diff --git a/scripts/Testing/Testcases/config_tests.xml b/scripts/Testing/Testcases/config_tests.xml
index 5a73efa69d68..750c6fc3439c 100644
--- a/scripts/Testing/Testcases/config_tests.xml
+++ b/scripts/Testing/Testcases/config_tests.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ The following are the test functionality categories:
   7) archiving (short-term and long-term) tests
   8) performance tests
   9) spinup tests
+  10) other component-specific tests
 
 NOTES:
 - unless otherwise noted everything is run in one executable directory
@@ -150,6 +151,13 @@ SPO    smoke spinup-ocean test
 
 LAR    long term archive test
 
+======================================================================
+    Other component-specific tests
+======================================================================
+
+LII    CLM initial condition interpolation test
+
+
 -->
 
 <config_test>
diff --git a/utils/python/CIME/SystemTests/README b/utils/python/CIME/SystemTests/README
index c2aed89d6948..ae8ca6c056de 100644
--- a/utils/python/CIME/SystemTests/README
+++ b/utils/python/CIME/SystemTests/README
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 The following are the test functionality categories:
   1) smoke tests
-  2) restart tests
-  3) threading/pe-count modification tests
-  4) sequencing (layout) modification tests
-  5) multi-instance tests
-  6) performance tests
-  7) spinup tests (TODO)
+  2) basic reproducibility tests
+  3) restart tests
+  4) threading/pe-count modification tests
+  5) sequencing (layout) modification tests
+  6) multi-instance tests
+  7) performance tests
+  8) spinup tests (TODO)
+  9) other component-specific tests
 
 Some tests not yet implemented in python.  They can be found in
 cime/scripts/Testing/Testcases
@@ -23,6 +25,12 @@ SMS    smoke startup test (default length)
        if $IOP_ON is set then suffix is base_iop
        success for non-iop is just a successful coupler
 
+======================================================================
+    Basic reproducibility Tests
+======================================================================
+
+REP    reproducibility: do two identical runs give the same results?
+
 ======================================================================
     Restart Tests
 ======================================================================
@@ -138,3 +146,8 @@ SSP    smoke CLM spinup test (only valid for CLM compsets with CLM45 and CN or B
          short term archiving is on
        do a hybrid non-spinup run run from the restart files generated in the first phase
 
+======================================================================
+    Other component-specific tests
+======================================================================
+
+LII    CLM initial condition interpolation test