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## Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers This page presents information on test procedures, energy conservation standards, and rulemaking activities for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.
Walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers (walk-ins or WICF) are large, insulated refrigerated spaces with access door(s) large enough for people to enter. The purpose of walk-ins is to store temporarily refrigerated or frozen food or other perishable materials. The two major classes of walk-ins are: low-temperature refrigerated space (-10°F to -20°F) and medium-temperature refrigerated space (-10°F to 30°F). Although walk-ins can be used in a wide variety of applications, they are used primarily in food service and sales. 

### Statutory Authority The National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), Pub. L. 95-619, amended the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) to add part C of title III (42 U.S.C. 6311-6317), which established an energy conservation program for certain industrial equipment including WICF. In addition, section 312 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) ( PDF 1.0 MB ) amended section 342 of EPCA by adding subsection 342(f)(3) (42 U.S.C. 6313(f)(3)), to establish prescriptive requirements, mandated by Congress, for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers with transparent reach-in doors manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, as set forth in EISA. Download Adobe Reader

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### Rulemakings in Progress The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is conducting concurrent, but separate, rulemakings for WICF test procedures and energy conservation standards. 

### Test Procedures Rulemaking WICF test procedures rulemaking Test Procedures Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) (coming soon)


### Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking Walk-in coolers and freezers framework 

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## Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers Energy Conservation Standard Framework Document This page provides information on the framework document for energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers (WICF), including how to submit comments.
The framework document is the starting point in the standards development process. It identifies the approach and analytical tools that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) anticipates using in each rulemaking. The document also identifies issues on which DOE requests feedback from interested parties regarding the assumptions, methodology, and analytical tools DOE proposes to use. In this document, DOE also requests information that it can use in its analysis of walk-in coolers and freezers.
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Framework Public Meeting Notice of Date Change for Public Meeting ( PDF 74 KB ) Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of Framework Document ( PDF 100 KB ) Framework Document ( PDF 247 KB )



### How to Submit Comments Interested parties may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by courier. Comments should clearly identify docket number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015 . The deadline for submitting comments is February 12, 2009

. Wherever possible, comments in the electronic format should carry the electronic signature of the author. Absent an electronic signature, comments submitted electronically must be followed and authenticated by submitting the signed original paper document.

E-mail: wicf-2008-std-0015@ee.doe.gov

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Postal Mail: Brenda Edwards 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: Brenda Edwards U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program 950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th Floor Washington, DC 20024 Telephone: (202) 586-2945
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## Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in Freezers Energy Conservation Standard Framework Document Public Meeting

This page presents information on the walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers energy conservation standard framework meeting, including how to speak at the meeting and submit comments.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold an informal framework public meeting as a first step in the standards rulemaking process for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers (WICF). This meeting is the starting point in the standards development process. It will familiarize interested parties with the approach and analytical tools that DOE anticipates using, and provide an opportunity for feedback. The meeting will also address the development of test procedures for WICF. In addition, DOE will request information that DOE should consider in its analysis of walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.
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### Meeting Materials Notice of Date Change for Public Meeting ( PDF 71 KB ) Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document ( PDF 101 KB ) Agenda (coming soon) Presentation (coming soon): The public meeting presentation includes an DATE: February 4, 2009

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

LOCATION: U.S. Department of Energy Forrestal Building 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Room 1E-245 Washington, DC 20585 

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### Requests to Speak Interested parties are welcome to give a prepared statement at the public meeting. DOE must receive a request to speak by postal mail, e-mail, and/or hand delivery or courier before 4 p.m. EST on January 28, 2009

. Please submit a signed original and an electronic copy of the statement to be given no later than January 28, 2009

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### How to Submit Comments Interested parties may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery or courier. All comments must identify the Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers Rulemaking, the Docket Number EE-2008- BT-STD-0015 , and Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1904-AB86 . The deadline for submitting comments is February 12, 2009

. Wherever possible, comments in the electronic format should carry the electronic signature of the author. Absent an electronic signature, comments submitted electronically must be followed and authenticated by submitting the signed original paper document.
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: wicf-2008-std-0015@ee.doe.gov

. Include Docket Number EE-2008- BT-STD-0015 and/or RIN 1904-AB86 

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Postal Mail: Brenda Edwards U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Mailstop EE-2J Washington, DC 20585-0121
Please include one signed original.
Hand Delivery or Courier: 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 one signed original.



### Contact Information Charles Llenza Project Manager (202) 586-2192

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