This is the second part of a three-part series that discusses the upcoming U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) pump efficiency regulations and how the Hydraulic Institute (HI) is working with HI members, the DOE and other groups to reduce the burden on U.S. pump manufacturers, while supporting DOE efforts to achieve energy savings and efficiency improvements in the marketplace. Part One was featured in the January 2014 issue of Pumps & Systems.

During its February 2013 annual meeting, HI members formulated a consensus on the more than 130 technical and market-based questions raised by the DOE that was presented at the framework hearing in Washington a week later. A 465-page transcript of the proceedings, along with HI discussions, is available on the DOE rulemaking website. HI’s written response is also available at www.Pumps.org/DOERulemaking.

More recently the DOE launched a parallel “negotiated rulemaking” process under the Appliance Standards Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ASRAC), which first met in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 18 – 19, 2013. A group of HI members has been appointed to the ASRAC working group on pumps, along with other members who represent energy efficiency advocates, electric power utilities, DOE staff and an end user. A schedule of public meetings was established that run through July 2014. HI will provide updates to its members, and also post progress reports on www.Pumps.org/DOERulemaking as new information becomes available.

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