[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 79057-79063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32261]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 305

RIN 3084-AA74


Appliance Labeling Rule

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'').

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is issuing technical corrections to the 
Appliance Labeling Rule (16 CFR part 305). These corrections are 
necessary to ensure that amendatory language published on July 19, 2010 
(75 FR 41696) and scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2012 is 
consistent with recently codified Rule amendments.

DATES: Effective January 1, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of this document are available from: 
Public Reference Branch, Room 130, Federal Trade Commission, 600 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. The complete record of 
this proceeding is also available at that address. Relevant portions of 
the proceeding, including this document, are available at http://www.ftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, (202) 326-2889, 
Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 
Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20580.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Over the last two years, the Commission has 
issued amendments to its Appliance Labeling Rule (16 CFR part 305) in 
two separate Federal Register Notices involving: (1) Light bulbs (75 FR 
41696 (July 19, 2010)), and (2) television labels (76 FR 1038 (Jan. 6, 
2011)). The effective dates of these two final rules differ. The 
television label amendments, published on January 6, 2011, became 
effective on May 10, 2011 while the earlier light bulbs amendments will 
not become effective until January 1, 2012.\1\ As a result, two 
amendatory instructions in the earlier light bulb notice are not 
consistent with the Rule's current language as amended by the 
television Notice. In a separate notice, the Commission has issued a 
correction removing the obsolete instructions from the July 19, 2010 
notice. Now, the Commission revises the Rule's language to ensure its 
accuracy. In doing so, the Commission is also correcting an inadvertent 
error in the definition of ``incandescent lamp.'' \2\ Otherwise, the 
corrections in this Notice contain no substantive changes to the 
previously announced Rule amendments.
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    \1\ Though the July 19, 2010 notice set the effective date as 
July 19, 2011, the Commission subsequently changed that date to 
January 1, 2012. See 76 FR 20233 (April 12, 2011).
    \2\ The definition of ``incandescent lamp'' in the published 
Federal Register Notice contained an inadvertent error stating that 
the diameter of covered reflector lamps exceeds ``2.75 inches'' 
(Sec.  305.3(n)(1)(ii)). The correct number, consistent with the 
underlying statute, is ``2.25 inches.'' See 42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(C); 
and 75 FR at 41699, n. 18, and 41713.
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List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305

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

    For the reasons stated above, the Federal Trade Commission amends 
16 CFR part 305 as follows:

PART 305--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.

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2. In Sec.  305.3, paragraphs (l) and (m) are revised, paragraphs (n), 
(o), (p), (q), (r), (s), (t), and (u) are redesignated as (r), (s), 
(t), (u), (v), (w), (x), and (y) respectively, and new paragraphs (n), 
(o), (p), and (q) are added to read as follows:


Sec.  305.3  Description of covered products.

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    (l) General service lamp means:
    (1) A lamp that is:
    (i) A medium base compact fluorescent lamp;
    (ii) A general service incandescent lamp;
    (iii) A general service light-emitting diode (LED or OLED) lamp; or
    (iv) Any other lamp that the Secretary of Energy determines is used 
to satisfy lighting applications traditionally served by general 
service incandescent lamps.
    (2) Exclusions. The term general service lamp does not include--
    (i) Any lighting application or bulb shape described in paragraphs 
(n)(3)(ii)(A) through (T) of this section; and
    (ii) Any general service fluorescent lamp.
    (m) Medium base compact fluorescent lamp means an integrally 
ballasted fluorescent lamp with a medium screw base, a rated input 
voltage range of 115 to 130 volts and which is designed as a direct 
replacement for a general service incandescent lamp; however, the term 
does not include--
    (1) Any lamp that is:
    (i) Specifically designed to be used for special purpose 
applications; and
    (ii) Unlikely to be used in general purpose applications, such as 
the applications described in the definition of ``General Service 
Incandescent Lamp'' in paragraph (n)(3)(ii) of this section; or
    (2) Any lamp not described in the definition of ``General Service 
Incandescent Lamp'' in this section and that is excluded by the 
Department of Energy, by rule, because the lamp is--
    (i) Designed for special applications; and
    (ii) Unlikely to be used in general purpose applications.
    (n) Incandescent lamp:
    (1) Means a lamp in which light is produced by a filament heated to 
incandescence by an electric current, including only the following:
    (i) Any lamp (commonly referred to as lower wattage nonreflector 
general service lamps, including any tungsten halogen lamp) that has a 
rated wattage between 30 and 199 watts, has an E26 medium screw base, 
has a rated voltage or voltage range that lies at least partially 
within 115 and 130 volts, and is not a reflector lamp;
    (ii) Any lamp (commonly referred to as a reflector lamp) which is 
not colored or designed for rough or vibration service applications, 
that contains an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct 
the light, an R, PAR, ER, BR, BPAR, or similar bulb shapes with E26 
medium screw bases, a rated voltage or voltage range that lies at least 
partially within 115 and 130 volts, a diameter which exceeds 2.25 
inches, and has a rated wattage that is 40 watts or higher;
    (iii) Any general service incandescent lamp (commonly referred to 
as a high- or higher wattage lamp) that has a rated wattage above 199 
watts (above 205 watts for a high wattage reflector lamp); but
    (2) Incandescent lamp does not mean any lamp excluded by the 
Secretary of Energy, by rule, as a result of a determination that 
standards for such lamp would not result in significant energy savings 
because such lamp is designed for special applications or has special 
characteristics not available in reasonably substitutable lamp types;
    (3) General service incandescent lamp means:

