[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR305.14]

[Page 268-269]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
 PART 305_RULE CONCERNING DISCLOSURES REGARDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION 
 
Sec. 305.14  Catalogs.

    (a) Any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler who 
advertises in a catalog a covered product (except fluorescent lamp 
ballasts, general service fluorescent lamps, medium base compact 
fluorescent lamps, general service incandescent lamps including 
incandescent reflector lamps, showerheads, faucets, water closets or 
urinals) shall include in such catalog, on each page that lists the 
covered product, the following information required to be disclosed on 
the label:
    (1) The capacity of the model.
    (2) The estimated annual energy consumption for refrigerators, 
refrigerator-freezers, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers and water 
heaters.
    (3) The energy efficiency rating for room air conditioners, central 
air conditioners, furnaces, and pool heaters.
    (4) The range of estimated annual energy consumption or energy 
efficiency ratings, which shall be those that are current at the closing 
date for printing or the printing deadline of the catalog.
    (b) Any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler who 
advertises fluorescent lamp ballasts that are ``covered products,'' as 
defined in Sec. 305.2(o), and to which standards are applicable under 
section 325 of the Act, in a catalog, from which they may be purchased 
by cash, charge account or credit terms, shall disclose conspicuously in 
such catalog, in each description of such fluorescent lamp ballasts, a 
capital letter ``E'' printed within a circle.
    (c)(1) Any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler 
who advertises in a catalog a covered product that is a general service 
fluorescent lamp, medium base compact fluorescent lamp, or general 
service incandescent lamp (including an incandescent reflector lamp), 
shall disclose clearly and conspicuously in such catalog:
    (i) On each page listing any covered product that is a compact 
fluorescent lamp or a general service incandescent lamp (including an 
incandescent reflector lamp), all the information concerning that lamp, 
except for the number of units in the package, required by Sec. 
305.11(e)(1) of this part to be disclosed on the lamp's label; provided, 
however, that, for a catalog not distributed to consumers for making 
purchases for personal use or consumption by individuals, the 
disclosures need not comply with the format provisions of

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Sec. 305.11 (e)(1)(ii) of this part, but must be clear and conspicuous; 
and
    (ii) On each page listing a covered product that is a general 
service fluorescent lamp or an incandescent reflector lamp, all the 
information required by Sec. 305.11(e)(2) of this part to be disclosed 
on the lamp's label according to the following format:
    (A) The encircled ``E'' shall appear with each lamp entry; and
    (B) The accompanying statement shall appear at least once on the 
page.
    (2) Any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler who 
advertises a covered product that is a general service fluorescent lamp, 
medium base compact fluorescent lamp, or general service incandescent 
lamp (including an incandescent reflector lamp), in a catalog who makes 
any representation in such catalog regarding the cost of operation of 
such lamp shall clearly and conspicuously disclose in close proximity to 
such representation the assumptions upon which it is based, including, 
e.g., purchase price, unit cost of electricity, hours of use, patterns 
of use.
    (d) Any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler who 
advertises a covered product that is a showerhead, faucet, water closet, 
or urinal in a catalog, from which it may be purchased, shall include in 
such catalog, on each page that lists the covered product, the product's 
water use, expressed in gallons and liters per minute (gpm and L/min) or 
per cycle (gpc and L/cycle) or gallons and liters per flush (gpf and 
Lpf) as specified in Sec. 305.11(f).

[59 FR 34036, July 1, 1994, as amended at 59 FR 49564, Sept. 28, 1994; 
59 FR 67530, Dec. 29, 1994; 60 FR 14211, Mar. 16, 1995]

                         Additional Requirements