### [6450-01-P] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part431 [Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0014] RIN: 1904-AB85 Energy Conservation Program: Public Meeting and Availability ofthe 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 ofProposedRulemaking. 

### SUMMARY: The Department ofEnergy published a notice in the 

### FederalRegister on January4,2010, concerning apublic meeting and availability ofthe notice ofproposed rulemaking (NOPR) regarding testprocedures 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 scheduledpublic meeting ofFebruary 11,2010, was cancelled due to inclement weather, which forced a Federal Government shutdown. The public meeting will now be held onWednesday, March 24, 2010, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The close ofthe commentperiod has been changed to March 31, 2010 in orderto accommodate comments received at the public meeting and comments that maybe submitted based on issues raised at the public meeting.

1FOR 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 orMr. Michael Kido, Esq., U.S. Department ofEnergy; 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 mustreceive requests to speak at the meeting before 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 10,2010. DOE mustreceive a signed original and an electronic copy ofstatements to be given at thepublic meetingbefore 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 17,2010. Written comments on the NOPR are welCome, especially following thepublic meeting, and should be submittedbyWednesday, March 31, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department ofEnergy, 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 thepublic 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 canbe completed.



### 2SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
As noted above, DOE will hold apublic meeting on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Washington, DC. The purpose ofthe meeting is to discuss the NOPRregarding 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 ofcomments and access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, please referto the January 4,2010 notice. 75 FR 186. The Department welcomes all interested parties, regardless ofwhethertheyparticipate in the public meeting, t6 submit written comments regarding matters addressed in the NOPR, as well as any otherrelated issues, byMarch 31, 2010.
IssuedinWashington, DC on February 22,2010

Cathy Zoi Assistant Secretar Energy Efficiency an

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