[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61465-61488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22036]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 305
RIN 3084-AB15
Energy Labeling Rule
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``FTC'' or ``Commission'')
issues routine updates to comparability range information on
EnergyGuide labels for refrigerators and freezers, dishwashers, water
heaters, room air conditioners (ranges only), clothes washers,
furnaces, and pool heaters in the Energy Labeling Rule (``Rule''). The
Commission also makes a minor, clarifying change to requirements for
determining room air conditioner capacity.
DATES: The amendments are effective January 10, 2023, with the
exception of amendatory instructions 9 (appendix E1) and 15 (appendix
L), which are effective on October 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Relevant portions of the record of this proceeding,
including this document, are available at https://www.ftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome (202-326-2889),
Attorney, Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection,
Federal Trade Commission, Room CC-9528, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
The Commission issued the Energy Labeling Rule (``Rule'') in
1979,\1\ pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
(``EPCA'').\2\ The Rule requires energy labeling for major home
appliances and other consumer products to help consumers compare
competing models. It also contains labeling requirements for
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, dishwashers, water
heaters, clothes washers, room air conditioners, furnaces, central air
conditioners, heat pumps, plumbing products, lighting products, ceiling
fans, and televisions.
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\1\ 44 FR 66466 (Nov. 19, 1979).
\2\ 42 U.S.C. 6294. EPCA also requires the Department of Energy
(DOE) to develop test procedures that measure how much energy
appliances use, and to determine the representative average cost a
consumer pays for different types of energy.
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The Rule requires manufacturers to attach yellow EnergyGuide labels
to many covered products and prohibits retailers from removing these
labels or rendering them illegible. In addition, it directs sellers,
including retailers, to post label information on websites and in paper
catalogs from which consumers can order products. EnergyGuide labels
for most covered products contain three key disclosures: estimated
annual energy cost, a product's energy consumption or energy efficiency
rating as determined by Department of Energy (``DOE'') test procedures,
and a comparability range displaying the highest and lowest energy
costs or efficiency ratings for all similar models. For cost
calculations, the Rule specifies national average costs for applicable
energy sources (e.g., electricity, natural gas, oil) based on DOE
estimates. Under the Rule, the Commission periodically updates
comparability range and annual energy cost information based on
manufacturer data submitted pursuant to the Rule's reporting
requirements. The Rule sets a five-year schedule for updating range of
comparability and annual energy cost information.\3\ Pursuant to that
schedule, the Commission announces the following amendments.
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\3\ 16 CFR 305.12.
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II. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Consistent with the Rule's five-year schedule, on May 25, 2022 (87
FR 31754), the Commission proposed routine updates to comparability
ranges and national average energy cost figures (appendices K1 and K2)
for several product categories. The proposed amendments also updated
Sec. 305.10 to clarify that manufacturers must determine capacity for
room air conditioners using current DOE requirements. In response, the
Commission received nine comments, several of which raised specific
issues with the proposed amendments.\4\ We discuss these issues below.
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\4\ The comments are available at www.regulations.gov. Several
comments also discussed broad issues unrelated to the notice of
proposed rulemaking's (``NPRM'') proposed range updates, including
full fuel cycle label disclosures (NPGA) (#007), EnergyGuide label
design and content (Consumer Technology Association (CTA) (#009);
Electrolux (#006); ACEEE (#010); and Anonymous (#003)), clothes
dryer labeling (Electrolux (#006)), and the implementation of
electronic labeling in lieu of physical labels (CTA) (#009). These
issues fall outside the scope of the current proceeding, but the
Commission may address them in a future review of the Rule.
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III. Final Amendments
As discussed below, the Commission updates comparability ranges and
national average energy cost figures (appendices K1 and K2) for several
product categories consistent with the Rule's five-year schedule. The
amendments also update Sec. 305.10 to clarify that manufacturers must
determine capacity for room air conditioners using current DOE
requirements.\5\
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\5\ The final amendments also insert the term ``water heaters''
to Sec. 305.27(a)(1)(i) to correct an inadvertent omission from a
previous proceeding. See 77 FR 15298 (Mar. 15, 2012) and 78 FR 2200
(Jan. 10, 2013) (no intent expressed to exclude water heaters from
the group of products covered by the website requirement). Given the
inadvertent nature of this omission, the Commission finds good cause
to make this correction without additional comment. Finally, the
amendments revise the next scheduled range update in Sec. 305.12
from 2022 to 2027.
