TO: Attendees to the Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Public 

Meeting 

This is a courtesy email to the attendees of the Residential CAC Public Meeting held on 

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 notifying you of DOE's plan to extend the comment period by 7 days 

to Monday May 17th. 

 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an extension of the time period for submitting comments 

on the energy conservation standards notice of public meeting (NOPM) and availability of the 

preliminary technical support document for central air conditioners and heat pumps. The 

comment period is extended to May 17, 2010. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the energy conservation 

standards NOPM for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps received no later than 

May 17, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the “NOPM for Energy Conservation 

Standards for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps” and provide the appropriate 

docket number EE–2008–BT–STD–0006 and/or RIN number 1904-AB47. Comments may be 

submitted using any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments.

E-mail: Res_Central_AC_HP@ee.doe.gov (NOPM). Include docket number EE–2008–

BT–STD–0006 and/or RIN 1904-AB47, as appropriate, in the subject line of the 

message. Submit electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII 

file format and avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption.

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Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-

0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy.

Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. 

Please submit one signed original paper copy. 

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, visit the 

U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC, 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9:00 a.m. and 

4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at 

the above telephone number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wes Anderson, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-

7335. E-mail: Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov. 

 Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-71, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7796. 

E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 25, 2010, DOE published a Federal 

Register notice announcing the availability of its preliminary technical support document for 

energy conservation standards for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps, as well as 

a public meeting to discuss and receive comment on the preliminary analysis. 75 FR 14368. 

The NOPM provides for the submission of comments by May 10, 2010. The public meeting to 

discuss the preliminary analysis was held on for May 5, 2010. A number of commenters stated at 

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the public meeting that the time between the public meeting on May 5, 2010 and the end of the 

comment period on May 10, 2010 was not sufficient to address any issues that arose during the 

public meeting. DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period is 

appropriate and is hereby extending the comment period. DOE will consider any comments 

received by May 17, 2010, and deems any comments received between publication of the NOPM 

and May 17, 2010 to be timely submitted. 

Further Information on Submitting Comments

Under 10 CFR Part 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to 

be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit two copies: one copy of 

the document including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the 

document with the information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its 

determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat submitted information as 

confidential include (1) a description of the items, (2) whether and why such items are 

customarily treated as confidential within the industry, (3) whether the information is generally 

known by or available from other sources, (4) whether the information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality, (5) an explanation of the 

competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from public disclosure, (6) when 

such information might lose its confidential character due to the passage of time, and (7) why 

disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest. 

 

 

Wes Anderson

Mechanical Engineer

Building Technologies Program 

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy 

U. S. Department of Energy 

202-586-7335

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