G/TBT/N/USA/1215/Add.4  
 
10 February 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  10 February 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration 
Products  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-09/html/2022 -02713.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-09/pdf/2022 -02713.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_1503_00_e.pdf  
The public meeting webinar regarding the MREF preliminary analysis originally scheduled 
for 17 February 2022 will now be held on 7 March 2022, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time.  
 
Description:  TITLE: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards  Preliminary 
Analysis for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products  
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of  Energy  
ACTION: Notification of rescheduled public meeting  
SUMMARY: On 21 January 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE")  published a notification of 
a webinar and availability of a preliminary  technical support document for miscellaneous 
refrigeration products  ("MREFs"). The notification announ ced that a public meeting webinar  would 
be held on 17 February 2022. On 28 January 2022, DOE received a  request from the Association of 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1215/Add.4  
 
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  Home Appliance Manufactures ("AHAM")  to move the webinar date due to significant scheduling 
constraints. To  accommodate these scheduling issues, DOE is moving the public meeting webinar 
for MREFs to Monday, 7 March 2022.  
DATES: The public meeting webinar regarding the MREF preliminary analysis will now be held on 7 
March 2022, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.  Eastern Time  
This notification of rescheduled public meeting; the notification of a webinar and availability of 
preliminary technical support document notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1215/Add.3  and the request for 
information notified as  G/TBT/N/USA/1215/Add.2  are identified by Docket Number EERE -2020-BT-
STD-0039. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2020-BT-STD-0039/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 Members and their stakeholders are 
asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before  4pm Eastern Time  on 22 
March 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 s ubmitted to the  Docket  on 
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.   
Other actions notified under the symbol  G/TBT/N/USA/1215  are identified by Docket Number EERE -
2011-BT-STD-0043. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2011-BT-STD-0043/document  and provides access to 
primary and suppor ting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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