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

Building Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Public Meeting

Public Comment Period Extended


Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Re-Opening of the Public Comment Period for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment; Proposed Rule, Federal Register, 75 FR 41102, July 15, 2010

DATE: May 18, 2010

TIME: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST

LOCATION:
U.S. Department of Energy
Forrestal Building
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 8E-089
Washington, DC 20585

Purpose: The Department will hold an informal public meeting as a first step in the standards rulemaking process for commercial refrigeration equipment. This meeting is the starting point for the standards-development process and familiarizes interested stakeholders with the approach and analytical tools that the DOE anticipates using. The meeting highlights issues on which DOE requests feedback from interested parties on the assumptions, methodology, and analytical tools the DOE proposes to use. In addition, the Department requests data and information that DOE should consider in its analysis of commercial refrigeration equipment.

To Submit Comments

You may submit comments electronically, by hand delivery, by mail, or by courier; further information to be announced. 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 a signed original paper document. Comments should be submitted with reference to the docket number EE-2010-BT-STD-0003 and/or RIN number 1904-AC19 by the following methods:

  • Federal eRulemaking Portal, directions for submitting comments are on the site.

  • E-mail: CRE-2010-STD-0003@ee.doe.gov, please include EE-2010-BT-STD-0003 and/or RIN 1904-AC19 in the subject line of the message.

  • Regular Mail, Hand Delivery or Courier:
    Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Building Technologies Program
    Mailstop: EE-2J, Room 1J-018
    1000 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20585-0121

Meeting Materials

Some of the following publications are available as PDFs.  Download Adobe Reader.

  • Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document

  • Agenda

  • Presentation: Public meeting presentations include an overview of the rulemaking process and approaches to the analyses the Department intends to conduct for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and, thereafter, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: market and technology assessment, screening analysis, engineering analysis, markups for price determination, life-cycle cost analysis, shipments analysis, National impact analysis, manufacturer impact analysis, environmental assessment, and regulatory impact analysis.

  • Transcript: A transcript is also 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, at:
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Forrestal Building
    Room 1J-018
    1000 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20585
    Telephone: (202) 586-9127

  • To obtain a copy of the transcript from this meeting, contact:
    Neal R. Gross
    Court Reporters and Transcribers
    1323 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 2005-3701
    Telephone: (202 234-4433

Contact Information

Charles Llenza
Project Manager
(202) 586-2192