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Metal Halide Lamp 

Ballast Test 

Procedure NOPR 

The Department of Energy 

(DOE) is publishing a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) 

for the test procedure 

rulemaking for metal halide 

lamp ballasts. The NOPR is the 

first document to be published 

in the test procedure 

rulemaking process. It will be 

followed by a Final Rule. 

At the NOPR stage, the DOE will 

propose the test procedure used 

to test metal halide lamp 

ballasts be based on the 

American National Standards 

Institute (ANSI) Standard 

C82.6-2005, "Ballasts for HighIntensity Discharge Lamps—

Method of Measurement." 

Therefore, DOE is undertaking 

rulemaking to establish a metal 

halide lamp ballast test 

procedure based on ANSI 

Standard C82.6-2005 for 

certification, compliance and 

enforcement provisions of the 

energy conservation standards. 

Stakeholders are invited to 

review the NOPR document, 

attend the public meeting, and 

submit comments on the DOE's 

approach. 

Here you will find information 

on the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NOPR) public 

meeting and DOE's proposed 

test procedure for Metal Halide 

EERE Information Center 

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Lamp Ballasts. 

z NOPR Public Meeting 

z Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the 

NOPR (PDF 324 KB) Download Adobe Reader

You may submit comments via 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. 

z Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov/

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

z E-mail: 

metal_halide_ballasts.rulemaking@hq.doe.gov. 

Include EERE-2008-BT-TP-0017 and/or RIN 

1904-AB87 in the subject line of the message. 

z Postal Mail: 

Mrs. Brenda Edwards 

U.S. Department of Energy 

Building Technologies Program 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Mailstop EE-2J 

Washington, DC 20585 

Include one signed original. 

z Hand Delivery or Courier: 

Mrs. 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. 

Comments should clearly identify docket number 

EERE-2008-BT-TP-0017. The deadline for submitting 

comments is 75 days after publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Contact Information 

Linda Graves Project Manager 

(202) 586-1851 

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