Small Business Commercial Refrigeration Roundtable
Friday, October 28, 2022
2 – 3:30 p.m. (ET)
VIA TELECONFERENCE
AGENDA AND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
I. Welcome and Introductions (2-2:05 p.m.)
o Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel for Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resource Policy, SBA Office of Advocacy
o Tabby Zeb, Assistant Chief Counsel for Environment, SBA Office of Advocacy
o Dave Rostker, Assistant Chief Counsel for Environment, SBA Office of Advocacy
o Dr. Elisabeth Newcomb, Regulatory Economist, SBA Office of Advocacy
II. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION (2:05 – 3:15 p.m.)
i. DOE Commercial Refrigeration Notice and Comment Process
o 2022 Process and Timing
o Data Availability, e.g., legacy information
o Process Rule
o Future Processes, e.g., EPCA compliance improvements beyond 2022
ii. Cross Agency Integration
o EPA
o Other Agency(ies)
iii. Stakeholder Engagement
o Paths for Issue Discussion/Negotiation
o ASRAC Role/Involvement
III. OPEN DISCUSSION (3:15- 3:30 p.m.)
IV. ADJOURN (3:30 p.m.)
*** Roundtable meetings are open to all interested persons, except the press, in order to facilitate an open and frank discussion about issues of interest to small business. Agendas and presentations are available to all, including the press. Anyone who would like to receive roundtable agendas or presentations, or be included in the regular distribution, should contact prianka.sharma@sba.gov. The purpose of these roundtable meetings is to exchange opinions, facts, and information and to obtain the attendees’ individual views and opinions regarding regulatory and policy issues affecting small business. The meetings are not intended to communicate or achieve any consensus positions of the attendees.