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WORLD TRADEG/TBT/N/USA/1189ORGANIZATION16 September 2016(16-4901)Page:1/2Committee on Technical Barriers to TradeOriginal:EnglishNOTIFICATIONThe following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6Notifying Member:UNITED STATES OF AMERICAIf applicable,name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):2.Agency responsible:Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE),Department of Energy (DOE)[1205]Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers,email and websiteaddresses,if available)of agency or authority designated to handle commentsregarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:Please submit comments to:USA WTO TBT Enquiry PointEmail:usatbtep@nist.govNotified 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):Walk-in coolers andwalk-in freezers.Refrigerators,freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment,electric or other;heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 84.15(HS:8418).Environmental protection (ICS:13.020),Test conditions and procedures ingeneral (ICS:19.020),Shop fittings (ICS:97.130).5.Title,number of pages and language(s)of the notified document:EnergyConservation Program:Test Procedure for Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in Freezers;ProposedRule (34 pages,in English)6.Description of content:This document proposes amending the test procedure for certainwalk-in cooler and freezer components by improving the procedure's clarity,updatingrelated certification and enforcement provisions to address the performance-based energyconservation standards for walk-in cooler and freezer equipment,and establishing labelingrequirements to aid manufacturers in determining which components would be consideredfor compliance purposes as intended for walk-in cooler and freezer applications.Theproposed amendments consist of certain walk-in cooler and freezer refrigeration system-specific provisions,including product-specific definitions,removal of the test method forsystems with hot gas defrost,and a method to accommodate refrigeration equipment thatuse adaptive defrost and on-cycle variable-speed evaporator fan control.Objective and rationale,including the nature of urgent problems whereapplicable:Protection of the environment