U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

PUBLIC MEETING ON ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR 

REFRIGERATED BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINES 

U.S. Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20585 

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET, Room 8E-089 

Purpose 

The Department of Energy (DOE) will present its methodology for the notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NOPR) analysis and results for refrigerated beverage vending machines (BVM). 

The Department also will explain its plans for the remaining analysis—the analysis to 

support the Final Rule—and will seek input from interested parties on the methodologies, 

assumptions, and data sources used for the NOPR analyses. 

Agenda 

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome 

9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks, Introductions and Agenda Review 

Doug Brookman 

9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Rulemaking Overview 

Charles Llenza 

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. 

9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Comments from Participants 

Doug Brookman 

Open forum for participants to make a brief summary 

statement and/or identify their key issues regarding the 

NOPR analyses, methods, data, and results. 

10:30 a.m. -10:45 a.m. Break 

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Engineering Analysis 

Aris Marantan and Sam Jasinski 

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. 

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Energy Use Analysis and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis 

Mike Scott 

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12:15 p.m. -1:15 p.m. 

1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. 

1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 

2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. 

3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. 

3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

5:00 p.m. 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach used and factors considered for the markups to 

determine equipment price analysis, energy use analysis, 

life-cycle cost and payback period analyses, and a 

characterization of the results. 

Break for Lunch (on your own) 

National Impact Analysis 

Mike Scott 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach used and factors considered for the national 

energy savings, net present value, and shipments analysis, 

and a characterization of the results. 

Trial Standard Levels 

Sriram Somasundaram 

Summary presentation regarding the approach used to 

select the trial standard levels. 

Manufacturer Impact Analysis 

Jeff Kingman 

Discussion about the factors considered for the 

manufacturer impact analysis. 

Utility Impact Analysis, Employment Impact Analysis, 

Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact 

Analysis 

Sriram Somasundaram 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach used and factors considered for the utility, 

employment, environmental, and regulatory analyses and a 

characterization of the results. 

Break 

Discussion of Other Issues 

Doug Brookman 

Open forum to discuss any remaining questions or issues 

identified by participants. 

Next Steps and Closing Remarks 

Charles Llenza 

Participants will discuss outstanding issues and concluding 

remarks. 

Adjourn 

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