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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0014]

RIN: 1904-AB85

Energy Conservation Program: Public Meeting and Availability of the Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers; Date Change

AGENCY: Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department ofEnergy.

ACTION: Notice ofProposed Rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Department ofEnergy published a notice in the Federal Register on

January 4,2010, concerning a public meeting and availability ofthe notice ofproposed

rulemaking (NOPR) regarding test procedures for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.

This notice changes the date ofthe public meeting, the date ofthe deadline for requesting

to speak at the public meeting, and the date ofthe deadline for submitting written

comments on the framework document because the scheduled public meeting ofFebruary

11,2010, was cancelled due to inclement weather, which forced a Federal Government

shutdown. The public meeting will now be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2010,

beginning at 9:00 a.m. The close ofthe comment period has been changed to March 31,

2010 in order to accommodate comments received at the public meeting and comments

that may be submitted based on issues raised at the public meeting.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Llenza, U.S. Department

ofEnergy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-2192, Charles.Llenza@ee.doe.gov or Mr.

Michael Kido, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy; Office ofGeneral Counsel, GC-72,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585- 0121, (202) 586-8145,

Michael.Kido@hg.doe.gov.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC on Wednesday, March 24,

2010, beginning at 9:00 a.m. DOE must receive requests to speak at the meeting before

4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 10,2010. DOE must receive a signed original and an

electronic copy ofstatements to be given at the public meeting before 4:00 p.m.,

Wednesday, March 17,2010. Written comments on the NOPR are welCome, especially

following the public meeting, and should be submitted by Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy,

Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC

20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202)

586-2945. Please note that foreign nationals participating in the public meeting are

subject to advance security screening procedures, requiring a 30-day advance notice. If

you are a foreign national and wish to participate in the public meeting, please inform

DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that

the necessary procedures can be completed.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

As noted above, DOE will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in

Washington, DC. The purpose ofthe meeting is to discuss the NOPR regarding test

procedures for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers. For additional information

regarding the NOPR and the meeting, including detailed instructions for the submission

of comments and access to the docket to read background documents or comments

received, please refer to the January 4,2010 notice. 75 FR 186. The Department

welcomes all interested parties, regardless ofwhether they participate in the public

meeting, t6 submit written comments regarding matters addressed in the NOPR, as well

as any other related issues, by March 31, 2010.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 22,2010

Cathy Zoi

Assistant Secretar

Energy Efficiency an

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