Printable Version

Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies Framework Document Public Meeting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting on July 16, 2009 to discuss the analyses presented and issues identified in the framework document. At the public meeting, DOE will make a number of presentations; invite discussion on the rulemaking process as it applies to battery chargers and external power supplies; and solicit comments, data, and information from participants. DOE will also invite comment on its preliminary analyses of battery chargers and external power supplies as described in the draft technical report.

Meeting Materials

All materials related to the public meeting, including the agenda, presentations, and any supplemental documents, will be posted here. DOE will notify interested parties as these documents become available.

• Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Public Meeting and Availability of Framework Document for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies, Federal Register, June 4, 2009 (PDF 65 KB)
• Agenda (PDF 16 KB)
• Presentation (PDF 2.2 MB)
• Issues for Stakeholder Comment (PDF 15 KB)
• Possible Applications for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies (PDF 383 KB)
• Data Needed (PDF 15 KB)
• Transcript (PDF 640 KB) 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. 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

Request to Speak at the Public Meeting

Interested parties are welcome to give a prepared statement at the public meeting. The Department must receive a request to speak before 4:00 p.m. EDT on July 2, 2009. Please submit a signed original and an electronic copy of the statement to be given at the public meeting no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT July 9, 2009.

Comments

DOE welcomes comments from interested parties during the designated comment periods for this rulemaking. The comment period is open for 45 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Interested parties may submit comments through 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.

All comments submitted must clearly identify the BCEPS rulemaking, the docket number, and the regulatory information number (RIN).

• Battery Charger and External Power Supply Rulemaking: Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0005 and Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1904-AB57.

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:

  Include docket number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0005 and/or RIN 1904-AB57 in the subject line of your message and send to BC&EPS_ECS@ee.doe.gov.

• Postal Mail:

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

  Please 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 20224
  Telephone: (202) 586-2945

  Please include one signed original.

Contact Information

Victor Petrolati
Project Manager
(202) 586-4549