TransformerANOPRComment

07/30/2004 01:28 PM

To all Distribution Transformer stakeholders:

To:

cc:

Subject: Public Meeting for Distribution Transformers Standards , September 28, 2004

As a follow-on to the e-mail sent earlier this week, the Department of Energy is writing to inform you that the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(ANOPR) for the distribution transformer energy conservation standards rulemaking is now available for your review at the following website:

http: //www. e ere.energy. gov/buildingslapplianc e_standards/commercialldi siributi on_transformers. htinl

Stakeholder participation and comment on this document is an integral part of the rulemaking process. Stakeholders are invited to provide comment on all

the methodologies, inputs, and assumptions presented in the Department's ANOPR analysis. In order to present and clarify the ANOPR material published

today, the Department is organizing two events. Both are open to the public, and we invite you to inform other stakeholders who may be interested in these

events.

1. Live Internet "webcast" on the rulemaking process and spreadsheet tools, 1:00-4:00 p.m. EDT, August 10, 2004; and

2. Public Meeting on ANOPR at the Department of Energy in Washington, DC, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., September 28, 2004

At the public meeting, all statements will be recorded and transcribed, and will become part of the official record of the standards rulemaking. A draft of the

public meeting agenda is attached to this email message.

If you would like to participate in the webcast, please contact Ms Sandy Beall at sandv.beallnee.doe. gov or (202) 586-7574, no later than August 6, 2004.

If you would like to participate in the public meeting, please contact Ms Brenda Edwards-Jones at brenda.edwards-jones@ee.doe.gov or 202-586-2945.

The deadline for submitting written comments on the ANOPR and TSD is November 9, 2004. You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by

courier. Wherever possible, comments in the electronic format should carry the electronic signature of the author. Absent an electronic signature, comments

submitted electronically must be followed and authenticated by submitting a signed original paper document. All comments (electronic and paper) should

clearly identify the Docket number: EE-RM/STD-00-550 and/or RIN 1904-ABO8.

E-mail: TransformerANOPRComment@ee.doe.gov

Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Building Technologies, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC, 20585-0121.

Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Building Technologies, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone: 202-586-2945

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Subject: Public Meeting for Distribution Transformers Standards, September 28, 2004 

To all Distribution Transformer stakeholders: 

As a follow-on to the e-mail sent earlier this week, the Department of Energy is writing to inform you that the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(ANOPR) for the distribution transformer energy conservation standards rulemaking is now available for your review at the following website: 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance _standards/commercial/distribution transformers.html 

Stakeholder participation and comment on this document is an integral part of the rulemaking process. Stakeholders are invited to provide comment on all 

the methodologies, inputs, and assumptions presented in the Department's ANOPR analysis. In order to present and clarify the ANOPR material published 

today, the Department is organizing two events. Both are open to the public, and we invite you to inform other stakeholders who may be interested in these 

events. 

1. Live Internet "webcast" on the rulemaking process and spreadsheet tools, 1 :00-4:00 p.m. EDT, August 10,2004; and 

2. Public Meeting on ANOPR at the Department of Energy in Washington, DC, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., September 28,2004 

At the public meeting, all statements will be recorded and transcribed, and will become part of the official record of the standards rulemaking. A draft of the 

public meeting agenda is attached to this email message. 

If you would like to participate in the webcast, please contact Ms Sandy Beall at sandy.beall@ee.doe.gov or (202) 586-7574, no later than August 6, 2004. 

If you would like to participate in the public meeting, please contact Ms Brenda Edwards-Jones at brenda.edwards-jones@ee.doe.gov or 202-586-2945. 

The deadline for submitting written comments on the ANOPR and TSD is November 9, 2004. You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by 

courier. Wherever possible, comments in the electronic format should carry the electronic signature of the author. Absent an electronic signature, comments 

submitted electronically must be followed and authenticated by submitting a signed original paper document. All comments (electronic and paper) should 

clearly identify the Docket number: EE-RM/STD-00-550 and/or RIN 1904-AB08. 

E-mail: TransformerANOPRComment@ee.doe.gov 

Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Building Technologies, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC, 20585-0121. 

Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Building Technologies, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone: 202-586-2945 
We appreciate your reviewing the materials and look forward to your participation in this event.

Ronald Lewis

Project Manager for Distribution Transformers

Building Technologies Program, EE-2J

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

U.S. Department of Energy

 EE-RM/STD-00-550 COMMENT 53.2

We appreciate your reviewing the materials and look forward to your participation in this event. 

Ronald Lewis 

Project Manager for Distribution Transformers 

Building Technologies Program, EE-2J 

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

U.S. Department of Energy