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A. Comparability Range and Energy Cost Revisions
In accordance with the Rule's five-year schedule (Sec. 305.12),
the Commission revises the comparability range and energy cost
information for refrigerators and freezers, dishwashers, water heaters,
room air conditioners (ranges only), clothes washers, furnaces, and
pool heaters.\6\ In addition, the Commission updates the average energy
cost figures manufacturers must use to calculate a model's estimated
energy cost.\7\ Specifically, the Commission now updates the energy
cost tables in appendices K1 and K2.\8\
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\6\ This document also contains conforming changes to the sample
labels in the Rule's appendices to reflect the new range and cost
information.
\7\ 87 FR 12681 (Mar. 7, 2022) (DOE notice for ``Representative
Average Unit Costs of Energy''). Fuel costs in the FTC tables in
appendices K1 and K2 are rounded to the nearest cent.
\8\ In response to AHAM's comments (#008), the final amendments
consistently use the term ``Energy Costs'' in the appendix headings,
instead of ``Operating Costs.''
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Television Ranges: In response to comments, the Commission will
wait to update television ranges until DOE completes proposed test
procedure changes for those products. Comments from the Association of
Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) (#008) and American Council for an
Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) (#010) explained DOE is currently
finalizing changes to the television test procedure that will make
substantive changes to the measured energy use for these products.\9\
To avoid multiple updates to the television label within a short period
of time, the FTC, in coordination with DOE, will publish updated ranges
after data derived from the upcoming test procedure becomes available.
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\9\ 87 FR 11892 (March 2, 2022).
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Clothes Washer Ranges: In response to AHAM's comment (#008), the
final amendments correct the proposed clothes washer ranges to reflect
only the annual energy consumption of the tested model. The proposed
ranges in the NPRM were inadvertently derived from energy consumption
figures that reflected DOE's Integrated Modified Energy Factor, an
efficiency rating that does not appear on the label and accounts for
expected dryer use associated with the washer.
Timing of Updates: Consistent with Sec. 305.12, manufacturers must
begin using this information on new product labels within 90 days after
publication of a final notification announcing updated ranges for
specific products. Manufacturers do not have to relabel products
labeled prior to the effective date of the changes. For room air
conditioners, however, the final notification sets a compliance date of
October 1, 2023.
In the NPRM, the Commission proposed setting an October 1, 2022,
effective date for those ranges because this label must appear on
product boxes, and such package changes can require additional planning
and coordination. The proposed October date coincides with the annual
production cycle (i.e., the cooling season) for those products.
However, in its comments, AHAM (#008) stressed that, given the
likely timing of the final range publication, manufacturers will be
unable to change labels on packaging to reflect the new labels for this
year's production cycle. Therefore, AHAM recommended a compliance date
for the new room air conditioner ranges coinciding with next year's
production cycle. In response, this document sets the compliance date
for 2023. Adjusting the compliance date should have minimal impact on
the
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label's usefulness in the interim because the old and new ranges are
not substantially different for many model categories, and the label's
primary feature--the model-specific cost number--will not change
because of these amendments. Additionally, extending the compliance
date will promote consistency in labels and otherwise foster an orderly
transition over the next year by setting a compliance date that all
manufacturers will be able to meet.
Cost Figures for Room and Portable Air Conditioners: As explained
in the NPRM, the amendments do not change the range and cost
information for central air conditioner and portable air conditioner
labels because the Commission recently updated those ranges.\10\
Additionally, the amendments do not change the cost figure for room air
conditioner labels because such a change would make room air
conditioner labels inconsistent with cost information on portable air
conditioners, a similar product category. This inconsistency could
cause consumer confusion and make comparison shopping more difficult.
Accordingly, the electricity cost figure ($0.13/kWh) for those two
categories appears in appendix K2 and in the calculations for the room
air conditioner cost ranges (appendix E) in the amendments. No comments
opposed this change.
