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Residential Furnaces and Boilers

This page describes rulemaking activities and regulations regarding energy

efficiency for residential furnaces and boilers.

Statutory Authority

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is required by the Energy Policy and

Conservation Act (EPCA) and its amendments to consider national energy

conservation standards for residential furnaces and boilers. The Energy

Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007), Pub. L. 110-140, was enacted

on December 19, 2007. The EISA 2007 amendments to EPCA, in relevant part,

require DOE to amend the test procedures for all covered products to include

measures of standby mode and off mode energy consumption.

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download

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Prescribed Energy Conservation Standards

Standards prescribed by EISA 2007

Energy Conservation Standards

Final Rule Technical Amendment, Federal Register, 73 FR 43611, July 28,

2008 (PDF 72 KB)

Final Rule

Notice of Data Availability (PDF 99 KB)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR)

Framework Document

Test Procedures

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Final Rule: Test Procedures for Furnaces/Boilers, Vented Home Heating

Equipment, and Pool Heaters, Federal Register, 62 FR 26140, May 12, 1997

Additional Information

Public Meeting on Residential Furnace and Boiler Venting

Contact Information

Mohammed Khan

Program Manager

(202) 586-7892

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Residential Furnaces and

Boilers EISA Test Procedures

Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking Public Meeting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will

hold a public meeting on August 18, 2009, to

discuss the analyses presented and issues

identified in the notice of proposed

rulemaking (NOPR). At the public meeting,

DOE will make a number of presentations;

invite discussion on the rulemaking process as

it applies to residential furnaces and boilers;

and solicit comments, data, and information

from participants.

Meeting Materials

All materials related to the public meeting,

including the agenda, presentations, and any

supplemental documents, will be posted here.

DOE will notify interested parties as these

documents become available.

NOPR (PDF 161 KB)

Agenda (coming soon)

Presentation (PDF 92 KB)

Transcript: A transcript from the public

meeting will be available on this 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. To schedule an

appointment or to purchase this

transcript, contact:

Brenda Edwards

U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20024

DATE: August 18, 2009

TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT

LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Ave. SW

Forrestal Building

Room 8E-089

Washington, D.C. 20585

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Request to Speak at the Public

Meeting

Interested parties are welcome to give a

prepared statement at the public meeting. The

Department must receive a request to speak

before 4:00 p.m. EDT on August 4, 2009.

Please submit a signed original and an

electronic copy of the statement to be given at

the public meeting no later than 4:00 p.m.

EDT August 11, 2009.

Comments

DOE welcomes comments from interested

parties during the designated comment

periods for this rulemaking. The comment

period is open for 45 days after publication in

the Federal Register.

Interested parties may submit comments

through the 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. The deadline

for submitting comments is October 13, 2009.

All comments submitted must clearly identify

the residential furnaces and boilers

rulemaking, the docket number, and the

regulatory information number (RIN).

Residential Furnaces and Boilers

Rulemaking: Docket Number

EERE-2008-BT-TP-0020 and

Regulatory Information Number

(RIN) 1904-AB89.

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:

Include docket number EERE-2008-

BT-TP-0020 and/or RIN 1904-AB89

in the subject line of your message and

send to RFB-2008-

TP-0020@ee.doe.gov.

Postal Mail:

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.

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Brenda Edwards

U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20224

Telephone: (202) 586-2945

Please include one signed original.

Contact Information

Mohammed Khan

Project Manager

(202) 586-7892

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Residential Furnaces and

Boilers EISA Test Procedures

Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking Public Meeting

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will

hold a public meeting on August 18, 2009, to

discuss the analyses presented and issues

identified in the notice of proposed

rulemaking (NOPR). At the public meeting,

DOE will make a number of presentations;

invite discussion on the rulemaking process as

it applies to residential furnaces and boilers;

and solicit comments, data, and information

from participants.

Meeting Materials

All materials related to the public meeting,

including the agenda, presentations, and any

supplemental documents, will be posted here.

DOE will notify interested parties as these

documents become available.

NOPR (PDF 161 KB)

Agenda (16 KB)

Presentation (PDF 92 KB)

Transcript (PDF 396 KB) A transcript is

also 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. To schedule an

appointment or to purchase this

transcript, contact:

Brenda Edwards

U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20024

Telephone: (202) 586-2945

DATE: August 18, 2009

TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT

LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Ave. SW

Forrestal Building

Room 8E-089

Washington, D.C. 20585

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Request to Speak at the Public

Meeting

Interested parties are welcome to give a

prepared statement at the public meeting. The

Department must receive a request to speak

before 4:00 p.m. EDT on August 4, 2009.

Please submit a signed original and an

electronic copy of the statement to be given at

the public meeting no later than 4:00 p.m.

EDT August 11, 2009.

Comments

DOE welcomes comments from interested

parties during the designated comment

periods for this rulemaking. The comment

period is open for 45 days after publication in

the Federal Register.

Interested parties may submit comments

through the 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. The deadline

for submitting comments is October 13, 2009.

All comments submitted must clearly identify

the residential furnaces and boilers

rulemaking, the docket number, and the

regulatory information number (RIN).

Residential Furnaces and Boilers

Rulemaking: Docket Number

EERE-2008-BT-TP-0020 and

Regulatory Information Number

(RIN) 1904-AB89.

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:

Include docket number EERE-2008-

BT-TP-0020 and/or RIN 1904-AB89

in the subject line of your message and

send to RFB-2008-

TP-0020@ee.doe.gov.

Postal Mail:

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.

Hand Delivery or Courier:

Brenda Edwards

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U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20224

Telephone: (202) 586-2945

Please include one signed original.

Contact Information

Mohammed Khan

Project Manager

(202) 586-7892

Printable Version

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