Department of Energy

Washington, DC 20585

November 6,2009

Philip Giudice, COm1nissioner

Department of Energy Resources

100 Cambridge Street, Rm. 1020

Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Dear Commissioner Giudice:

This letter responds to the petition submitted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, dated

October 1,2009, which the U.S. Department ofEnergy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy received on October 6, 2009. Due to the substantial number ofrulemaking

activities currently being undertaken by the agency to improve the energy efficiency of both

consumer and commercial equipment, we were unable to provide you with an acknowledgement

ofthe agency's receipt ofthe petition in a more timely manner. We apologize for this situation

and regret any inconvenience that this may have caused.

DOE accepts the Commonwealth's petition for filing purposes under Title 10 ofthe Code of

Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 430.42(f). Our acceptance ofthe petition for filing purposes,

however, does not constitute a determination regarding the sufficiency ofthe petition, nor does it

reflect DOE's views as to the petition's merits or the final disposition thereof. Consistent with

the requirements under 10 CFR 430.42(a), the Commonwealth is under a continuing obligation

to provide any new or newly discovered information relevant to its petition.

Appropriate DOE staff are carefully reviewing the contents ofthe petition, which has been

assigned a high priority by the agency. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the

petition, please feel free to contact me at (202) 586-8423 or bye-mail at

ronald.lewisfai.hg .doe.gov.

Yours truly,

,

Appliance Standards

Buildings Technology Program

Cc:

Fred Augenstern

Assistant Attorney General

Environmental Protection Division

Office ofthe Attorney General

I Ashburton Place, 18th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

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