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\10\ See 86 FR 9274 (Feb. 12, 2021) (portable air conditioners);
86 FR 57985 (Oct. 20, 2021) (central air conditioners).
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B. Capacity Determinations for Room Air Conditioners and Portable Air
Conditioners
The amendments also update Sec. 305.10 to clarify that
manufacturers must determine capacity for room air conditioners using
current DOE requirements. Specifically, the amendment eliminates
obsolete text related to rounding and updates references to existing
DOE requirements for capacity determinations.\11\ No comments opposed
this change.
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\11\ 86 FR 9274 (Feb. 12, 2022). In its comments, AHAM (#008)
also sought FTC guidance regarding the content, including the
capacity measurements, for the new portable air conditioner labels
announced in an earlier proceeding. Manufacturers should use the
seasonally adjusted cooling capacity for these products on the
labels. The FTC will address the issue further should pending DOE
test procedure changes (87 FR 34934 (June 8, 2022)) necessitate an
alteration in that guidance. In addition, the FTC staff has added a
sample label template for portable air conditioners to the FTC
website to aid manufacturers in creating their own labels. See
https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/energyguide-labels-templates-manufacturers.
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IV. Paperwork Reduction Act
The current Rule contains recordkeeping, disclosure, testing, and
reporting requirements that constitute information collection
requirements as defined by 5 CFR 1320.3(c), the definitional provision
within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations that
implement the Paperwork Reduction Act. OMB has approved the Rule's
existing information collection requirements through February 29, 2024
(OMB Control No. 3084-0069). The amendments do not change the substance
or frequency of the recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting
requirements and, therefore, do not require further OMB clearance.
V. 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 Energy Labeling Rule. As
explained elsewhere in this document, the amendments do not change the
substance or frequency of the recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting
requirements. 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 will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
VI. Other Matters
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this rule
as not a ``major rule,'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305
Advertising, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Labeling,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons stated above, the Commission amends part 305 of
title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 305--ENERGY AND WATER USE LABELING FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS UNDER
THE ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT (``ENERGY LABELING RULE'')
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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. Amend Sec. 305.10 by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:
Sec. 305.10 Determinations of capacity.
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(f) Room air conditioners and portable air conditioners. The
capacity for room air conditioners and portable air conditioners shall
be determined according to 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, with rounding
determined in accordance with 10 CFR part 430.
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3. Amend Sec. 305.12 by revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as
follows:
Sec. 305.12 Ranges of comparability on the required labels.
(a) Range of estimated annual energy costs or energy efficiency
ratings. The range of estimated annual operating costs or energy
efficiency ratings for each covered product (except televisions,
ceiling fans, fluorescent lamp ballasts, lamps, metal halide lamp
fixtures, showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals) shall be
taken from the appropriate appendix to this part in effect at the time
the labels are affixed to the product. The Commission shall publish
revised ranges in the Federal Register in 2027. When the ranges are
revised, all information disseminated after 90 days following the
publication of the revision shall conform to the revised ranges.
Products that have been labeled prior to the effective date of a
modification under this section need not be relabeled.
(b) Representative average unit energy cost. The Representative
Average Unit Energy Cost to be used on labels as required by Sec. Sec.
305.14 through 305.19 and disclosures as required by Sec. 305.27 are
listed in appendices K1 and K2 to this part. The Commission shall
publish revised Representative Average Unit Energy Cost figures in the
Federal Register in 2027. When the cost figures are revised, all
information disseminated after 90 days following the publication of the
revision shall conform to the new cost figure.
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4. Amend Sec. 305.27 by revising paragraph (a)(1)(i) to read as
follows:
Sec. 305.27 Paper catalogs and websites.
(a) * * *
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(1) * * *
(i) Products required to bear EnergyGuide or Lighting Facts labels.
All websites advertising covered refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers,
freezers, room air conditioners, portable air conditioners, clothes
washers, dishwashers, ceiling fans, pool heaters, water heaters,
central air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, general service lamps,
specialty consumer lamps (for products offered for sale after May 2,
2018), and televisions must display, for each model, a recognizable and
legible image of the label required for that product by this part. The
website may hyperlink to the image of the label using the sample
EnergyGuide and Lighting Facts icons depicted in appendix L of this
part. The website must hyperlink the image in a way that does not
require consumers to save the hyperlinked image to view it.
