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

Building Technologies Program – Appliances and Commercial Equipment Standards

Residential Furnaces and Boilers EISA Test Procedures Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Public Meeting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting on August 18, 2009, to discuss the analyses presented and issues identified in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR). At the public meeting, DOE will make a number of presentations; invite discussion on the rulemaking process as it applies to residential furnaces and boilers; and solicit comments, data, and information from participants.

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.

• NOPR (PDF 161 KB)
• Agenda (16 KB)
• Presentation (PDF 92 KB)
• Transcript (PDF 396 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 August 4, 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 August 11, 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. The deadline for submitting comments is October 13, 2009.

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

• Residential Furnaces and Boilers Rulemaking: Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0020 and Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1904-AB89.

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-TP-0020 and/or RIN 1904-AB89 in the subject line of your message and send to RFB-2008-TP-0020@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

Mohammed Khan
Project Manager
(202) 586-7892