. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/628 
4 May 2011  
 (11-2311) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  UNITED STATES
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Office of Energy Efficiency a nd Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy (DOE) (645) 
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 :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Commercial refrigeration 
equipment; commercial heating, ventilat ing, air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment; 
commercial water heating equipment; walk-i n coolers; walk-in freezers; and automatic 
commercial ice makers (HS 8418, 8415, 8514, 8516.10, 8419; ICS 13.020) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Energy Conservation 
Program: Certification, Compliance, and Enforcement for Consumer Products and 
Commercial and Industrial Equipm ent (3 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the "Department") 
proposes to amend the compliance dates for revi sions to its certification, compliance, and 
enforcement regulations for ce rtain commercial a nd industrial equipment covered under the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as  amended (EPCA or the "Act"). Specifically, 
DOE is tentatively proposing an 18-month ex tension to the compliance date for the 
certification provisions for co mmercial refrigeration equi pment; commercial heating, 
ventilating, air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment; commercial water hea ting equipment; walk-
in coolers; walk-in freezers; and automatic commercial ice makers. DOE is also considering 
extending the compliance date for the certification provisions for other commercial equipment 
based on comments.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of environment  
8. Relevant documents:   76 Federal Register (FR) 21813, 19 April 2011; 10 CFR Part 429 
G/TBT/N/USA/466 - Energy Conser vation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy 
Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and 
Water-Heating Equipment G/TBT/N/USA/628 
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  G/TBT/N/USA/512 - Energy Conservation Progra m: Test Procedures for Walk-In Coolers 
and Walk-In Freezers 
G/TBT/N/USA/578 - Energy Conservation Prog ram: Certification, Compliance, and 
Enforcement for Consumer Products a nd Commercial and Industrial Equipment 
G/TBT/N/USA/618 - Energy Conservation Prog ram: Certification, Compliance, and 
Enforcement for Consumer Products and Co mmercial and Industrial Equipment: Test 
Procedures for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }  To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  19 May 2011 
11. Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:    
Internet URLs: 
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/2011-9473.htm  
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/pdf/2011-9473.pdf