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5. Revise appendices A1 through A9 to read as follows:
Appendix A1 to Part 305--Refrigerators With Automatic Defrost
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 10.5.......................... $20 45
10.5 to 12.4............................ 28 40
12.5 to 14.4............................ 33 47
14.5 to 16.4............................ 33 46
16.5 to 18.4............................ 38 52
18.5 to 20.4............................ 42 50
20.5 to 22.4............................ 35 57
22.5 to 24.4............................ 51 59
24.5 to 26.4............................ (*) (*)
26.5 to 28.4............................ (*) (*)
28.5 and over........................... (*) (*)
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(*) No data.
Appendix A2 to Part 305--Refrigerators and Refrigerator-Freezers With
Manual Defrost
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 10.5.......................... $11 $46
10.5 to 12.4............................ (*) (*)
12.5 to 14.4............................ (*) (*)
14.5 to 16.4............................ (*) (*)
16.5 to 18.4............................ (*) (*)
18.5 to 20.4............................ (*) (*)
20.5 to 22.4............................ (*) (*)
22.5 to 24.4............................ (*) (*)
24.5 to 26.4............................ (*) (*)
26.5 to 28.4............................ (*) (*)
28.5 and over........................... (*) (*)
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(*) No data.
Appendix A3 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Partial Automatic
Defrost
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 10.5.......................... $27 $55
10.5 to 12.4............................ (*) (*)
12.5 to 14.4............................ (*) (*)
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14.5 to 16.4............................ (*) (*)
16.5 to 18.4............................ 53 53
18.5 to 20.4............................ 48 55
20.5 to 22.4............................ (*) (*)
22.5 to 24.4............................ (*) (*)
24.5 to 26.4............................ (*) (*)
26.5 to 28.4............................ (*) (*)
28.5 and over........................... (*) (*)
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(*) No data.
Appendix A4 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost
With Top-Mounted Freezer No Through-The-Door Ice
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 10.5.......................... $40 $62
10.5 to 12.4............................ 43 61
12.5 to 14.4............................ 44 64
14.5 to 16.4............................ 45 66
16.5 to 18.4............................ 49 70
18.5 to 20.4............................ 48 72
20.5 to 22.4............................ 51 76
22.5 to 24.4............................ 58 78
24.5 to 26.4............................ 66 81
26.5 to 28.4............................ (*) (*)
28.5 and over........................... (*) (*)
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(*) No data.
Appendix A5 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automated Defrost
With Side-Mounted Freezer No Through-The-Door Ice
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 10.5.......................... $54 $82
10.5 to 12.4............................ (*) (*)
12.5 to 14.4............................ 39 40
14.5 to 16.4............................ 49 65
16.5 to 18.4............................ 69 70
18.5 to 20.4............................ 66 70
20.5 to 22.4............................ 70 101
22.5 to 24.4............................ 78 105
24.5 to 26.4............................ 80 109
26.5 to 28.4............................ 91 113
28.5 and over........................... 84 118
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(*) No data.
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Appendix A6 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost
With Bottom-Mounted Freezer No Through-The-Door Ice
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 10.5.......................... $42 $73
10.5 to 12.4............................ 47 79
12.5 to 14.4............................ 50 77
14.5 to 16.4............................ 53 85
16.5 to 18.4............................ 60 86
18.5 to 20.4............................ 60 91
20.5 to 22.4............................ 62 94
22.5 to 24.4............................ 65 98
24.5 to 26.4............................ 74 96
26.5 to 28.4............................ 67 95
28.5 and over........................... 91 101
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(*) No data.
Appendix A7 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost
With Bottom-Mounted Freezer With Through-The-Door Ice Service
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 10.5.......................... (*) (*)
10.5 to 12.4............................ (*) (*)
12.5 to 14.4............................ (*) (*)
14.5 to 16.4............................ (*) (*)
16.5 to 18.4............................ $80 $90
18.5 to 20.4............................ 83 98
20.5 to 22.4............................ 91 103
22.5 to 24.4............................ 77 106
24.5 to 26.4............................ 89 109
26.5 to 28.4............................ 83 112
28.5 and over........................... 90 113
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(*) No data.
