Addendum

     
09/12/2008
10/12/2008
16/12/2008
United States of America
Agency: Department of Energy (DOE) ;
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ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public meeting. ;
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Title: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test ;
Procedures for Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners ;
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Summary: ;
In order to implement recent amendments to the Energy Policy ;
and Conservation Act (EPCA), the U.S. Department of Energy (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 2005-06), 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 will ;
hold a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on the issues ;
presented in this notice. ;
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DATES: ;
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the ;
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public meeting, but no later than 23 February 2009. See section V, "Public Participation,'' of this NOPR for details. ;
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ;
Mr. Stephen Witkowski ;
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ;
Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW ;
Washington, DC 20585-0121 ;
Telephone: (202) 586 7463 ;
E-mail: Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov ;
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Full Text is available at: ;
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-28952.htm ;
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-28952.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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