[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 17, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76569-76571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29944]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0017]
RIN 1904-AB87


Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial 
Equipment: Test Procedures for Metal Halide Lamp Ballasts

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting 
to discuss and receive comment concerning its proposal to establish 
metal halide lamp ballast test procedures that manufacturers would use 
to demonstrate compliance with the metal halide ballast energy 
conservation standards mandated by the statute.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC, on Friday, 
December 19, 2008, beginning at 9 a.m.

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ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585. 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 meeting 
should advise DOE immediately by contacting Ms. Edwards to initiate the 
necessary procedures.)
     Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one 
signed paper original.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant 
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please 
submit one signed paper original.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room 
of the Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, 
SW., Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please contact Ms. 
Brenda Edwards at the above phone number for additional information 
regarding visiting the Resource Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Graves, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-1851. E-mail: 
[email protected]. Or you may contact Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 
586-9507. E-mail: [email protected].
    For additional information on how to participate in the public 
meeting, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Office 
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies 
Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In accordance with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as 
amended (EPCA), the proposed metal halide test procedures are based on 
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard C82.6-2005, 
``Ballasts for High-Intensity Discharge Lamps--Method of Measurement.'' 
Also in accordance with EPCA, DOE proposes a test method for measuring 
standby mode power consumption and discusses the fact that off mode 
power consumption does not apply to metal halide lamp ballasts. The 
proposed test procedures are contained in a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking that was issued by DOE on December 4, 2008, and may be 
viewed and downloaded from the DOE Web page at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/metal_halide_lamp_ballasts_tp_nopr.html. The Notice of proposed 
rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register in the near 
future, and at that time the 75-day public comment period will begin.

II. Public Participation

A. Attendance at Public Meeting

    The time/date and location of the public meeting are listed in the 
DATES and ADDRESSES sections, respectively at the beginning of this 
notice. To attend the public meeting, please notify Ms. Brenda Edwards 
at (202) 586-2945. As explained in the ADDRESSES section, foreign 
nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance security 
screening procedures.

B. Procedure for Submitting Requests to Speak

    Any person who has an interest in the topics addressed in this 
notice or who represents a group or class of persons with an interest 
in these issues may request an opportunity to make an oral presentation 
at the public meeting. Such persons may hand-deliver requests to speak 
to the address shown in the ADDRESSES section at the beginning of this 
notice between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Send requests by mail or e-mail to Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, or 
[email protected]. Persons who wish to speak should include a 
computer diskette or CD in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or text 
(ASCII) file format that briefly describes the nature of their interest 
in this rulemaking and the topics that they wish to discuss, and 
provide a telephone number for contact. DOE requests that those persons 
scheduled to speak submit an advance copy of their statements before 
the public meeting. DOE may permit any person who cannot supply an 
advance copy to participate if that person has made alternative 
arrangements with the Building Technologies Program in advance. The 
request to make an oral presentation should ask for such alternative 
arrangements.

C. Conduct of Public Meeting

    DOE will designate a DOE official to preside at the public meeting 
and also may use a professional facilitator to aid discussion. The 
meeting will be conducted in an informal, conference style. The meeting 
will not be a judicial or evidentiary-type public hearing, but DOE will 
conduct it in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553 and section 336 of EPCA (42 
U.S.C. 6306). DOE reserves the right to schedule the order of 
presentations and to establish the procedures governing the conduct of 
the public meeting. A court reporter will record the proceedings and 
prepare a transcript.
    At the public meeting, DOE will present summaries of comments 
received before the public meeting, allow time for presentations by 
participants, and encourage all interested parties to share their views 
on issues affecting the proposed test procedures. Each participant may 
present a prepared general statement (within time limits determined by 
DOE) before the discussion of specific topics. Other participants may 
comment briefly on any general statements. At the end of all prepared 
statements, participants may clarify their statements briefly and 
comment on statements made by others. Participants should be prepared 
to answer questions from DOE and other participants. Department 
representatives may also ask questions about other matters relevant to 
the proposed test procedures. The official conducting the public 
meeting will accept additional comment or questions from those 
attending, as time permits. The presiding official will announce any 
further procedural rules or modification of procedures needed for the 
proper conduct of the public meeting.
    DOE will make the transcript from the public meeting available for 
inspection at the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the 
Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 
Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The official transcript will 
also be posted on the DOE Web site at: http://

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www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance--standards. Anyone may purchase 
a copy of the transcript from the transcribing reporter.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2008.
John F. Mizroch,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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