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22 December  2021 
(21-9575) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notific ation shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Automatic 
commercial ice makers; Combined refrigerators -freezers, with separate external doors 
(HS 841810); Qu ality (ICS 03.120), Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Test 
conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.020), Commercial refrigerating appliances 
(ICS 97.130.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers (42 page(s), 
in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment - The 
U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the  test procedure for automati c 
commercial ice makers ("ACIMs"; "ice  makers") to update incorporated references to the 
latest version of  the industry standards; establish relative humidity and water hardness   
test conditions; provide additional detail regarding certain test  conditions,  settings, setup 
requirements, and calculations; include a  voluntary measurement of potable water use; 
clarify certification and  reporting requirements; and add enforcement provisions. This 
notice of  proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") also proposes to provide ad ditional  detail to the 
DOE test procedure to improve the representativeness and  repeatability of the current 
ACIM test procedure. DOE is seeking  comment from interested parties on the proposal.  
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this proposal no later than 
22 February 2022. See section V, "Public Participation," for details. DOE will hold a webinar 
on Monday, 24 January 2022, from  1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m . Eastern Time.   See s ection V, 
"Public Participation," for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and 
information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. If no participants 
register for the webinar, it will be cancelled.  G/TBT/N/USA/618/Rev.1  
 
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  7. Objective and  rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements   
8. Relevant documents:  86 Federal Register (FR) 72322, 21 December 2021; Title 10 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-21/html/2021 -26814.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-12-21/pdf/2021 -26814.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment is identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2017-BT-TP-0006.   The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://w ww.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-TP-0006/document  and provides 
access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docke t Number. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pmEastern Time on 22 February 2022.   Comments rece ived 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.  
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Automatic  Commercial Ice Makers; 
Request for Information published 19 March 2019 identified by Docket Number EERE-
2017-BT-TP-0006: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-03-19/html/2019 -05131.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-03-19/pdf/2019 -05131.pdf  
Previous actions not ified under the symbol  G/TBT/N/USA/618  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2010-BT-TP-0036. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2010-BT-TP-0036/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.  
9. Proposed date of adopt ion: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 February 2022; DOE will accept comments, data, and 
information regarding this proposal no later than 22 February 2022. See section V, "Public 
Participation," for details. DOE will hold a webinar on Monday, 24 January 2022, from 
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. E astern Time. See section V, "Public Participation," for webinar 
registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities 
available to webinar participants. If no participants register for the webinar, it will be 
cancelled.  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_7990_00_e.pdf  
 