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## Commercial Heating, Air Conditioning, and Water Heating Equipment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Public Meeting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) held a public meeting to cover the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for commercial heating, air conditioning, and water heating (ASHRAE) equipment. This public meeting provided DOE the opportunity to present the proposal, discuss the analyses, and respond to interested parties' questions. DOE also sought input from these parties on the planned methods, assumptions, and data sources.

Here you will find information on the meeting as well as instructions for submitting comments for this public meeting. The documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader

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### Meeting Materials Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures and Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water Heating Equipment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), Federal Register, 74 FR 12000, March 20, 2009, as issued by the Secretary of Energy ( PDF 886 KB ) Agenda ( PDF 100 KB ) Presentation ( PDF 198 KB ) Transcript: ( PDF 399 KB ) A transcript is also available for public inspection in the Building Technologies Program Date: April 7, 2009

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT

Location: U.S. Department of Energy Forrestal Building 1000 Independence Avenue, SW. Room 8E-089 Washington, DC 20585 

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1 of 3 5/12/2009 8:46 A MReading 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: Ms. Brenda Edwards U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program 950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th Floor Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: (202) 586-2945



### Comments DOE invites public comment on its determination of scope, test procedure amendments, analyses, and proposed standard levels for amended national energy conservation standards for ASHRAE equipment.

The comment period is open until June 3, 2009 in the Federal Register

. You 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 identify the ASHRAE Equipment Rulemaking, the docket number, and the regulatory information number (RIN).

ASHRAE Equipment Rulemaking: Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0013 and Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1904-AB83

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: ASHRAE_90.1_rulemaking@ee.doe.gov

. Include EERE-2008-BT-STD-0013 and/or RIN 1904-AB83 in the subject line of the message.

Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Mailstop EE-2J Washington, DC 20585

Include one signed original. 

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2 of 3 5/12/2009 8:46 A MHand Delivery or Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program 950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th Floor Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945

Include one signed original.



### Contact Information Mohammed Khan Project Manager for ASHRAE Equipment (202) 586-7892

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## Commercial Heating, Air Conditioning, and Water Heating Equipment (i.e. ASHRAE Equipment) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking This page provides information on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) addressing certain American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) equipment found in ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007.

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) NOPR for ASHRAE equipment describes DOE's determination of scope for considering amended energy conservation standards for certain commercial heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and water heating equipment addressed in ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007. DOE also proposes amending the energy conservation standards for ten equipment classes of commercial packaged boilers and water-cooled and evaporatively-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heat pumps with a cooling capacity at or above 240,000 Btu/h and less than 760,000 Btu/h by adopting the efficiency levels specified by ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007. In addition, DOE is proposing amendments to its test procedures for commercial packaged boilers, which manufacturers are required to use to certify compliance with EPCA's energy conservation standards.

The NOPR is the first stage of the standards rulemaking process for ASHRAE equipment and will be followed by a final rule. At the NOPR stage, DOE presents the proposed standard levels and all of the rulemaking analyses, including the engineering analysis, the life-cycle cost analysis, and the national impact analysis. Interested parties are invited to review the NOPR documents and the analytical tools, attend the public meetings, and submit comments on the analyses and proposed standard levels.

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### Current Rulemaking Appliances and Commercial Equipment Standards: Commercial Heating, ... http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/...

1 of 2 5/12/2009 8:44 A MNotice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures and Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water Heating Equipment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), Federal Register, 74 FR 12000, March 20, 2009, as issued by the Secretary of Energy ( PDF 886 KB ) NOPR Public Meeting Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures and Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water Heating Equipment NOPR Technical Support Document, arch 10, 2009. Chapter 1. Introduction ( PDF 108 KB ) Chapter 2. Market Assessment ( PDF 632 KB ) Chapter 3. Engineering Analysis ( PDF 296 KB ) Chapter 4. Energy Use Characterization ( PDF 168 KB ) Chapter 5. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis ( PDF 1.3 MB ) Chapter 6. Shipments Analysis ( PDF 192 KB ) Chapter 7. National Impact Analysis ( PDF 352 KB ) Appendix 4A. Annual Efficiency Calculation for Condensing Boilers ( PDF 164 KB ) Appendix 5A. Detailed Life-Cycle Cost Output ( PDF 420 KB ) Appendix 7A. Detailed National Energy Savings and National Net Present Value Output ( PDF 1.1 MB )



### Contact Information
Mohammed Khan Project Manager for ASHRAE Equipment (202) 586-7892

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