Department of Energy 

Washington, DC 20585 

August 27, 1998 

SECOND WORKSHOP REGARDING TEST PROCEDURES, STANDARDS AND 

RELATED MATTERS FOR COMMERCIAL WATER HEATERS, BOILERS, 

FURNACES, AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS 

The Department of Energy (Department) is convening a workshop to solicit views and 

information that interested parties believe would aid in the development of rules regarding 

test procedures and standards compliance as they relate to commercial water heaters, 

boilers, furnaces, air conditioners and heat pumps. 

The Department would like to receive comments on the approaches to resolving the issues 

discussed at the last workshop on April 14 and 15, 1998, and recommendations by the 

National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Department's 

consideration in developing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. 

The workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. 

in Room 1 E-245 at the US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, D.C. 20585. A draft agenda is enclosed. 

Copies of the notice announcing the workshop and other preliminary materials, including a 

paper outlining test procedure provisions recommended by NIST, will be available on the 

Department's Office of Codes and Standards worldwide web site beginning the week of 

September 28, 1998. The URL web site address is as follows: 

http://www. eren. doagov/buildingdcodes~standar~nd 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 background materials, please contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, at 

(202) 586-2945 or by fax at (202) 586-4617. I look forward to seeing you at the 

workshop. 

Sincerely, 

k J Michael J. McCabe, Director 

Office of Codes and Standards 

V 

L' Office of Building Technology, State 

and Community Programs 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

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EE-TP-98-101 COMMENT 07A

Department Energy 

Washington, DC 20585 

August 27, 1998 

SECOND WORKSHOP REGARDING TEST PROCEDURES, STANDARDS AND 

RELATED MATTERS FOR COMMERCIAL WATER HEATERS, BOILERS, 

FURNACES, AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS 

The Department of Energy (Department) is convening a workshop to solicit views and 

information that interested parties believe would aid in the development of rules regarding 

test procedures and standards compliance as they relate to commercial water heaters, 

boilers, furnaces, air conditioners and heat pumps. 

The Department would like to receive comments on the approaches to resolving the issues 

discussed at the last workshop on April 14 and 15, 1998, and recommendations by the 

National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Department's 

consideration in developing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. 

The workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. 

in Room lE-245 at the US Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, D.C. 20585. A draft agenda is enclosed. 

Copies of the notice announcing the workshop and other preliminary materials, including a 

paper outlining test procedure provisions recommended by NIST, will be available on the 

Department's Office of Codes and Standards worldwide web site beginning the week of 

September 28, 1998. The URL web site address is as follows: 

http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/codes_standardslindex.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 background materials, please contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, at 

(202) 586-2945 or by fax at (202) 586-4617. I look forward to seeing you at the 

workshop. 

Enclosure 

Sincerely, 

kv1!:::=:~ U Office of Codes and Standards 

Office of Building Technology, State 

and Community Programs 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy * Printed with soy ink on recycled paper