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1 April 2022  
(22-2640) 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 [  ],3.2 [  ],7.2 [  ], 
other  :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading.  ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Beverage 
vending machines; Automatic goods -vending machines, e.g. postage stamp, cigarette, 
food or beverage machines, incl. money -changing machines; parts thereof (HS code(s): 
8476); Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); 
Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Shop fittings (ICS 
code(s ): 97.130)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage 
Vending Machines; (24 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of propose d rulemaking and announcement of public 
meeting - The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the test procedures 
for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines ("BVMs") to reference the 
latest version of the industry standard. DO E also proposes to provide setup instructions 
for non - beverage shelves, update the lowest application product temperature definition 
and instructions, require testing of coin and bill payment mechanisms if shipped with the 
BVM (but not until the complianc e date of any amended energy conservation standards), 
specify setup instructions for leak mitigation controls, and remove an obsolete version of 
the test procedure. DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements   G/TBT/N/USA/917/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 18936, 31 March 2022; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-31/html/2022 -06139.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-31/pdf/2022 -06139.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting and the request 
for information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/917/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number 
EERE-2021-BT-TP-0007. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2021-BT-TP-0007/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents 
are also accessi ble 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 31 May 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholde rs will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
Earlier actions notified under the symb ol G/TBT/N/USA/917  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2013-BT-TP-0045. The Docket Folder is avail able on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2013-BT-TP-0045/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments receive d. Documents 
are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  31 May 2022  
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/2022/TBT/USA/22_2480_00_e.pdf  
 