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Electric Motors Test Procedures

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and

Public Meeting

This page

presents

meeting

materials

and

information

on how to

submit

comments

for the test

procedures

notice of

proposed

rulemaking (NOPR) public meeting for electric motors.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing new

test procedures to measure the efficiency of certain

single-phase and polyphase small electric motors; revise

and expand the scope of test procedures for 1–200

horsepower electric motors to apply also to 201–500

horsepower motors; and update the list of standards

incorporated by reference in title 10 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, part 431. The purpose of this public

meeting is to discuss and receive comments, data, and

information about test procedures for small electric

motors, the updates to test procedures for electric

motors, the definitions concerning these test procedures,

and any other issues affecting this rulemaking.

The following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat

PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

Meeting Materials

Test Procedures for Electric Motors, Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Register, 73 FR

78220, December 22, 2008 (PDF 372 KB)

Agenda (PDF 92 KB)

Presentation (PDF 312 KB)

Transcript (PDF 340 KB)

How to Submit Comments

You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by

courier. Wherever 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 a signed original paper document.

E-mail:

small_electric_motors_tp.rulemaking@hq.doe.gov.

Include Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0008

in the subject line of the message.

Postal Mail:

Ms. Brenda Edwards

DATE: January 29, 2009

TIME: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST

LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 1E-245

Washington, DC 20585

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U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Mailstop EE-2J

Washington, DC 20585

Please include a signed original.

Hand 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

Please include a signed original.

Comments should clearly identify docket number

EERE-2008-BT-TP-0008. The deadline for submitting

comments is March 9, 2009.

Contact Information

James Raba

Project Manager

(202) 586-8654

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