Department of Energy

Washington, DC 20585

May 15, 1998

PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON PROCEDURES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR CONDUCTING

CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONER ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS RULEMAKING

The Department of Energy (Department) is implementing the July 15, 1996, process rule on the

appliance standards rulemaking process. On June 30, 1998, the Department will hold a public

workshop to kickoff the central air conditioning standards rulemaking. At this meeting, the

Department will be discussing how the central air conditioning rulemaking will be tailored to meet

the Department's commitments to the process rule.

At the workshop, the Department will discuss the proposed analytical framework for developing

the central air conditioner standards. This workshop will include a discussion of the different

methodologies and the relationships among various analyses.

The workshop for central air conditioners standards rulemaking will be held on June 30, 1998, at

the U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121

in room 1E-245 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. I have enclosed a preliminary draft agenda for the

workshop.

Copies of the draft framework document will be available beginning the week of May 25, 1998,

on the Office of Codes and Standards web site. The web site address is as follows:

http://www.eren doegov/buildings/codes standards/index.htm. If you have any questions, or

plan to attend the workshop, or wish to obtain a copy of the draft framework document, please

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones of my staff at (202) 586-2945, (202) 586-4617 (Fax). I look

forward to seeing you at the workshop.

Sincerely,

MiJ. Mc r

Office of Codes and Standards

Office of Buildings Technology, State

and Community Programs

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Enclosure

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EE-RM-STD-98-440 COMMENT 01A

Department of Energy 

Washington, DC 20585 

May 15, 1998 

A 

PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON PROCEDURES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR CONDUCTING 

CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONER ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS RULEMAKING 

The Department of Energy (Department) is implementing the July 15, 1996, process rule on the 

appliance standards rulemaking process. On June 30, 1998, the Department will hold a public 

workshop t.o kickoff the central air conditioning standards rulemaking. At this meeting, the 

Department will be discussing how the central air conditioning rulemaking will be tailored to meet 

the Department's commitments to the process rule. 

At the workshop, the Department will discuss the proposed analytical framework for developing 

the central air conditioner standards. This workshop will include a discussion of the different 

methodologies and the relationships among various analyses. 

The workshop for central air conditioners standards rulemaking will be held on June 30, 1998, at 

the U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121 

in room lE-245 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. I have enclosed a preliminary draft agenda for the 

workshop. 

Copies of the draft framework document will be available beginning the week of May 25, 1998, 

on the Office of Codes and Standards web site. The web site address is as follows: 

http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildingsicodes_standardsiindex.htm. If you have any questions, or 

plan to attend the workshop, or wish to obtain a copy of the draft framework document, please 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones of my staff at (202) 586-2945, (202) 586-4617 (Fax). I look 

forward to seeing you at the workshop. 

Enclosure 

Sincerely, 

M~MC Office of Codes and , 

Standards 

If~ Office of Buildings Technology, State 

and Community Programs 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

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