[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1135-1139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27680]


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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 305

[File No. R611004]
RIN 3084-AB15


Energy Labeling Rule; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction and correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') published a 
document in the Federal Register of October 12, 2022, concerning the 
Energy Labeling Rule. After publication, Commission staff learned that 
the document contained incorrect numbers in water heater tables, 
refrigerator tables, and regarding propane in certain appendices. Staff 
also learned that certain language in the Energy Labeling Rule 
regarding water heater size and type categories requires replacement to 
reflect accurate categories for water heaters under the Department of 
Energy conservation standards. The Commission is issuing this 
correction to reflect the corrected information.

DATES: Effective January 10, 2023.

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: The final rule document submitted by 
Commission staff for publication contained errors related to certain 
range numbers; specifically, the ranges for medium capacity gas and 
electric water heaters in appendices D1, D2, and D4 (as well as 
conforming changes to Sample Label 5 in appendix L), the description 
for high-capacity models in appendices D1 through D5, and a

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specific range number for refrigerators covered by appendix A6. The 
final rule also contained a typographical error; specifically, a 
decimal point was omitted from the price-per-gallon figure for propane 
in the table for revised appendix K1.
    In addition, the Commission is correcting 16 CFR part 305 to 
replace language in Sec.  305.17(a)(9) to reflect the accurate size and 
type categories for water heaters under the Department of Energy 
conservation standards (10 CFR part 430).

Federal Register Corrections

    In final rule FR Doc. 2022-22036 appearing at 87 FR 61465 in the 
Federal Register of Wednesday, October 12, 2022, make the following 
corrections.

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1. On page 61470, in the table in appendix A6, the entry ``14.5 to 
16.4'' is corrected to read as follows:

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  energy costs
 Manufacturer's rated total refrigerated volume in     (dollars/year)
                    cubic feet                     ---------------------
                                                       Low        High
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
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14.5 to 16.4......................................        $53        $84
 
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2. On pages 61473-61474, instruction 8 and the accompanying regulatory 
text is corrected to read as follows:
    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)
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
     Capacity (first hour rating in gallons)           Natural gas ($/year)              Propane ($/year)
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        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..........................             179             235             361             476
``High''--75 and over...........................             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)
                                         -------------------------------
            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..................             121             494
``High''--75 and over...................             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)
                                         -------------------------------
            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''--75 and over...................             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..........................             144             170             291             343
``High''--4.0 and over..........................             210             253             427             511
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(*) No data.

Appendix D5 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Instantaneous--Electric

                            Range Information
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                Capacity                     Range of estimated annual
-----------------------------------------   energy costs (dollars/year)
  Capacity (maximum flow rate); gallons  -------------------------------
            per minute (gpm)                    Low            High
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``Very Small''--less than 1.6...........              82              90
``Low''--1.7 to 2.7.....................             (*)             (*)
``Medium''--2.8 to 3.9..................             (*)             (*)
``High''--4.0 and over..................             (*)             (*)
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(*) No data.

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3. On page 61477, in the table in appendix K1, the entry ``Propane'' is 
corrected 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

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              Type of energy                  In commonly used terms        As required by DOE test procedure
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Propane..................................  $2.23/gallon \8\............  $0.00002446/Btu.
 
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    \8\ For the purposes of this table, one gallon of liquid propane 
has an energy equivalence of 91,333 Btu.
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4. On page 61483, in appendix L, Sample Label 5 is corrected to read as 
follows:

Appendix L to Part 305--Sample Labels

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List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305

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

Correcting Amendment

    For the reasons discussed above, 16 CFR part 305 is corrected by 
making the following correcting amendment:

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.


Sec.  305.17   [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  305.17:
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a. In paragraph (a)(9)(i), remove the phrase ``or greater than 75 
gallons'' and add in its place ``or 75 gallons or more''.
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b. In paragraph (a)(9)(ii), remove the phrases ``[electric models or 
models fueled by natural gas]'' and ``2.8 to 4.0, or greater than 4.0'' 
and add in their places ``[electric models or models fueled by natural 
gas or models fueled by propane]'' and ``2.8 to 3.9, or 4.0 or more'', 
respectively.

    Dated: December 15, 2022.
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-27680 Filed 1-6-23; 8:45 am]
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