. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/288 
1 August 2007 
 (07-3273) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circulat ed in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Energy (DOE) (298) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
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 (HS:  8418;  ICS:  13.020, 27.200, 97.130) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Energy Conservation 
Program for Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Commercial Ice-Cream Freezers; for Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators, 
Commercial Freezers, and Commercial Refr igerator-Freezers without Doors; and for 
Remote Condensing Commercial Refrigerators, Commercial Freezers, and Commercial Refrigerator-Freezers  (50 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) authorizes the 
Department of Energy (DOE) to establish energy conservation standards for various 
consumer products and commer cial and industrial equipment, including commercial ice-
cream freezers; self-contained commercial refrigerators, commercial freezers, and 
commercial refrigerator-freezers without doors; and remote condensing commercial 
refrigerators, commercial freezers, and commercial refrigerator-freezers, if DOE determines 
that energy conservation standards would be  technologically feasible and economically 
justified, and would result in significant energy savings. DOE publishes this Advance 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) to consider establishing energy conservation 
standards for the categories of commercial refr igeration equipment mentioned above, and to 
announce a public meeting to receive comments on a variety of issues. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of the environment 
8. Relevant documents:   72 Federal Register (FR) 41161 26 July 2007; Title 10 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431.  Will appe ar in the Federal Register when adopted. G/TBT/N/USA/288 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   9 October 2007 
11. Texts 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://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-
3640.htm 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/
07-3640.pdf