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Notifying Member: United States of America

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE), Department of Energy (DOE) [1208]

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point

Email: usatbtep@nist.gov

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Walk-in cooler and freezer refrigeration systems. 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), Shop fittings (ICS: 97.130)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Cooler and Freezer Refrigeration Systems (71 pages, in English)

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Description of content: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 ("EPCA"), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including walk-in coolers and freezers. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. DOE proposes prescribing energy conservation standards for certain categories of walk-in cooler and freezer refrigeration systems and plans to hold a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards along with their accompanying analyses.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents: 81 Federal Register (FR) 62979, 13 September 2016; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 431. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 14 November 2016

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/USA/16_3933_00_e.pdf