G/TBT/N/USA/1215/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
8 May 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  8 May 2024, 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:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 7 May 2024  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 4 September 2024; if adverse comments are 
received by 26 August 2024 and the Department of Energy determines that such 
comments may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal, a timely withdrawal of this 
rule will b e published in the Federal Register (and notified to the WTO TBT Committee).  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
89 Federal Register (FR) 38762, Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-05-07/html/2024 -08001.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-05-07/pdf/2024 -08001.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/final_measure/24_03140_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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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 Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (" EPCA"), prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, inc luding miscellaneous refrigeration products . In this direct final rule, the U.S. 
Department of Energy ("DOE") is adopting amended energy conservation standards for 
miscellaneous refrigeration products. DOE has determined that the amended energy conservation 
 
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/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
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  standards for these products would result  in significant conservation of energy, and are 
technologically feasible and economically justified.  
The effective date of this rule is 4 September 2024. If adverse comments are received by 26 August 
2024 and DOE determines that such comments may provide a  reasonable basis for withdrawal of 
the direct final rule under 42 U.S.C. 6295(o), a timely withdrawal of this rule will be published in the 
Federal Register. If no such adverse comments are received, compliance with the amended 
standards established for m iscellaneous refrigeration products in this direct final rule is required on 
and after 31 January 2029. Comments regarding the likely competitive impact of the standards 
contained in this direct final rule should be sent to the Department of Justice contac t listed in the 
ADDRESSES section on or before 6 June 2024.  
Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430  
This direct final rule and other actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1215  after calendar 
year 2016 are identifie d 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 Doc ket Number. WTO Members and their 
stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern 
Time on 26 August 2024. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members 
and their stakeholders will be shared with the DOE and will a lso be submitted to the Docket  on 
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
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