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Vending Machines

This page presents information on test

procedures, energy conservation standards,

and rulemaking activities for refrigerated

beverage vending machines.

Statutory Authority

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

required to establish energy conservation

standards for refrigerated bottled or canned

beverage vending machines by the Energy

Policy and Conservation Act, as amended in

section 135(c)(4) of the Energy Policy Act of

2005. (42 U.S.C. 6295 (v)(1)-(3)).

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standards

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Framework Document

Test Procedures

Energy Conservation Program: Test

Procedures for Certain Consumer

Products and Certain Commercial and

Industrial Equipment; Technical

Amendment to Energy Conservation

Standards for Certain Consumer

Products and Certain Commercial and

Industrial Equipment; Final Rule,

Federal Register, December 8, 2006

(PDF 360 KB)

Supplemental Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking, Federal Register, October

3, 2006 (PDF 125 KB)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal

Register, July 25, 2006 (PDF 585 KB)

Public Meetings and Meeting

Materials

NOPR Public Meeting, June 17, 2009

ANOPR Public Meeting, June 26, 2008

Framework Document Public Meeting,

July 11,2006

Contact Information

Charles Llenza

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Refrigerated Beverage Vending

Machines Energy Conservation

Standard Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking

This page presents materials and information on

how to submit comments for the energy

conservation standard notice of proposed

rulemaking (NOPR) for refrigerated beverage

vending machines.

Following the advance notice of proposed

rulemaking (ANOPR), the U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE) is publishing a notice of proposed

rulemaking (NOPR) for energy conservation

standards for refrigerated beverage vending

machines. The NOPR will be followed by a final

rule. At the NOPR stage, DOE presents the

proposed standard levels and all the rulemaking

analyses. Interested parties are invited to review

the NOPR documents and the analytical tools,

attend the public meetings, and submit

comments on the analyses and proposed

standard levels.

NOPR Public Meeting

Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of

the NOPR (PDF 845 KB) Download Adobe

Reader.

Technical Support Document

Analytical Spreadsheets

How to Submit Comments

You may submit comments electronically, by

mail, or by courier. Wherever possible,

comments in the electronic format should carry

the electronic signature of the author. Absent an

electronic signature, comments submitted

electronically must be followed and

authenticated by submitting the signed original

paper document.

All comments submitted must identify the

Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines

Rulemaking, the Docket Number, and Regulatory

Identification Number (RIN).

Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking

for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment:

Docket Number EERE-2006-STD-0125

and Regulatory Identification Number

(RIN) 1904-AB58.

Comments may be submitted using any of the

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following methods:

E-mail:

beveragevending.rulemaking@hq.doe.gov.

Include Docket Number EERE-2006-

STD-0125 and/or RIN 1904-AB58 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

Please include a signed original.

Hand Delivery or Courier:

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 a signed original.

Comments should clearly identify docket number

EERE-2006-STD-0125 and/or RIN

1904-AB58. The deadline for submitting

comments is July 28, 2009.

Contact Information

Charles Llenza

Project Manager

(202) 586-2192

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Refrigerated Beverage Vending 

Machines Energy Conservation 

Standard Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking 

This page presents materials and information on 

how to submit comments for the energy 

conservation standard notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NOPR) for refrigerated beverage 

vending machines. 

Following the advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking (ANOPR), the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is publishing a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NOPR) for energy conservation 

standards for refrigerated beverage vending 

machines. The NOPR will be followed by a final 

rule. At the NOPR stage, DOE presents the 

proposed standard levels and all the rulemaking 

analyses. Interested parties are invited to review 

the NOPR documents and the analytical tools, 

attend the public meetings, and submit 

comments on the analyses and proposed 

standard levels. 

z NOPR Public Meeting 

z Energy Conservation Standards for 

Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage 

Vending Machines; Proposed Rule, Federal 

Register, May 29, 2009 (PDF 580 KB) 

Download Adobe Reader. 

z Technical Support Document 

z Analytical Spreadsheets

How to Submit Comments 

You may submit comments electronically, by 

mail, or by courier. Wherever possible, 

comments in the electronic format should carry 

the electronic signature of the author. Absent an 

electronic signature, comments submitted 

electronically must be followed and 

EERE Information Cente

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authenticated by submitting the signed original 

paper document. 

All comments submitted must identify the 

Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines 

Rulemaking, the Docket Number, and 

Regulatory Identification Number (RIN). 

z Energy Conservation Standard 

Rulemaking for Commercial Refrigeration 

Equipment: Docket Number EERE-2006-

STD-0125 and Regulatory Identification 

Number (RIN) 1904-AB58. 

Comments may be submitted using any of the 

following methods: 

z E-mail: 

beveragevending.rulemaking@hq.doe.gov. 

Include Docket Number EERE-2006-STD0125 and/or RIN 1904-AB58 in the 

subject line of the message. 

z Postal Mail: 

Brenda Edwards 

U.S. Department of Energy 

Building Technologies Program 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Mailstop EE-2J 

Washington, DC 20585 

Please include a signed original. 

z Hand Delivery or Courier: 

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 a signed original. 

