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## Residential Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners Test Procedures NOPR Public Meeting

Here you will find information on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) activities for test procedures for residential clothes dryers and room air conditioners, including meeting materials and information for requesting to speak at the public meeting, and how to submit comments.

In order to implement recent amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), DOE proposes to amend its test procedures for residential clothes dryers and room air conditioners to provide for measurement of standby mode and off mode power use by these products. The amendments would incorporate into the DOE test procedures relevant provisions from the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) Standard 62301, "Household electrical appliances – Measurement of standby power" (First Edition, 005-06), as well as language to clarify application of these provisions specifically for measuring standby mode and off mode power consumption in clothes dryers and room air conditioners. DOE held a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the issues presented in this notice.

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### Meeting Materials Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners, Notice of Proposed Date: December 17, 2008 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST Location: U.S. Department of Energy Forrestal Building 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Room 8E-089 Washington, DC 20585 

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1 of 3 7/16/2009 11:54 A MRulemaking and Notice of Public Meeting, Federal Register, December 9, 2008 ( PDF 176 KB ) Agenda ( PDF 21 KB ) Presentation ( PDF 295 KB ) Transcript ( PDF 282 KB )


### Request to Speak DOE must receive requests to speak at the public meeting before 4 PM ESTon December 10, 2008 . Please submit a signed original and an electronic copy of statements to be given no later than 4 PM ESTon December 10, 2008

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### How to Submit Comments 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 the signed original paper document.

All comments submitted must identify Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners Rulemaking, the Docket Number, and Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN).

Test Procedures for Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners NOPR: Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0010 and Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) 1904-AB76

. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/search /index.jsp Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

E-mail: AHAM2-2008-TP-0010@hq.doe.gov

. Please be sure to include Docket Number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0010 and/or RIN 1904-AB76 in the subject line of the message.

Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Mailstop EE-2J Washington, DC 20585

Please include one signed original paper copy.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program 

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Please include one signed original paper copy.

Comments should clearly identify docket number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0010 . The deadline for submitting comments was February 23, 2009

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### Contact Information Stephen Witkowski , P.E. Project Manager (202) 586-7436

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