Appendix A8 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost
With Side-Mounted Freezer With Through-The-Door Ice Service
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 10.5.......................... (*) (*)
10.5 to 12.4............................ (*) (*)
12.5 to 14.4............................ (*) (*)
14.5 to 16.4............................ (*) (*)
16.5 to 18.4............................ $87 $88
18.5 to 20.4............................ 78 110
20.5 to 22.4............................ 72 109
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22.5 to 24.4............................ 76 115
24.5 to 26.4............................ 81 116
26.5 to 28.4............................ 89 122
28.5 and over........................... 104 124
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(*) No data.
Appendix A9 to Part 305--All Refrigerators and Refrigerator-Freezers
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 10.5.......................... $11 $82
10.5 to 12.4............................ 28 79
12.5 to 14.4............................ 33 77
14.5 to 16.4............................ 33 84
16.5 to 18.4............................ 38 90
18.5 to 20.4............................ 42 110
20.5 to 22.4............................ 35 109
22.5 to 24.4............................ 51 115
24.5 to 26.4............................ 66 116
26.5 to 28.4............................ 67 122
28.5 and over........................... 84 124
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(*) No data.
6. Revise appendices B1 through B3 to read as follows:
Appendix B1 to Part 305--Upright Freezers With Manual Defrost
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 5.5........................... $18 $43
5.5 to 7.4.............................. 35 47
34 40
7.5 to 9.4.............................. 36 36
9.5 to 11.4............................. (*) (*)
11.5 to 13.4............................ 42 47
13.5 to 15.4............................ 49 51
15.5 to 17.4............................ (*) (*)
17.5 to 19.4............................ 49 56
19.5 to 21.4............................ (*) (*)
21.5 to 23.4............................ (*) (*)
23.5 to 25.4............................ (*) (*)
25.5 to 27.4............................ (*) (*)
27.5 to 29.4............................ (*) (*)
29.5 and over........................... .............. ..............
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(*) No data.
Appendix B2 to Part 305--Upright Freezers With Automatic Defrost
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Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 5.5........................... $37 $63
5.5 to 7.4.............................. (*) (*)
44 69
7.5 to 9.4.............................. 44 68
9.5 to 11.4............................. 54 79
11.5 to 13.4............................ 54 85
13.5 to 15.4............................ 58 89
15.5 to 17.4............................ 62 84
17.5 to 19.4............................ 63 91
19.5 to 21.4............................ 101 104
21.5 to 23.4............................ (*) (*)
23.5 to 25.4............................ (*) (*)
25.5 to 27.4............................ (*) (*)
27.5 to 29.4............................ (*) (*)
29.5 and over........................... .............. ..............
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(*) No data.
Appendix B3 to Part 305--Chest Freezers and All Other Freezers
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated energy costs (dollars/year)
volume in cubic feet -------------------------------
Low High
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Less than 5.5........................... $19 $32
5.5 to 7.4.............................. 31 36
27 37
7.5 to 9.4.............................. 28 35
9.5 to 11.4............................. 35 $38
11.5 to 13.4............................ 39 42
13.5 to 15.4............................ 38 46
15.5 to 17.4............................ 46 47
17.5 to 19.4............................ 50 53
19.5 to 21.4............................ 48 55
21.5 to 23.4............................ 59 59
23.5 to 25.4............................ (*) (*)
25.5 to 27.4............................ (*) (*)
27.5 to 29.4............................ (*) (*)
29.5 and over........................... .............. ..............
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(*) No data.
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7. Revise appendices C1 and C2 to read as follows:
Appendix C1 to Part 305--Compact Dishwashers
Range Information
``Compact'' includes countertop dishwasher models with a capacity
of fewer than eight (8) place settings. Place settings shall be in
accordance with appendix C to 10 CFR part 430, subpart B. Load patterns
shall conform to the operating normal for the model being tested.
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Range of estimated annual
energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity ---------------------------------
Low High
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Compact............................... $14 $32
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Appendix C2 to Part 305--Standard Dishwashers
Range Information
``Standard'' includes dishwasher models with a capacity of eight
(8) or more place settings. Place settings shall be in accordance with
appendix C to 10 CFR part 430, subpart B. Load patterns shall conform
to the operating normal for the model being tested.
