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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.

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

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Public Meetings and Meeting

Materials

Energy Conservation Standard

Framework Public Meeting

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Charles Llenza

Project Manager

(202) 586-2192

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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.

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

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.

Include Docket Number EE-2008-

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BT-STD-0015 and/or RIN 1904-AB86

in the subject line of the message.

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

Please include a signed original.

Contact Information

Charles Llenza

Project Manager

(202) 586-2192

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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.

Some of the following documents are

available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download

Adobe Reader.

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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overview of the rulemaking process and

approaches to the analyses DOE intends

to conduct for the preliminary analysis

and public meeting, and, thereafter, at

the NOPR: These analysis include a

market and technology assessment,

screening analysis, engineering

analysis, markups for price

determination, life-cycle cost analysis,

shipments analysis, national impact

analysis, manufacturer impact analysis,

environmental assessment, and

regulatory impact analysis.

Transcript: A transcript from the public

meeting will be available on the web

site after the meeting. A transcript will

also be available for public inspection in

the Building Technologies Program

Reading Room, between 9:00 a.m. and

4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays, at:

U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th floor

Washington, DC 20024

Telephone: (202) 586-2945

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.

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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in the subject line of the message.

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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