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

Building Technologies Program – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers Test Procedure Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Public Meeting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for the test procedure rulemaking for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers (WICF). The NOPR is the first document to be published in the test procedure rulemaking process. It will be followed by a final rule. At the NOPR stage, DOE proposes the procedures to be used to test WICF equipment for certification, compliance, and enforcement of the energy conservation standards. Interested parties are invited to review the NOPR, attend public meetings, and submit comments on DOE's approach.

Meeting Materials

• Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers, Proposed Rule, Federal Register, 75 FR 186, January 4, 2010
• Energy Conservation Program: Public Meeting and Availability of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-in Freezers; Date Change, Federal Register 75FR 9120, March 1, 2010
• Agenda
• Presentation
• Transcript A transcript will also be 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 the 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

Interested parties may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery or courier. Comments should clearly identify docket number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0014. The deadline for submitting comments is March 31, 2010.

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.

• E-mail:

  wicf-2008-tp-0014@ee.doe.gov
  Include Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0014 and/or RIN 1904-AB85 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

Charles Llenza
Project Manager
202-586-2192