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26 September 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  25 September 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice 
Makers  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
Notification of data availability and request for comment by 25 October 2023  
88 Federal Register (FR) 65628, 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-09-25/html/2023 -20628.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-09-25/pdf/2023 -20628.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/modification/23_12595_00_e
.pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  25 October 2023  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  On 11 May 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") published a notice of 
proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") , in which DOE proposed new and amended energy conservation 
standards for automatic commercial ice makers . In this notif ication of data availability ("NODA"), 
DOE is updating its analysis for automatic commercial ice makers based on information DOE received 
related to harvest rate cutoffs in response to DOE's 11 May 2023 NOPR. DOE requests comments, 
data, and information re garding the updated analysis.  
 
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/898/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
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  DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NODA no later than 25 October 
2023.  
This notification of data availability and the notice of proposed rulemaking; announcement of public 
meeting notified as G/TBT/ N/USA/898/Rev.1 are identified by Docket Number EERE -2017-BT-STD-
0022. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-STD-0022/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. WTO Members and their stakeholders are 
asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 25 
October 2023. Comments received by the USA TBT Enqui ry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders 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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