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

Building Technologies Office – Appliance & Equipment Standards

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Electric and Gas Kitchen Ranges and Ovens, Microwave Ovens, and Commercial Clothes Washers Energy Conservation Standards NOPR Public Meeting

The purpose of this public meeting is to give DOE an opportunity to present its methodology and the results of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) analyses and to respond to interested parties questions for establishing energy conservation standards for Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Electric and Gas Kitchen Ranges and Ovens, Microwave Ovens, and Commercial Clothes Washers.

On this page, you will find meeting materials, instructions for submitting comments on this rulemaking, and contact information.

Meeting Materials

• NOPR for Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products, and Commercial Clothes Washers, Federal Register, October 17, 2008
• Agenda
• Presentations (Available after the meeting)
• Transcript

How to Submit Comments

You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by courier. Wherever 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 identify the docket number, and regulatory identifier number (RIN).

• Docket Number EE-2006-STD-0127 and Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) 1904-AB49.

Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal:

  http://www.regulations.gov/
  Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• E-mail:

  home_appliance.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov.
  Include docket number EE-2006-STD-0127 and/or RIN 1904-AB49 in the subject line of the message.

• Postal Mail:

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

  Please include one signed original.

Comments should clearly identify docket number EE-2006-STD-0127. The deadline for submitting comments is December 16, 2008.

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski
Project Manager
(202) 586-7463