G/TBT/N/USA/865/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
27 September 2023  
(23-6441) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  27 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: Test Procedure for Commercial Refrigerators, Refrigerator -
Freezers, and Freezers  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 26 September 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 26 October 2023; The effective date of this 
rule is 26 October 2023. The amendments will be mandatory for equipment testing 
starting 20 September 2024. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in 
the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on 26 October 2023.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
88 Federal Register (FR) 66152, 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 429 and 
431: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-09-26/html/2023 -19999.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-09-26/pdf/2023 -19999.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_12632_00
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") amends the test procedures for commercial 
refrigerators, refrigerator -freezers, and freezers ("CRE")  to reference the latest versions of the 
applicable industry standards. DOE also establishes definitions and test procedures for new 
equipment categories, adopts test procedures consistent with recently published waivers and interim 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
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  waivers, establishes product -specific enforcement provisions, allows for volume determinations 
based on computer -aided designs, specifies a sampling plan for volume and total display area, and 
adopts additional clarifying amendments.  
The effective date of this rule is 26 October 2023. The amendments will be mandatory for equipment 
testing starting 20 September 2024. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in the 
rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on 26 October 2023.  
10 CFR Part 429 is accessible at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title -10/chapter -II/subchapter -
D/part -429 and Part 431 is accessible at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title -10/chapter -
II/subchapter -D/part -431. 
This final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking, announceme nt of public meeting notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/865/Rev.1  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2017-BT-TP-0008. The Docket 
Folder is  available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-TP-
0008/document  and provides access to primary and supportin g documents as well as comments 
received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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