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

Building Technologies Program – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures Energy Conservation Standard Framework Document Public Meeting

This page presents information on the metal halide lamp fixtures energy conservation standard framework meeting, including how to speak at the meeting and submit comments.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold an informal framework public meeting as a first step in the standards rulemaking process for metal halide lamp fixtures. This meeting is the starting point in the standards development process. It will familiarize interested parties with the approach and analytical tools that DOE anticipates using, and provide an opportunity for feedback. In addition, DOE will request information that DOE should consider in its analysis of metal halide lamp fixtures.

Meeting Materials

• Energy Conservation Standards for Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document; Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period, Federal Register, 75 FR 5544, February 3, 2010
• Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document for Metal Halide Lamp Fixture, Federal Register, 74 FR 69036, December 30, 2009
• Framework Document
• Agenda
• Presentation
• Public Meeting Transcript, January 26, 2010

Requests to Speak

Interested parties are welcome to give a prepared statement at the public meeting. DOE must receive a request to speak by e-mail, postal mail, and/or hand delivery or courier before 4 p.m. EST on January 12, 2010. Please submit a signed original and an electronic copy of the statement to be given no later than January 19, 2010.

How to Submit Comments

Interested parties may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery or courier. All comments must identify the Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures Rulemaking, the Docket Number EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018, and Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1904-AC00. The deadline for submitting comments is 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Wherever possible, comments in the electronic format should carry the electronic signature of the author. Absent an electronic signature, comments submitted electronically must be followed and authenticated by submitting the signed original paper document.

Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods.

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:

  http://www.regulations.gov/
  Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• E-mail:

  MHLF-2009-STD-0018@ee.doe.gov
  Include Docket Number EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018 and/or RIN 1904-AC00 in the subject line of the message.

• Postal Mail:

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

  Please include a signed original.

• Hand Delivery or Courier:

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

  Please include a signed original.

Contact Information

Lucy deButts
Project Manager