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

Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies Preliminary Analysis Public Meeting

DATE: October 13, 2010

TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT

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

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting on October 13, 2010 to discuss the analyses presented and issues identified in the preliminary technical support 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 preliminary technical support document.

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.

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 September 29, 2010. 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 October 6, 2010.

Comments

DOE welcomes comments from interested parties during the designated comment periods for this rulemaking. The comment period is open for 30 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.

Return to the Energy Conservation Standards for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies page for information on all of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) activities related to this rulemaking.

Contact Information

Jeremy Dommu
Project Manager