G/TBT/N/USA/1215  
 
2 November 2016  
(16-6006) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) : 
2. Agency responsible : Office of Energy Eff iciency and Renewable Energy (OEERE), 
Department of Energy (DOE) [1237]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification 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 [  ], other : 
4. Products covere d (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Refrigeration products . 
Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat 
pumps othe r than air conditi oning machines of heading 84.15  (HS: 8418) . Environmental 
protection (ICS : 13.020), Shop fittings (ICS : 97.130)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Energy 
Conservation Program : Energy Conservation Standard s for Miscellaneous Refrigeration 
Products (13 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content : The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 ("EPCA"), as 
amended, established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other 
Than Automobiles. Bas ed on provisions in EPCA that enable the Secretary of Energy to 
classify additional types of consumer products as covered products, the U.S. Department 
of Energy ("DOE") classified miscellaneous refrigeration products ("MREFs") as covered 
consumer products  under EPCA. In determining whether to set standards for products, 
DOE must evaluate whether new standards would be technologically feasible and 
economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. In this proposed 
rule, DOE proposes new energy conservation standards for MREFs identical to those set 
forth in a direct final rule published elsewhere in this Federal Register. If DOE receives 
adverse comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for 
withdrawal, DOE wi ll publish a notice withdrawing the final rule and will proceed with this 
proposed rule.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents : 
 81 Federal Register (FR) 7 4950, 28 October 2016; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 430.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.  
 Energy Conservation Program : Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous 
Refrigeration Products, Direct Final Rule published 2 8 October 2016 will be notified G/TBT/N/USA/1215  
 
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  as Add.1 : https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-10-28/html/2016 -24759.htm  
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-10-28/pdf/2016 -24759.pdf  
 G/TBT/N/USA/661 : Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products :  
Proposed Determination of Miscellaneous Residential Refrigeration  
Products as Covered Products and all  subsequent addenda and 
corrigenda : https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2016-10-28/pdf/2016 -24759.pdf   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into f orce: To be determined   
10. Final date for comments : 15 February 2017 . Comments regarding the likely com petitive 
impact of the proposed  standard should be sent to the Department of Justice contact listed 
in the ADDRESSES section before 28 November 2016.  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body : 
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/USA/16_4557_00_e.pdf