U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PUBLIC MEETING ON ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR

RESIDENTIAL DISHWASHERS, DEHUMIDIFIERS, AND COOKING PRODUCTS, AND COMMERCIAL CLOTHES WASHERS U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20585 Monday, November 16, 2009 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET, Room 1E-245 Purpose The Department of Energy (DOE) will receive comments on the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNOPR) and the proposed standards as stated in the notice. In addition, DOE will present the methodology used for the SNOPR analysis and example results. The Department will present its plans for the remaining analysis

— the analysis to support the Final Rule

— and will seek input from interested parties on the methodologies, assumptions, data sources, and analysis results. Agenda 9:00-9:05 am Welcome 9:05-9:15 am Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Agenda Review Doug Brookman 9:15-9:30 am Rulemaking Overview Stephen Witkowski Overview of the analyses in the rulemaking, the tools DOE uses to generate results for each analysis, and the issues on which DOE would like input during today’s meeting. 9:30-10:00 am Comments from Participants Doug Brookman Open forum for participants to make a brief summary statement and/or identify their key issues regarding the SNOPR analyses, methods, data, and results. 10:00-11:00 am Engineering Analysis Constantin von Wentzel Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used and factors considered for the market and technology assessment, screening analysis, and engineering analysis, and a characterization of the results. 11:00-11:15 am Break11:15 am-12:00 pm

12:00-1:00 pm 1:00-1:30 pm

1:30-2:15 pm

2:15-2:45 pm

2:45-3:15 pm 3:15-3:45 pm

3:45-4:30 pm

4:30 pm Energy Use Analysis, Markups for Equipment Price Determination, and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Gregory Rosenquist Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used and factors considered for the energy and water use analysis, markups to determine equipment prices, and life-cycle cost and payback period analyses, and a characterization of the results. Break for Lunch (on your own) Shipments Analysis and National Impact Analysis Gregory Rosenquist Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used and factors considered for the shipments analysis, national energy savings, net present value, and a characterization of the results. Trial Standard Levels, Consumer Subgroup Analysis, and Manufacturer Impact Analysis Gregory Rosenquist and Constantin von Wentzel Summary presentation and discussion regarding trial standard levels, and the approach used and factors considered for the manufacturer impact analysis. Utility Impact Analysis, Employment Impact Analysis, Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Analysis Gregory Rosenquist Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used and factors considered for the utility, employment, environmental, and regulatory analyses.
Break Discussion of Other Issues Doug Brookman Open forum to discuss any remaining questions or issues identified by participants. Next Steps and Closing Remarks Stephen Witkowski Participants will discuss outstanding issues and concluding remarks. Adjourn