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    (i) In general, a standard incandescent, halogen, or reflector type 
lamp that--
    (A) Is intended for general service applications;
    (B) Has a medium screw base;
    (C) Has a lumen range of not less than 310 lumens and not more than 
2,600 lumens; and
    (D) Is capable of being operated at a voltage range at least 
partially within 110 and 130 volts.
    (ii) Exclusions. The term ``general service incandescent lamp'' 
does not include the following incandescent lamps:
    (A) An appliance lamp as defined at 42 U.S.C. 6291(30);
    (B) A black light lamp;
    (C) A bug lamp;
    (D) A colored lamp as defined at 42 U.S.C. 6291(30);
    (E) An infrared lamp;
    (F) A left hand thread lamp;
    (G) A marine lamp;
    (H) A marine signal service lamp;
    (I) A mine service lamp;
    (J) A plant light lamp;
    (K) A rough service lamp as defined at 42 U.S.C. 6291(30);
    (L) A shatter resistant lamp (including a shatter-proof lamp and a 
shatter-protected lamp);
    (M) A sign service lamp;
    (N) A silver bowl lamp;
    (O) A showcase lamp;
    (P) A traffic signal lamp;
    (Q) A vibration service lamp as defined at 42 U.S.C. 6291(30);
    (R) A G shape lamp (as defined in ANSI C78.20-2003 and C79.1-2002) 
with a diameter of 5 inches or more;
    (S) A T shape lamp (as defined in ANSI C78.20-2003 and C79.1-2002) 
and that uses not more than 40 watts or has a length of more than 10 
inches; or
    (T) A B, BA, CA, F, G16-1/2, G-25, G-30, S, or M-14 lamp (as 
defined in ANSI C79.1-2002 and ANSI C78.20-2003) of 40 watts or less.
    (4) Incandescent reflector lamp means a lamp described in paragraph 
(n)(1)(ii) of this section; and
    (5) Tungsten halogen lamp means a gas filled tungsten filament 
incandescent lamp containing a certain proportion of halogens in an 
inert gas.
    (o) Light emitting diode (LED) means a p n junction solid state 
device the radiated output of which is a function of the physical 
construction, material used, and exciting current of the device. The 
output of a light emitting diode may be in B
    (1) The infrared region;
    (2) The visible region; or
    (3) The ultraviolet region.
    (p) Organic light emitting diode (OLED) means a thin-film light-
emitting device that typically consists of a series of organic layers 
between 2 electrical contacts (electrodes).
    (q) General service light-emitting diode (LED or OLED) lamp means 
any light emitting diode (LED or OLED) lamp that:
    (1) Is a consumer product;
    (2) Is intended for general service applications;
    (3) Has a medium screw base;
    (4) Has a lumen range of not less than 310 lumens and not more than 
2,600 lumens; and
    (5) Is capable of being operated at a voltage range at least 
partially within 110 and 130 volts.
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3. Amend Appendix L as follows:
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a. Add Prototype Labels 5, 6, and 7 after Prototype Label 4;
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b. Remove all sections labeled ``Lamp Packaging Disclosures'';
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c. Redesignate Sample Labels 10, 11, 12, and Sample Icon 13 as Sample 
Labels 14, 15, 16, and Sample Icon 17 respectively; and
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d. Add Sample Labels 10, 11, 12, and 13 after Sample Label 9 as 
follows:

Appendix L to Part 305--Sample Labels

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Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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