Comments should clearly identify docket number 

EERE-2006-STD-0125 and/or RIN 1904-

AB58. The deadline for submitting comments is 

July 28, 2009. 

Contact Information 

Charles Llenza

Project Manager 

(202) 586-2192 

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Refrigerated Beverage Vending

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Standard Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking Public Meeting

This page presents meeting materials and

information on how to submit comments for the

energy conservation standard notice of proposed

rulemaking (NOPR) public meeting for

refrigerated beverage vending machines.

The purpose of this public meeting is to give the

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) an opportunity

to present its methodology and the results of the

notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) analyses,

and to respond to questions from interested

parties. The meeting will also allow DOE to

explain its plans for the remaining analyses

supporting the final rule and to seek input from

interested parties on its planned methodologies,

assumptions, and data sources.

The following documents are available as Adobe

Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

Meeting Materials

Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of

the NOPR (PDF 845 KB)

Agenda (PDF 20 KB)

Presentation (coming soon)

Transcript: A transcript from the public

meeting will be available on the 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, at:

U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th floor

Washington, DC 20024

DATE: June 17, 2009

TIME: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT

LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Forrestal Building

Room 8E-089

Washington, DC 20585

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Requests to Speak

DOE must receive requests to speak at the public

meeting before 4:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday,

June 3, 2009. Please submit a signed original

and an electronic copy of statements to be given

no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday,

June 10, 2009.

How to Submit Comments

You may submit comments electronically, by

mail, or by courier. Wherever 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 a signed original paper document.

All comments submitted must identify the

Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines

Rulemaking, the Docket Number, and Regulatory

Identifier Number (RIN).

Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking

for Refrigerated Beverage Vending

Machines: Docket Number EERE-2006-

STD-0125 and Regulatory Identification

Number (RIN) 1904-AB58.

Comments may be submitted using any of the

following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal:

http://www.regulations.gov/search

/index.jsp. Follow the instructions for

submitting comments.

E-mail:

beveragevending.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov.

Please be sure to include Docket Number

EERE-2006-STD-0125 and/or RIN

1904-AB58 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

Please include a signed original.

Hand Delivery or Courier:

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 a signed original.

Comments should clearly identify docket number

EERE-2006-STD-0125. The deadline for

submitting comments is July 28, 2009.

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Refrigerated Beverage Vending 

Machines Energy Conservation 

Standard Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking Public Meeting 

This page presents meeting materials and 

information on how to submit comments for the 

energy conservation standard notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NOPR) public meeting for 

refrigerated beverage vending machines. 

The purpose of this public meeting is to give the 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) an 

opportunity to present its methodology and the 

results of the notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NOPR) analyses, and to respond to questions 

from interested parties. The meeting will also 

allow DOE to explain its plans for the remaining 

analyses supporting the final rule and to seek 

input from interested parties on its planned 

methodologies, assumptions, and data sources. 

The following documents are available as Adobe 

Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader. 

Meeting Materials 

z Energy Conservation Standards for 

Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage 

Vending Machines; Proposed Rule, Federal 

Register, May 29, 2009 (PDF 580 KB) 

z Presentation (coming soon) 

EERE Information Cente

DATE: June 17, 2009 

TIME: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT 

LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Forrestal Building 

Room 8E-089 

Washington, DC 20585 

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z Transcript: A transcript from the public 

meeting will be available on the 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, at: 

U.S. Department of Energy 

Building Technologies Program 

950 L'Enfant Plaza, 6th floor 

Washington, DC 20024 

Telephone: (202) 586-2945 

Requests to Speak 

DOE must receive requests to speak at the public 

meeting before 4:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, 

June 3, 2009. Please submit a signed original and 

an electronic copy of statements to be given no 

later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 10, 

2009. 

How to Submit Comments 

You may submit comments electronically, by mail, 

or by courier. Wherever 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 a signed original 

paper document. 

All comments submitted must identify the 

Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines 

Rulemaking, the Docket Number, and Regulatory 

Identifier Number (RIN). 

z Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking 

for Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines: 

Docket Number EERE-2006-STD-0125

and Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) 

1904-AB58. 

Comments may be submitted using any of the 

following methods: 

z Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

z E-mail: 

beveragevending.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. 

Please be sure to include Docket Number 

EERE-2006-STD-0125 and/or RIN 1904-

AB58 in the subject line of the message. 

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z Postal Mail: 

Brenda Edwards 

U.S. Department of Energy 

Building Technologies Program 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Mailstop EE-2J 

Washington, DC 20585 

Please include a signed original. 

z Hand Delivery or Courier: 

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 a signed original. 

Comments should clearly identify docket 

number EERE-2006-STD-0125. The deadline 

for submitting comments is July 28, 2009. 

Contact Information 

Charles Llenza

Project Manager 

(202) 586-2192 

Printable Version 

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