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Range of estimated annual
energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity ---------------------------------
Low High
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Standard.............................. $28 $43
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8. Revise appendices D1 through D5 to read as follows:
Appendix D1 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Gas
Range Information
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Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
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Capacity (first hour rating in gallons) Natural gas ($/year) Propane ($/year)
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Low High Low High
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``Very Small''--less than 18.................... (*) (*) (*) (*)
``Low''--18 to 50.9............................. $162 $172 (*) (*)
``Medium''--51 to 74.9.......................... 227 300 460 606
``High''--over 75............................... 227 336 460 679
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(*) No data.
Appendix D2 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Electric
Range Information
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Capacity Range of estimated annual
----------------------------------------- energy costs (dollars/year)
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First hour rating Low High
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``Very Small''--less than 18............ (*) (*)
``Low''--18 to 50.9..................... $90 $357
``Medium''--51 to 74.9.................. 154 630
``High''--over 75....................... 173 747
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(*) No data.
Appendix D3 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Oil
Range Information
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Capacity Range of estimated annual
----------------------------------------- energy costs (dollars/year)
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First hour rating Low High
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``Very Small''--less than 18............ (*) (*)
``Low''--18 to 50.9..................... (*) (*)
``Medium''--51 to 74.9.................. (*) (*)
``High''--over 75....................... $625 $686
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(*) No data.
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Appendix D4 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Instantaneous--Gas
Range Information
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Capacity Range of estimated annual energy costs (dollars/year)
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Natural gas ($/year) Propane ($/year)
Capacity (maximum flow rate); gallons per minute ---------------------------------------------------------------
(gpm) Low High Low High
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``Very Small''--less than 1.6................... $24 $30 $50 $61
``Low''--1.7 to 2.7............................. (*) (*) (*) (*)
``Medium''--2.8 to 3.9.......................... 183 216 370 437
``High''--over 4.0.............................. 210 253 427 511
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(*) No data.
Appendix D5 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Instantaneous--Electric
Range Information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capacity Range of estimated annual
----------------------------------------- energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity (maximum flow rate); gallons -------------------------------
per minute (gpm) Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
``Very Small''--less than 1.6........... $82 $90
``Low''--1.7 to 2.7..................... (*) (*)
``Medium''--2.8 to 3.9.................. (*) (*)
``High''--over 4.0...................... (*) (*)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(*) No data.
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9. Effective October 1, 2023, revise appendix E1 to read as follows:
Appendix E1 to Part 305--Room Air Conditioners
Range Information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of estimated annual
Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity in energy costs (dollars/year)
Btu/hr -------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Without Reverse Cycle and with Louvered
Sides:
Less than 6,000 Btu................. $40 $46
6,000 to 7,999 Btu.................. 47 69
8,000 to 13,999 Btu................. 49 121
14,000 to 19,999 Btu................ 91 169
20,000 to 27,999 Btu................ 147 287
28,000 and more Btu................. 275 380
Without Reverse Cycle and without
Louvered Sides:
Less than 8,000 Btu................. (*) (*)
8,000 to 10,999 Btu................. 73 102
11,000 to 13,999 Btu................ 107 140
14,000 to 19,999 Btu................ 144 162
20,000 or more Btu.................. (*) (*)
With Reverse Cycle and with Louvered 79 230
Sides..................................
With Reverse Cycle, without Louvered 81 117
Sides..................................
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(*) No data.
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10. Revise appendices F1 and F2 to read as follows:
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Appendix F1 to Part 305--Standard Clothes Washers
Range Information
``Standard'' includes all household clothes washers with a tub
capacity of 1.6 cu. ft. or more.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of estimated annual
energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity ---------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Standard.............................. $4 $48
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appendix F2 to Part 305--Compact Clothes Washers
Range Information
``Compact'' includes all household clothes washers with a tub
capacity of less than 1.6 cu. ft.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of estimated annual
energy costs (dollars/year)
Capacity ---------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Compact............................... $2 $14
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(*) No data.
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11. Revise appendices G1 through G8 to read as follows:
Appendix G1 to Part 305--Furnaces--Gas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of annual fuel
utilization efficiencies
Furnace type (AFUEs)
-------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces--All 80.0 99.0
Capacities.............................
Weatherized Gas Furnaces--All Capacities 81.0 95.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appendix G2 to Part 305--Furnaces--Electric
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of annual fuel utilization
efficiencies (AFUEs)
Furnace type ---------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electric Furnaces--All Capacities..... 100.0 100.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appendix G3 to Part 305--Furnaces--Oil
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of annual fuel
utilization efficiencies
Type (AFUEs)
-------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Non-Weatherized Oil Furnaces--All 83.0 96.7
Capacities.............................
