U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Building Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Test Procedure Public Meeting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes amendments to its test procedure for commercial refrigeration equipment (CRE). The amendments would update the referenced industry test procedures to the most current version, incorporate methods to evaluate the energy impacts resulting from the use of night curtains and lighting occupancy sensors, and allow testing of certain commercial refrigerators at their lowest application product temperature. These test procedures will apply to commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, as defined in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended. Use of any amended test procedures will be required on the compliance date of any standards developed in the associated energy conservation standard rulemaking.

The purpose of this public meeting is to give DOE an opportunity to present its methodology and the results of the test procedure for commercial refrigerator equipment. The meeting will also allow DOE to explain its plans for the remaining analyses supporting the Final Rule and to seek input from interested parties on its planned methodologies, assumptions, and data sources.

Meeting Materials

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for the Test Procedure for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment, Federal Register, 75 FR 71596, November 24, 2010
• Clarified Equations Presented in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for the Test Procedure for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (RIN 1904-AC40) published in the Federal Register on November 24, 2010, 75 FR 71596.
• Agenda
• Presentation slides
• Attendee List
• Webinar Attendee Report
• Transcript

Webinar Information

Stakeholders can attend the public meeting via webinar. Registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants will be published on the following Web site: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/638471849

How to Submit Comments

Interested parties may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2010-BT-TP-0034 or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1904-AC40, by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal:

  http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html
  Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• E-mail:

  CRE-2010-TP-0034@ee.doe.gov
  Include the docket number EERE-2010-BT-TP-0034 and/or RIN 1904-AC40 in the subject line of the message.

• Docket:

  For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. Or view DOE's framework document online.

• Postal Mail:

  Ms. Brenda Edwards
  U.S. Department of Energy
  Building Technologies Program
  1000 Independence Avenue, SW
  Mailstop EE-2J
  Washington, DC 20585-0121

  Please include one signed original paper copy.

• Hand Delivery or Courier:

  Ms. Brenda Edwards
  U.S. Department of Energy
  Building Technologies Program
  6th Floor 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.
  Washington, DC 20024
  Telephone: (202) 586-2945

  Please include one signed original paper copy.

Comments should clearly identify docket number EERE–2010–BT–TP–0034. The deadline for submitting comments is January 24, 2011.

Contact Information

Charles Llenza
Project Manager
(202) 586-2192