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

Building Technologies Program – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Metal Halide Lamp Ballast Test Procedure Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Public Meeting

This page presents information on the public meeting regarding test procedures for metal halide lamp ballasts in metal halide lamp fixtures.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) held a public meeting to cover the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for the Metal Halide Lamp Ballast Test Procedure. The public provided DOE the opportunity to present the proposal and to respond to interested parties' questions. DOE also seek input from interested parties on the proposed test procedure, its methods, and sources.

Here you will find information on the meeting as well as instructions for submitting comments for this public meeting.

Meeting Materials

• Test Procedures for Metal Halide Lamp Ballasts, NOPR, Federal Register, 74 FR 33171, July 10, 2009
• Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the NOPR, Federal Register, 73 FR 76569, December 5, 2008
• Agenda
• Presentation
• Transcript A transcript is available for public inspection in the Building Technologies Program Reading Room, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. To schedule an appointment or to purchase this transcript, contact:
  Brenda Edwards
  U.S. Department of Energy
  Building Technologies Program
  950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th Floor
  Washington, DC 20024
  Telephone: (202) 586-2945

How to Submit Comments

You may submit comments via the Federal rulemaking portal, electronically, by mail, or by courier. Whenever possible, comments in the electronic format should carry the electronic signature of the author. Absent an electronic signature, comments submitted electronically must be authenticated by submitting the signed original paper document.

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal:

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

• E-mail:

  metal_halide_ballasts.rulemaking@hq.doe.gov.
  Include EERE-2008-BT-TP-0017 and/or RIN 1904-AB87 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

  Include one 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

  Include one signed original.

Comments should clearly identify docket number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0017. The deadline for submitting comments is September 23, 2009.

Contact Information

Lucy deButts
Project Manager