请临时放弃处理请求的申请人。临时弃权将一直有效，直到最终弃权决定在《联邦公报》上公布，或直到DOE发布新的或修订的测试程序，解决申请中提出的问题，以较早者为准。美国能源部的法规继续规定，能源部将在发布临时弃权书的1年内采取上述任何一种行动。该最终规则涉及DOE当前审议临时豁免请求和DOE试验方法豁免请求的过程中的延迟，这反过来会导致制造商在将新产品和创新产品推向市场方面出现重大延误。该最终规则要求国防部在45个工作日内处理临时豁免申请，并澄清相关利益相关者为制定适当的试验程序豁免提供投入的过程。
本规则的生效日期为2021年1月11日。

英文原文：
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
ACTION: Final rule
SUMMARY: In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") has adopted a streamlined approach to its test procedure waiver decision-making process that requires the Department to notify, in writing, an applicant for an interim waiver of the disposition of the request within 45 business days of receipt of the application. An interim waiver will remain in effect until a final waiver decision is published in the Federal Register or until DOE publishes a new or amended test procedure that addresses the issues presented in the application, whichever is earlier. DOE's regulations continue to specify that DOE will take either of these actions within 1 year of issuance of an interim waiver. This final rule addresses delays in DOE's current process for considering requests for interim waivers and waivers from the DOE test method, which in turn can result in significant delays for manufacturers in bringing new and innovative products to market. This final rule requires the Department to process interim waiver requests within the 45 business day window and clarifies the process by which interested stakeholders provide input into the development of an appropriate test procedure waiver.
The effective date of this rule is 11 January 2021.

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