G/TBT/N/USA/583/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
22 January 2024  
(24-0442) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  19 January 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 Residential Refrigerators, 
Refrigerator -Freezers, and Freezers  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 17 January 2024  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 16 May 2024  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
89 Federal Register (FR) 3026, 17 January 2024; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 430:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-01-17/html/2023 -28978.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-01-17/pdf/2023 -28978.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/final_measure/24_00640_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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[X] Other: If adverse comments are received by 6 May 2024 (refer to 
G/TBT/N/USA/583/Rev.2), 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 stand ards established for 
refrigerators, refrigerator -freezers, and freezers in this direct final rule is required on and 
after 31 January 2029, for the product classes listed in Table I.1 and 31 January 2030, 
for the product classes listed in Table I.2.  
 
 
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/583/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
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  Description:  The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (" EPCA"), prescribes energy 
conservation standards for various co nsumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, including refrigerators, refrigerator -freezers, and freezers . In this direct final rule, the 
U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE'') is adopting amended energy conservation standards for 
refrigerators, refrigerator -freezers, and freezers. DOE has determined that the amended energy 
conservation standards for these p roducts would result in significant conservation of energy, and 
are technologically feasible and economically justified.  
The effective date of this rule is 16 May 2024. The incorporation by reference of certain material 
listed in the rule was approved by the Director as of 21 May 2014, and 12 November 2021.  
Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430  
This direct final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/583/Rev.1  are 
identified by Docket Number EERE -2017-BT-STD-0003. The Docket Folder is available on 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE -2017-BT-STD-0003/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 6 May 2024. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and 
their stakeholders will be shared with DOE and will also be submitted to the Docket  on 
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
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