[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27690-27691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12856]



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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 305

RIN 3084-AA26


Rule Concerning Disclosures Regarding Energy Consumption and 
Water Use of Certain Home Appliances and Other Products Required Under 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``Appliance Labeling Rule''); 
Correction to Ranges of Comparability for Clothes Washers

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission amends its Appliance Labeling 
Rule by issuing corrections to the ranges of comparability used on 
required labels for clothes washers that were published on April 21, 
1995.\1\ Properly labeled clothes washers manufactured prior to the 
effective date of this document (including clothes washers labeled in 
accordance with the ranges published on April 21, 1995) need not be 
relabeled. Catalogs printed prior to the effective date in accordance 
with 16 CFR 305.14 need not be revised. Those manufacturers who have 
already printed or purchased labels in reliance on the April 21 
document may use those labels until the label stock is exhausted; they 
must use labels based on the ranges published today after that.

    \1\ 60 FR 19845. The ranges were to become effective on July 20, 
1995.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 23, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:James Mills, Attorney, 202-326-3035, 
Division of Enforcement, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 
20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice publishes the corrected range 
figures, which, under Sections 305.10, 305.11 and 305.14 of the rule, 
must be used on labels on clothes washers manufactured on and after 
August 23, 1995 and in advertising of clothes washers in catalogs 
printed after August 23, 1995.
    Estimated annual energy consumption figures for 1995 for clothes 
washers have been submitted by manufacturers and analyzed by the 
Commission. New ranges of comparability based upon them were published 
in the Federal Register on April 21, 1995. The staff of the Commission 
has learned since publication of the ranges that there was an 
inadvertent error in the ranges. The staff has corrected the error, and 
the new ranges published today reflect the correction. For the sake of 
clarity, the Commission is republishing the complete set of ranges in 
their correction form.
    Although this corrected notice is being published prior to the 
effective date of the April 21, 1995 notice, which is now rescinded, 
manufacturers need not relabel any appliances already labeled and may 
use any labels that were ordered or printed before the date of this 
notice in good faith reliance on the April 21 notice. After this 
initial stock of labels is exhausted, however, labels based on today's 
notice must be used.
    In consideration of the foregoing, the Commission amends Appendix F 
of its Appliance Labeling Rule by publishing the following ranges of 
comparability for use in the labeling and advertising of clothes 
washers beginning August 23, 1995.

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305

    Advertising, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Labeling, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Accordingly, 16 CFR Part 305 is amended as follows: [[Page 27691]] 

PART 305--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 305 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.

    2. Appendix F to Part 305 is revised to read as follows:

Appendix F to Part 305--Clothes Washers

Range Information

    ``Compact'' includes all household clothes washers with a tub 
capacity of less than 1.6 cu. ft. or 13 gallons of water.
    ``Standard'' includes all household clothes washers with a tub 
capacity of 1.6 cu. ft. or 13 gallons of water or more.

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                                                            Range of    
                                                        estimated annual
                                                             energy     
                       Capacity                         consumption (kWh/
                                                              yr.)      
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                                                          Low      High 
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Compact:                                                                
  Top Loading.........................................      607     1226
  Front Loading.......................................      (*)      (*)
Standard:                                                               
  Top Loading.........................................      603     1818
  Front Loading.......................................      286      395
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* No data submitted.                                                    

    By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-12856 Filed 5-24-95; 8:45 am]
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