G/TBT/N/USA/583/Rev.1  
28 February 2023  
(23-1368) 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 notifi cation 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 [  ], 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):  
Refrigerators, refrigerator -freezers, and freezers; Refrigerators, freezers and other 
refrige rating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps; parts thereof (excl. air 
conditioning machines of heading 8415) (HS code(s): 8418); Environmental protection 
(ICS code(s): 13.020); Domestic refrigerating appliances (ICS code(s): 97.040.30); 
Commercial refrigerating appliances (ICS code(s): 97.130.20)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy 
Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerators, Refrigerator -
Freezers, and Freezers; (85 page(s), i n English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public 
meeting on 11 April 2023 - The Energy Policy and Conservation Act , as amended  ("EPCA"), 
prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain 
commercial and industrial equipment, including refrigerators, refrigerator -freezers, and 
freezers. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or "the Department") 
to periodically determine whether more stringent standards would be technologically 
feasible and economica lly justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this 
notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR"), DOE proposes amended energ y conservation 
standards for refrigerators, refrigerator -freezers, and freezers , and also announces a 
public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards and associated analyses 
and results.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of u rgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of the environment   G/TBT/N/USA/583/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  88 Federal Register (FR) 12452, 27 February 2023; Title 10 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-27/html/2023 -03436.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-27/pdf/2023 -03436.pdf  
DOE will hold a public meeting v ia webinar on Tuesday, 11 April 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m.  Eastern Time , in Washington, DC. See sectio n VII, "Public Participation," for 
webinar registration information, participant instructions and information about the 
capabilities available to webinar participants. Comments regarding the likely competitive 
impact of the proposed standard should be sent  to the Department of Justice contact 
listed in the ADDRESSES section on or before 29 March 2023.  
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments on this notice of 
proposed rulemaking 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 submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov  if received within the 
comment period.  
This current action, the earlier notification of a webinar; availability of preliminary 
technical support document notified as G/TBT/N/USA/583/Add.3  and the request for 
information notified as G/TBT/N/USA/583/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number EERE -
2017-BT-STD-0003. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-STD-0003/document  and provides 
access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received.  
Earlier actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/583  are identified by Docket 
Number EERE -2008-BT-STD-0012. The Docket Folder is available at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2008-BT-STD-0012/document . 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:  28 April 2023  
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/2023/TBT/USA/23_1377_00_e.pdf