### Department of 

### Energy Washington, 

### DC 20585 

### August 27, 1998

SECOND WORKSHOPREGARDING TESTPROCEDURES, STANDARDSAND

RELATED MATTERS FOR COMMERCIALWATER HEATERS, BOILERS, FURNACES,AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS

The Department ofEnergy (Department) is convening a workshop to solicit views and information that interestedparties believe would aid in the development ofrules regarding test proceduresand standardscompliance as they relate to commercial water heaters, boilers, furnaces, air conditioners and heat pumps. The Departmentwould like to receive comments on the approachesto resolvingthe issues discussed at the last workshop on April 14 and 15, 1998, and recommendationsby the National Institute for Standardsand Technology (NIST) for the Department's considerationin developing aNotice ofProposed 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 ofEnergy, 1000IndependenceAvenue, 

### SW, Washington, D.C. 20585. 

### A draft agenda is enclosed. Copies of the notice announcing the workshop and other preliminary materials, including a paper outliningtest procedure provisions recommended by NIST, will be available on the Department's Office ofCodes and Standardsworldwide web sitebeginning the week of September 28, 1998. The 

### URL web site address is as follows: http://www. 

### eren. doagov/buildingdcodes~standar~nd 

### htm. Ifyou have any questions or plan to attend the workshop, or ifyou areunable to accessthe 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, 

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### Michael 

### J. McCabe, Director Office ofCodes and Standards 

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### Department Energy Washington, DC 20585 August 27, 1998



### SECOND WORKSHOP REGARDING TEST PROCEDURES, STANDARDS AND

RELATED MATTERS FOR COMMERCIAL WATERHEATERS, BOILERS, FURNACES, AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS

The Department ofEnergy (Department) is convening a workshop to solicit views and information that interested parties believe would aid in the development ofrules 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 ofProposed 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 ofEnergy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585. A draft agenda is enclosed. Copies ofthe 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 ofCodes 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. Ifyou have any questions or plan to attend the workshop, or ifyou 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,

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and CommunityPrograms Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

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