Addendum

     
07/07/2010
12/07/2010
16/07/2010
United States of America
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE), Department of Energy (DOE) ;
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ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting ;
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SUMMARY: On 9 December 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in which it proposed amendments to 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 in order to implement recent amendments under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). In response to comments on the NOPR, DOE conducted additional investigations to address certain issues raised in these comments. In today's supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR), DOE is continuing to propose amendments to incorporate into its test procedures relevant provisions from the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 62301, “Household electrical appliances--Measurement of standby power,” First Edition 2005-06, including language to clarify application of these provisions for measuring standby mode and off mode power consumption in clothes dryers and room air conditioners. In addition, DOE is proposing to adopt definitions of modes based on the relevant provisions from IEC Standard 62301 Second Edition Committee Draft for Vote. DOE is also proposing to amend its test procedures for clothes dryers and room air conditioners to address active mode energy use. Specifically, today's proposal addresses testing methods for clothes dryer automatic cycle termination, vent-less clothes dryers, test cloth preconditioning for clothes dryer energy tests, test conditions for gas clothes dryers, and current clothes dryer usage patterns and capabilities as well as the references in the current room air conditioner and clothes dryer test procedure. DOE will hold a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the issues presented in this notice. ;
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DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, 14 July 2010 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must receive requests to speak at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Wednesday, 7 July 2010. DOE must receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements to be given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Wednesday, 7 July 2010. OE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the SNOPR before and after the public meeting, but no later than 30 August 2010. See section VI, “Public Participation,” of this SNOPR for details. ;
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ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. (Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to participate in the public meeting should advise DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms. Edwards to initiate the necessary procedures.) Any comments submitted must identify the SNOPR on Test Procedures for Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners, and provide the docket number EERE-2008-BT-TP-0010 and/or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1904-AC02. ;
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URL: ;
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-15025.htm ;
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-15025.pdf ;
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Clothes dryers, room air conditioners (HS: 8421.12, 8415.10; ICS: 97.060, 23.120, 13.020)
Sèche-linge, climatiseurs individuels (SH 8421.12, 8415.10; ICS 97.060, 23.120, 13.020)
Secadoras de ropa, acondicionadores de aire de uso doméstico (SA:  8421.12, 8415.10; ICS: 97.060, 23.120, 13.020)
Version Products covered Interpreted
HS3 841510 - Window or wall air conditioning machines, self-contained or "split-system" No
HS3 842112 - Centrifugal clothes-dryers No
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