G/TBT/N/USA/1189/Rev.1  
8 October 2020  
(20-6907) 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 [   ], 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):  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); Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), T est 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 Walk -In Coolers and Walk -In Free zers 
(11 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 procedures for walk -
in freezers to address an issue affecting hot gas defrost -equipped unit coolers ("hot gas 
defrost unit coolers"). DOE is proposing to amend the current test procedure regarding 
hot gas unit coolers consistent with an update to the industry standard that is incorporated 
by reference in the DOE test procedure for w alk-in freezer refrigeration systems. Given 
the upcoming energy conservation standards compliance date of 10 July 2020, DOE is 
limiting the scope of this proposed rulemaking to expediently address how to test a hot 
gas defrost unit cooler.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment   G/TBT/N/USA/1189/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• 85 Federal Register (FR) 60724, 28 September 2020; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 431:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-28/html/2020 -19565.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-28/pdf/2020 -19565.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment is identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2020-BT-TP-0016. The Docket Folder is available at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2020-BT-TP-0016 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 stakehold ers are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . 
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be su bmitted to the Docket  on 
Regulations.gov  if received within the comment period.  
Previous actions notified under the  symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1189  are identified 
by Docket  Number EERE -2016-BT-TP-0030. The Docket Folder is available on 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2016-BT-TP-0030 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.  
A related action notified as G/TBT/N/USA/512/Add.7  is identified 
by Docket  Number  EERE-2011-BT-CE-0050.  The Docket Folder is available on 
https:/ /www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2011-BT-CE-0050 and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket N umber.  
A related action notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1190/Add.1  is identified 
by Docket  Number  EERE-2015-BT-STD-0016.  The Docket Folder is available on 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2015-BT-STD-0016 and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Do cuments are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
A related action notified as G/TBT/N/USA/857/Add.3  is identified 
by Docket  Number  EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015. The Docket Folder is available on 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2008-BT-STD-0015 and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received.  
A related action notified as G/TBT/N/USA/710/Add.7  is identifie d 
by Docket  Number  EERE-2011-BT-TP-0024. The Docket Folder is available on 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE -2011-BT-TP-0024 and provides access to 
primary and su pporting documents as well as comments received.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  14 December 2020  
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/2020/ TBT/USA/20_6009_00_e.pdf