Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - United States - Commercial refrigeration equipment - Addendum

NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, dated 29 August 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 Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers

 

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Comment period changed - date:

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Relevant symbol if measure re-notified:

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Content or scope of notified measure changed and text available from1:

Notification of data availability and request for comment by 27 September 2024

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/modification/24_05715_00_e.pdf

New deadline for comments (if applicable): 27 September 2024

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Description: On 10 October 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE'') published a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR'') (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/858/Rev.1), in which DOE proposed new and amended energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. In this notification of data availability ("NODA''), DOE is providing updated analytical results that reflect updates to the analysis that DOE is considering based on feedback received in response to the 10 October 2023, NOPR. DOE requests comments, data, and information regarding the updated analyses.

DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NODA no later than 27 September 2024.

89 Federal Register (FR) 68788, Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430:

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-28/html/2024-19072.htm

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-28/pdf/2024-19072.pdf

This NODA and the NOPR notified as G/TBT/N/USA/858/Rev.1 are identified by Docket Number EERE-2017-BT-STD-0007. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2017-BT-STD-0007/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 27 September 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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