Dec. 15, 2011: Public Meeting on Regional Standards Enforcement Available Via Webinar
WASHINGTON — The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is making contractors aware that tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, at 9 a.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will jointly host a public meeting at DOE headquarters on the enforcement of regional standards for HVAC equipment that go into effect on May 1, 2013. The meeting is expected to last all day. The meeting is open to the public and those who cannot travel to D.C. can participate remotely via webinar. You can register for the webinar here.
The two main issues under consideration are how the agencies will enforce the new regional standards and what changes are necessary to the labeling of HVAC equipment to avoid distributor, contractor, and consumer confusion about the new rules.