Weatherized Oil Furnaces--All Capacities (*) (*)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(*) No data.
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Appendix G4 to Part 305--Mobile Home Furnaces--Gas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of annual fuel utilization
efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type ---------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mobile Home Gas Furnaces--All 80.0 97.3
Capacities...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appendix G5 to Part 305--Mobile Home Furnaces--Oil
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of annual fuel utilization
efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type ---------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mobile Home Oil Furnaces--All 80.0 87.0
Capacities...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appendix G6 to Part 305--Boilers (Gas)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of annual fuel
utilization efficiencies
Type (AFUEs)
-------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gas Boilers (except steam)--All 84 96.4
Capacities.............................
Gas Boilers (steam)--All Capacities..... 82 83.4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appendix G7 to Part 305--Boilers (Oil)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of annual fuel utilization
efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type ---------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oil Boilers--All Capacities........... 85 88.2
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appendix G8 to Part 305--Boilers (Electric)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of annual fuel utilization
efficiencies (AFUEs)
Type ---------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electric Boilers--All Capacities...... 100 100
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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12. Revise appendices J1 and J2 to read as follows:
Appendix J1 to Part 305--Pool Heaters--Gas
Range Information
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of thermal efficiencies (percent)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Manufacturer's rated heating capacities Natural gas Propane
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Low High Low High
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All capacities.............................. 82.0 95.0 82.0 95.0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Appendix J2 to Part 305--Pool Heaters--Oil
Range Information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Range of thermal efficiencies
Manufacturer's rated heating (percent)
capacities ---------------------------------
Low High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
All capacities........................ (*) (*)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(*) No data.
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13. Revise appendices K1 and K2 to read as follows:
Appendix K1 to Part 305--Representative Average Unit Energy Costs for
Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, Freezers, Clothes Washers,
Dishwashers, and Water Heater Labels
This table contains the representative unit energy costs that must
be utilized to calculate estimated annual energy cost disclosures
required under this part for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers,
freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers, and water heaters. This table
is based on information published by the U.S. Department of Energy in
2022.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
In commonly used As required by DOE
Type of energy terms test procedure
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electricity..................... [cent]14/kWh \1\ $.1400/kWh.
\2\.
Natural Gas..................... $1.21/therm \3\... $0.00001209/
$12.6/MCF \5\ \6\. Btu.\4\
No. 2 Heating Oil............... $3.45/gallon \7\.. $0.00002511/Btu.
Propane......................... $223/gallon \8\... $0.00002446/Btu.
Kerosene........................ $4.01/gallon \9\.. $ 0.00002973/Btu.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kWh stands for kiloWatt hour.
\2\ 1 kWh = 3,412 Btu.
\3\ 1 therm = 100,000 Btu. Natural gas prices include taxes.
\4\ Btu stands for British thermal unit.
\5\ MCF stands for 1,000 cubic feet.
\6\ For the purposes of this table, 1 cubic foot of natural gas has an
energy equivalence of 1,039 Btu.
\7\ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of No. 2 heating oil has
an energy equivalence of 13,738 Btu.
\8\ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane has an
energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu.
\9\ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of kerosene has an energy
equivalence of 135,000 Btu.
Appendix K2 to Part 305--Representative Average Unit Energy Costs for
Room Air Conditioner and Portable Air Conditioner Labels
This table contains the representative unit energy costs that must
be utilized to calculate estimated annual energy cost disclosures
required under this part for room air conditioners and portable air
conditioners. This table is based on information published by the U.S.
Department of Energy in 2017.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
In commonly used As required by DOE
Type of energy terms test procedure
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electricity..................... [cent]13/kWh \1\.. $.1300/kWh.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ kWh stands for kilowatt hour.
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14. Amend appendix L by revising prototype labels 1 and 2 and sample
labels 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 9A to read as follows:
Appendix L to Part 305--Sample Labels
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revising sample label 4 to read as follows:
Appendix L to Part 305--Sample Labels
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By direction of the Commission, Commissioner Wilson dissenting.
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-22036 Filed 10-11-22; 8:45 am]
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