[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4172-4173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2073]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 305


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

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') amends its 
Appliance Labeling Rule by issuing a correction to the range of 
comparability for certain freezers published on November 19, 2001 (66 
FR 57867), to become effective on February 19, 2002. The correction 
affects only the range of comparability in Appendix B1 of the Rule for 
upright freezers with manual defrost with a total refrigerated volume 
between 13.5 and 15.4 cubic feet.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 19, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, Attorney, Division of 
Enforcement, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20580 (202-326-
2889); [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Energy use figures for 2001 for 
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers were submitted last 
year by manufacturers

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and analyzed by the Commission. New ranges of comparability based upon 
them were published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2001 (66 FR 
57867). The Commission staff has learned since publication that there 
was an inadvertent error in the range in Appendix B1 for upright 
freezers with manual defrost with total refrigerated volumes between 
13.5 and 15.4 cubic feet. This notice contains the corrected number.
    Although this corrected range of comparability for upright freezers 
with manual defrost is being published prior to the effective date of 
the November notice, manufacturers need not relabel any freezer already 
labeled and may use any labels that were ordered or printed before the 
date of this notice in good faith reliance on the November 19 notice. 
After this initial stock of labels is exhausted, however, manufacturers 
must use labels based on today's notice.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act relating to a 
Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis (5 U.S.C. 603-604) are not 
applicable to this proceeding because the amendments do not impose any 
new obligations on entities regulated by the Appliance Labeling Rule. 
Thus, the amendments will not have a ``significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.'' 5 U.S.C. 605. The Commission 
has concluded, therefore, that a regulatory flexibility analysis is not 
necessary, and certifies, under section 605 of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), that the amendments announced today 
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities.

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305

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


    Accordingly, 16 CFR part 305 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 305--[CORRECTED]

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

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.

    2. Appendix B1 to Part 305 is revised to read as follows:

     Appendix B1 to Part 305.--Upright Freezers With Manual Defrost
                           [Range information]
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                                                             Range of
                                                             estimated
                                                           annual energy
 Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in cubic    consumption
                          feet                               (kWh/yr.)
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                                                            Low    High
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Less than 5.5...........................................     (*)     (*)
5.5 to 7.4..............................................     354     354
7.5 to 9.4..............................................     372     372
9.5 to 11.4.............................................     392     392
11.5 to 13.4............................................     409     410
13.5 to 15.4............................................     442     454
15.5 to 17.4............................................     477     482
17.5 to 19.4............................................     (*)     (*)
19.5 to 21.4............................................     512     527
21.5 to 23.4............................................     (*)     (*)
23.5 to 25.4............................................     580     580
25.5 to 27.4............................................     (*)     (*)
27.5 to 29.4............................................     (*)     (*)
29.5 and over...........................................   1,748  1,748
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* No data submitted for units meeting the Department of Energy's Energy
  Conservation Standards effective July 1, 2001.


    By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-2073 Filed 1-28-02; 8:45 am]
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