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27 April 2022  
(22-3335) 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 the USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point via E -mail: 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):  Walk-in 
coolers and walk -in freezers; Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing 
equipment, electric or other; heat pumps; parts thereof (excl. air conditioning machines 
of heading 8415) (HS 8418); Quality (ICS 03.120), Environmental protection (ICS 
13.020), Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS 19.02 0), 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 Walk -in Coolers and Walk -in Freezers; (104 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public 
webinar - The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the test procedures 
for walk -in coolers and walk -in freezers to harmonize with updated industry standards, 
revise the test m ethods to more fully represent field energy use, and better account for 
the range of walk -in cooler and walk -in freezer component equipment designs. DOE also 
proposes to revise certain definitions applicable to walk -ins. DOE is seeking comment from 
interes ted parties on the proposal and announcing a public meeting to collect comments 
and data on its proposal. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this 
proposal no later than 21 June 2022. See section V, "Public Participation," for details . DOE 
will hold a webinar on Monday, 9 May from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Eastern Time . See 
section V, "Public P articipation," for webinar registration information, participant 
instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of de ceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment; Quality requirements   G/TBT/N/USA/1189/Rev.2  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 23920, 21 April 2022; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-21/html/2022 -06423.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-21/pdf/2022 -06423.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public webinar and the request 
for information  published 17 June 2021 notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1189/Rev.1/Add.2  are 
identif ied by Docket Number EERE -2017-BT-TP-0010. The Docket Folder is available from 
Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/dock et/EERE -2017-BT-TP-
0010/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 Membe rs and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments, 
data, and information regarding this DOE proposal to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 21 June 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be subm itted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determin ed 
10. Final date for comments:  21 June 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://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-21/html/2022 -06423.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-21/pdf/2022 -06423.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_3033_00_e.pdf  
 