Residential Furnaces Notice of Public Meeting Describing the Rulemaking Analysis Plan

This page presents information on the Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) and Rulemaking Analysis Plan developed as part of the current energy conservation standards rulemaking for residential furnaces.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is required to publish a final rule amending energy conservation standards for residential furnaces no later than May 1, 2011. DOE is publishing this notice of public meeting (NOPM) to announce: (1) the availability of the Rulemaking Analysis Plan (RAP) document, which details the analytical framework, models, and tools that DOE will use for the purposes of amending energy conservation standards for residential furnaces; and (2) an informal public meeting to solicit feedback from interested parties on the proposals outlined in the RAP.

DOE's comment period for the NOPM and Residential Furnaces Rulemaking Analysis Plan is open until 12:00 am EDT April 27, 2010.

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces: Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the Rulemaking Analysis Plan, Federal Register, 75 FR 12144, March 15, 2010
Rulemaking Analysis Plan
Chapter 17 of the preliminary analysis Technical Support Document for central air conditioners and heat pumps details the regional standards impacts on market participants for residential furnaces and residential central air conditioners and heat pumps.
Public Meeting
Extension of Comment Period for: Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the Rulemaking Analysis Plan, Federal Register, 75 FR 19296, April 14, 2010

In the RAP, DOE specifically requests comments about a consensus agreement for residential central air conditioner, heat pump, and furnace standards. This agreement was submitted as a joint comment to DOE by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Alliance to Save Energy, Appliance Standards Awareness Project, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships. The consensus agreement is available for review below.

Consensus Agreement: Joint Stakeholders Comments on Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Central Air Conditioners Heat Pumps and Residential Furnaces

How to Submit Comments

All comments submitted must identify the Residential Furnaces Rulemaking, the docket number, and regulatory information number (RIN).

Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking for Residential Furnaces: Docket Number EE-2009-BT-STD-0022 and Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1904–AC06.

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:
Energy conservation standard rule: Res-Furnaces-2009-STD-0022@ee.doe.gov.
Please be sure to include docket number EE-2009-BT-STD-0022 and RIN 1904–AC06 in the subject line of the message.

Postal Mail:
Ms. Brenda Edwards
U.S. Department of Energy
Building Technologies Program
Public Meeting for Residential Furnaces, EE-2009-BT-STD-0022
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Mailstop EE-2J
Washington, DC 20585-0121
Telephone: (202) 586-2945

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.

Contact Information

Mohammed Khan
Project Manager for Residential Furnaces
(202) 586-7892