The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its anticipated Notice of Proposed Rule-making (NOPR) for Energy Conservation Standards for Pumps. This 257-page document is available for public review and comment.

The DOE also announced plans to hold a public hearing, with webinar access, on the NOPR on April 29 in Washington, DC. All notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts and supporting documents associated with this rule-making are included in Docket No. EERE-2013-BT-TP-0055. DOE's website gives guidance on how to comment on the rulemaking. The public comment period closes 75 days after publication in the Federal Register.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) says it intends to organize pump industry input with and through HI members, and to submit a summary of consolidated and consensus-based comments to the U.S. DOE.

All HI members interested in being involved are invited to participate in the review of the proposed rule-making.