G/TBT/N/USA/1215/Rev.2  
8 May 2024  
(24-3650) 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):  
Refrigeration products; Refrigerators, freezers and other r efrigerating 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); 
Energy efficiency. Energy conservation in general (ICS co de(s): 27.015); 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 S tandards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration 
Products; (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act, as amended (" EPCA"), prescribes energy conservation standards for 
various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including 
miscellaneous refrigeration products ("MREFs") . In this notice of proposed rulemaking 
("NOPR"), DOE proposes new energy conservation standards for MREFs identical to those 
set forth in a direct final rule  published elsewhere in the 7 May 2024 issue of the Federal 
Register (and notified in G/TBT/N/USA/1215/Rev.1/Ad d.1). If DOE receives adverse 
comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for 
withdrawal of the direct final rule, DOE will publish a notice of withdrawal and will proceed 
with this proposed rule.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of the 
environment   G/TBT/N/USA/1215/Rev.2  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 37987, 7 May 2024; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 430 : 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-05-07/html/2024 -08002.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-05-07/pdf/2024 -08002.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and previous actions notified under the symbol 
G/TBT/N/USA/1215/Rev.1  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 26 August 2024. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shar ed with the DOE and will also 
be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adopt ion: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  26 August 2024  
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/2024/TBT/USA/24_03141_00_e.pdf