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

Building Technologies Program – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Pre-Analysis and Test Procedure Public Meetings

Standards Meeting

DATE: May 5, 2010
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
LOCATION: U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 1E-245
Washington, DC 20585

Test Procedure Meeting

DATE: June 11, 2010 
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET
LOCATION: U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 8E-089
Washington, DC 20585

Purpose: The Department will hold two informal public meetings. The first public meeting will be for the standards rulemaking process for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps standards. It is the second public meeting in the new standards rulemaking process.  At a later date, there will also be a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking meeting for the test procedure that will be announced in the near future. These two meetings are intended to familiarize interested stakeholders with the approaches and analytical tools that the DOE anticipates using for the standards and test procedure rulemakings. The meetings will highlight issues on which DOE requests feedback from interested parties on the assumptions, methodology, and analytical tools DOE uses for the standards and test procedure rulemakings. The meetings will highlight issues on which DOE requests feedback from interested parties on the assumptions, methodology, and analytical tools that DOE proposes to use. In addition, the Department will request data and information that DOE should consider in its analysis of residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. 

How to Submit Comments

You may submit comments electronically, by hand delivery, by mail, or by courier by 4 p.m. EDT on June 7, 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 a signed original paper document.   You also may submit comments via the eRulemaking portal.

  • Email comments for the standards public meeting.  Your comments should be submitted with reference to the docket number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0006 and/or RIN number 1904-AB47 for the standard. Email Address: Res_Central_AC_HP@ee.doe.gov
  • Email comments for the test procedure public meeting.  Your comments should be submitted with reference to the docket number EERE–2009–BT–TP–0004 and/or RIN number 1904-AB94. Email Address: RCAC-HP-2009-TP-0004@ee.doe.gov.
  • Postal Mail:
    Ms. Brenda Edwards
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Building Technologies Program
    1000 Independence Avenue, SW
    Mailstop EE-2J
    Washington, DC 20585-0121
    Please submit one signed paper original.
  • Hand Delivery/Courier:
    Ms. Brenda Edwards
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Building Technologies Program
    950 L'Enfant Plaza SW, 6th Floor
    Washington, DC 20024
    Telephone: (202) 586-2945
    Please submit one signed paper original.

Meeting Materials for the Standard

  • Notice of Public Meeting Document published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2010, with the public meeting held on May 5, 2010
  • Agenda
  • Presentation for the standards public meeting. DOE's presentation will 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.
  • After the public meeting, a transcript from the standards' meeting will 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 a copy of the transcript, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards (see below for contact information).

    • Meeting Materials for the Test Procedure

    • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the test procedure
    • Presentation for the test procedure Notice of Proposed Rulemaking public meeting (NOPR)
    • Agenda for the NOPR public meeting
    • Transcript  A transcript from the test procedure meeting 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 a copy of the transcript, contact:

    Mrs. Brenda Edwards
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Building Technologies Program
    950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th Floor
    Washington, DC 20024
    Telephone: (202) 586-2945
    Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov

    For Further Information contact:

    Direct requests for additional information to:
    Mr. Wes Anderson
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
    Building Technologies, EE-2J
    1000 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20585-0121
    (202) 586-7335
    Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov

    In the Office of General Counsel, contact:
    Ms. Elizabeth Kohl
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Office of General Counsel, GC-71
    1000 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, DC 20585
    (202) 586-7796
    Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov