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## Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Framework Public Meeting

Purpose: The Department will hold an informal public meeting as a first step in the standards ru lemaking process for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. This meeting is the starting point for the standards-updating process and is intended to familiarize interested stakeh olders with the approach and analytical tools that the DOE anticipates using. The meeting will highlight issues on which DOE requests feedback from interested parties on the assumptions, method ology, and analytical tools the DOE proposes to use. In addition, the Department will request data and information that DOE should consider in its analysis of residential central air conditioners and heat pumps.



### To Submit Comments You may submit comments electronically, by hand delivery, by mail, or by courier by 4pm EDT July 7, 2008 . Wherever possible, comments in the electr onic format should carry the electronic signature of the author . Absent an electronic signature, comments submitted electronically must be followed and authenticated by submitting a signed original paper document. Comments should be submitted with reference to the docket number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0006 and/or RIN number 1904- AB47 by the following methods:

z Federal eRulemaking Portal , directions for submitting comments are on the site.

z E-mail message to address sp ecific to the rulemaking activity: Res_Central_AC_HP@ee.doe.gov . Please include EERE-2008-BT-STD-0006 and/or 1904-AB47 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: DATE: June 12, 2008 TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET LOCATION: U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Room 1E-245 Washington, DC 20585 

### Pa g e 1 of 2 A pp liances & Commercial E q ui p ment Standards: Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pum p s Framewor k

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_ framework.htmlBrenda 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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### Meeting Materials

z Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document ( PDF 82 KB )

z Agenda (available June 12, 2008)

z Presentation. DOE's presentation will include an overview of the rulemaking process and approaches to the analyses the Department intends to conduct for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and, thereafter, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 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.

z A copy of the transcript will be available for viewing or downloading from the Web some time after the public meeting, and will be available for purchase. To purchase, please contact Ms. Edwards for details. A transcript will also be available for public inspection in the Building Technologies Progra m Reading Room, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays some time after the meeting. To schedule an appointment, contact:

Breda 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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