G/TBT/N/USA/1189  
 
16 September 2016  
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Committee on Technical Barriers t o 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) [1205]  
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) : Walk-in coolers and 
walk-in freezers . Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, 
electric or other; h eat pumps other than air conditi oning machines of heading 84.15  
(HS: 8418) . Environmental protection (ICS : 13.020), Test conditions and procedures in 
general (ICS : 19.020), Shop fittings (ICS : 97.130) . 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the noti fied document : Energy 
Conservation Program : Test Procedure for Walk -in Coolers and Walk -in Freezers; Proposed 
Rule (34 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content : This document proposes amending the test procedure for certain 
walk-in cooler and freezer components by improving the procedure's clarity, updating 
related certification and enforcement provisions to address the performance -based energy 
conservation standards for walk -in cooler and freezer equipment, and establishing labeling 
requirements to ai d manufacturers in determining which components would be considered 
for compliance purposes as intended for walk -in cooler and freezer applications. The 
proposed amendments consist of certain walk -in cooler and freezer refrigeration system -
specific provisi ons, including product -specific definitions, removal of the test method for 
systems with hot gas defrost, and a method to accommodate refrigeration equipment that 
use adaptive defrost and on -cycle variable -speed evaporator fan control.  
7. Objective and ra tionale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/USA/1189  
 
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  8. Relevant documents : 
 81 Federal Register (FR) 54925, 17 August 2016; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regul ations (CFR) Parts 429 and 431.  Will appear in the Federa l Register when 
adopted.  
 G/TBT/N/USA/512  – Energy Conservation Program : Test Procedures for Walk -In 
Coolers and Walk -In Freezers and all subsequent addenda & corrigenda.  
 G/TBT/N/USA/710  – Energy Conservation Program : Alternative Efficiency 
Determination Me thods and Alternative Rating Methods and all subsequent addenda 
& corrigenda.  
 G/TBT/N/USA/857  – Energy Conservation Standards for Walk -in Coolers and 
Freezers and all subsequent addenda & corrigenda.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed  date of entry into force : To be determined  
10. Final date for comments : 17 October 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 :