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November 5, 1999

SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING WORKSHOP FOR THE CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS RULEMAKING

The Department will publish the Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) regarding energy efficiency standards for central air conditioners and heat pumps in mid-November, 1999. A public workshop is being convened in order to receive public comments to the questions and/or concerns discussed in the supplemental ANOPR. The Department requests that you submit any topics or issues you wish to discuss by November 21, 1999. The enclosed draft agenda contains
some suggested topics but it will be revised based on your comments.

The workshop for central air conditioners and heat pumps standards rulemaking will be held on December 9, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.. Room 1 E-245. Washington, DC 20585.
Copies of the preliminary material for the workshop, including spreadsheets, will be available on the Office of Codes and Standards web site. The web site address is as follows:
http://wwv. eren. doe.gov/buildings/codes_ standards/index. htm.

If you have any questions. or plan to attend the workshop, or if you are unable to access the web site and wish to obtain material for the workshop, please contact Mrs. Brenda Edwards-Jones of my staff at (202) 586-2945 or by fax (202) 586-4617. If you have any topics you wish to discuss on'Thursday morning, please contact Dr. Michael E. McCabe at (202) 586-0854 by November 21, 1999. I look forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,

Edward O. Pollock, Jr, Director Office of Building Research and Standards Office of Buildings Technology, State

and Community Programs Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING WORKSHOP FOR THE CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS RULEMAKING

The Department will publish the Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) regarding energy efficiency standards for central air conditioners and heat pumps in mid-November, 1999. A public workshop is being convened in order to receive public comments to the questions and/or concerns discussed in the supplemental ANOPR. The Department requests that you submit any topics or issues you wish to discuss by November 21, 1999. The enclosed draft agenda contains

some suggested topics but it will be revised based on your comments.

The workshop for central air conditioners and heat pumps standards rulemaking will be held on December 9, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW

.. Room I E-245. Washington, DC 20585.

Copies of the preliminary material tor the workshop, including spreadsheets, will be available on the Office of Codes and Standards web site. The web site address is as follows:

http://www.eren.doe.govlbuildillgslcodes_standard

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I f you have any questions. or plan to attend the workshop, or if you are unable to access the web site and wish to obtain material tor the workshop, please contact Mrs. Brenda Edwards-Jones of my staff
at (202) 586-2945 or by fax (202) 586-4617. If you have any topics you wish to discuss onThursday morning, please contact Dr. Michael E. McCabe at (202) 586-0854 by November 21, 1999. I look forward to seeing you.

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and Community Programs Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyU.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
WORKSHOP ON STANDARDS FOR
CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS
U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20585 (Room 1E-245) December 9, 1999
Preliminary Agenda

Activities : The Department will present the methodology and results pertaining to the analysis completed for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding energy efficiency standards for central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and comment on the analysis. The Department will also explain its plans for the analysis for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Participants will have an opportunity to suggest improvements in DOE’s methodologies, assumptions, and data sources.
Objective: The participants will understand the analysis the Department has performed, and plans to perform, in support of rulemaking concerning energy efficiency standards for central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps. DOE will receive comments on these subjects.

Welcome
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.Introduction and agenda review (MEMcCabe/Brookman)
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Opening remarks (Reicher)
9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.Engineering analysis Methodology and results (Kendall) Issues (McCabe)

· ARI and reverse engineering analyses

· emerging technologies

· niche products

· alternative refrigerants

· other

Break - 15 minutes as appropriateL:\ENERGY CONSERVATION\BUILDINGS\B UILDINGS E-GOV.DOCKETS.M.MURPHY\DOC KET NUMBER EE-RM-STD-98-440\13A.DOC 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Life-cycle cost and consumer subgroup Life-cycle cost methodology and results (McMahon) Consumer subgroup (McMahon) Life-cycle cost issues (McCabe) · economic assumptions (equipment lifetime, discount rates, etc.) · other
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m.- 2:15 p.m.Shipments and national energy savings (NES)

· Methodology and results (McMahon) Issues (McCabe)
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.Manufacturer impact analysis (Rivest) Issues

Break - 15 minutes as appropriate
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Net national employment impact analysis (McMahon) Issues
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.Utility impact analysis and environmental assessment (McMahon) Issues
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Summary discussion and adjournment