From: Richard Parker [mailto:richardparkerdc@gmail.com] 

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Subject: Announcement of Membership of Transformer Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Schedule 

Members of the distribution transformer rulemaking community:

I am writing to notify you informally of the membership of the negotiated rulemaking committee 

for liquid immersed and medium voltage dry type distribution transformers. A formal 

notification will be forthcoming shortly in the Federal Register. The list of principals and 

alternates is attached to this email, along with their contact information. The selection was made 

by DOE and myself based upon nominations submitted in response to the July 29 Federal 

Register call for nominations, conversations with you all and, most of all, careful consideration 

of the goal of the process: achieving broad consensus on an optimal set of efficiency standards 

for medium voltage distribution transformers and doing so on a tight timetable. 

The choice was not easy -- there were over 40 very highly qualified nominees for only 25 

legally-available slots. Our goal was to assemble a broad and balanced array of interests, 

expertise and perspective that will help ensure that the proposed rule we come up with is legally 

and economically justified, technically sound, fair to all stakeholders, and in the public interest. 

I welcome the principals and alternates to the table, and I look forward to working with you. 

But I also want to emphasize that, while only principals can vote, everyone is welcome to attend 

our meetings, to ask questions, to speak, and to submit written comments. I commit to doing my 

best as facilitator to ensure that all voices are heard and all arguments considered fairly, based on 

their merit, regardless of where or with whom they originate. 

Please inspect the attached table carefully and let me know if any information is omitted or 

incorrect. 

Our first meeting will be held on Sept. 15-16 (9 am - 5 pm on the 15th, and 9 am - 3 pm on the 

16th) at DOE HQ in Washington, DC. It will be devoted to launching and setting the agenda for 

negotiations on liquid-immersed and medium-voltage dry type (hereafter "MV") transformers. A 

more detailed agenda will be forthcoming shortly. FYI, the Low Voltage committee is not yet 

formed (nomination process closes on Aug. 29), and so will start up a little later. We are 

scheduling the initial (launch) meeting on low-voltage transformers for Sept 27-28. 
We still have not locked in firm dates for meetings after that. I apologize for the delay -- we are 

having some difficulty arranging conference rooms. But I will try to get you a schedule for the 

rest of the fall negotiations early next week. 

The general plan, though, is to schedule medium voltage and low voltage talks separately (for the 

benefit of those with interests in only one or the other), but adjacent to each other (for the benefit 

of those interested in both), with both talks aiming at a producing a consensus "term sheet" going 

to DOE by the end of the calendar year, with the NOPR to emerge by the end of January 2012. 

After the September meetings, meetings will be held at monthly intervals at specific dates to be 

determined by the end of next week, though, depending on our progress, we may need to 

schedule an additional meeting later in the Fall. We will allot 1.5 days for medium-voltage (e.g. 

Wed. am to Thursday noon) and 1.5 days for low-voltage (Thursday at 2 till Friday at 5). 

Our latest word is that the LBNL analysis for both medium and low voltage will be available for 

inspection on Sept. 7. 

Again, welcome to all -- to both those at the table, and those contributing from the wings. Please 

feel free to call me at 202-258-2617 or email me at richardparkerdc@gmail.com if you have 

questions, concerns or suggestions. I look forward to working with you all, 

Best wishes, 

Richard Parker 

Facilitator