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Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts 

Public Meeting for Standby 

Mode and Off Mode Test 

Procedure NOPR

The Department of Energy (DOE) is holding a 

public meeting that covers the standby mode 

and off mode test procedure Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) for fluorescent 

lamp ballasts. This public meeting gives DOE 

an opportunity to present the proposals in the 

standby mode and off mode test procedure 

NOPR and to respond to stakeholder 

questions. DOE will also seek input from 

stakeholders on the planned methodologies, 

assumptions, and data sources.

On this page, you will find meeting materials 

and instructions for submitting comments 

about the test procedure NOPR for fluorescent 

lamp ballasts.

The following documents are available as 

Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

Meeting Materials

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and 

Notice of Public Meeting, January 8, 

2009 as issued by the Secretary of 

Energy, NOTE: the official version of the 

NOPR will be published in the Federal 

Register shortly (PDF 188 KB)

Presentation (Available after the 

meeting)

Transcript (Available after the meeting) 

How to Submit Comments

You may submit comments through the 

DATE: February 2, 2009

TIME: 10:30 a.m. EST

LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 8E-089

Washington, DC 20585

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Federal Rulemaking Portal, electronically, by 

mail, or by courier. Whenever possible, 

comments in the electronic format should 

carry the electronic signature of the author. 

Absent an electronic signature, comments 

submitted electronically must be authenticated 

by submitting the signed original paper 

document.

All comments submitted must identify the 

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts Public Meeting for 

Standby Mode and Off Mode Test Procedure, 

Docket Number, and Regulatory Information 

Number (RIN).

Docket Number 

EERE-2008-BT-TP-0007 and 

Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 

1904-AB77

Comments may be submitted using any of the 

following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal:

http://www.regulations.gov/.

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments.

Email:

ballasts.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov

Include EERE-2008-BT-TP-0007 and/or 

RIN 1904-AB77 in the subject line of 

your message. 

Postal Mail:

Ms. Brenda Edwards

U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Mailstop EE-2J

Washington, DC 20585

Please include one signed original paper 

copy.

Hand Delivery/Courier:

Ms. 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 paper 

copy.

Comments should clearly identify docket 

number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0007. The 

comment period closes no later than 75 days 

after publication in the Federal Register. 

Contact Information

Linda Graves

Project Manager

(202) 586-1851

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