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WORLD TRADEG/TBT/N/USA/1190ORGANIZATION19 September 2016(16-4957)Page:1/1Committee on Technical Barriers to TradeOriginal:EnglishNOTIFICATIONThe following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.61.Notifying 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 RenewableEnergy (OEERE)Department of Energy (DOE)[1208]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.gov3.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):Walk-in cooler andfreezer refrigeration systems.Refrigerators,freezers and other refrigerating or freezingequipment,electric or other;heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading84.15(HS:8418).Environmental protection (ICS:13.020),Shop fittings (ICS:97.130)5.Title,number of pages and language(s)of the notified document:EnergyConservation Program:Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Cooler and FreezerRefrigeration Systems(71 pages,in English)6.Description of content:The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 ("EPCA"),asamended,prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products andcertain commercial and industrial equipment,including walk-in coolers and freezers.EPCAalso requires the U.S.Department of Energy ("DOE")to periodically determine whethermore-stringent,amended standards would be technologically feasible and economicallyjustified,and would save a significant amount of energy.DOE proposes prescribing energyconservation standards for certain categories of walk-in cooler and freezer refrigerationsystems and plans to hold a public meeting to receive comment on these proposedstandards along with their accompanying analyses.7.Objective and rationale,including the nature of urgent problemswhereapplicable:Protection of the environment8.Relevant documents:81 Federal Register(FR)62979,13 September 2016;Title 10 Codeof Federal Regulations (CFR)Part 431.Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.9.Proposed date of adoption:To be determinedProposed date of entry into force:To be determined10.Final date for comments:14 November 201611.Texts available from:National enquiry point or address,telephone and faxnumbers and email and website addresses,if available,of other body:https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/USA/16_3933_00_e.pdf