[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR305.1]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
                   CHAPTER I--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
 
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'')--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 305.1  Scope of the regulations in this part.




                                  Scope

Sec.
305.1 Scope of the regulations in this part.

                               Definitions

305.2 Definitions.
305.3 Description of covered products.

                                 General

305.4 Prohibited acts.

                                 Testing

305.5 Determinations of estimated annual energy consumption, estimated 
          annual operating cost, and energy efficiency rating, and of 
          water use rate.
305.6 Sampling.
305.7 Determinations of capacity.
305.8 Submission of data.

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                Representative Average Unit Energy Costs

305.9 Representative average unit energy costs.
305.10 Ranges of estimated annual energy consumption and energy 
          efficiency ratings.

                          Required Disclosures

305.11 Labeling for covered products.
305.12 Additional information relating to energy consumption.
305.13 Promotional material displayed or distributed at point of sale.
305.14 Catalogs.

                         Additional Requirements

305.15 Test data records.
305.16 Required testing by designated laboratory.

                           Effect of This Part

305.17 Effect on other law.
305.18 Stayed or invalid parts.
305.19 Exemptions.

Appendix A1 to Part 305--Refrigerators With Automatic Defrost
Appendix A2 to Part 305--Refrigerators and Refrigerator-Freezers With 
          Manual Defrost
Appendix A3 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Partial Automatic 
          Defrost
Appendix A4 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost 
          With Top-Mounted Freezer Without Through-the-Door Ice Service
Appendix A5 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost 
          With Side-Mounted Freezer Without Through-the-Door Ice Service
Appendix A6 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost 
          With Bottom-Mounted Freezer Without Through-the-Door Ice 
          Service
Appendix A7 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost 
          With Top-Mounted Freezer With Through-the-Door Ice Service
Appendix A8 to Part 305--Refrigerator-Freezers With Automatic Defrost 
          With Side-Mounted Freezer With Through-the-Door Ice Service
Appendix B1 to Part 305--Upright Freezers With Manual Defrost
Appendix B2 to Part 305--Upright Freezers With Automatic Defrost
Appendix B3 to Part 305--Chest Freezers and All Other Freezers
Appendix C1 to Part 305--Compact Dishwashers
Appendix C2 to Part 305--Standard Dishwashers
Appendix D1 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Gas
Appendix D2 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Electric
Appendix D3 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Oil
Appendix D4 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Instantaneous--Gas
Appendix D5 to Part 305--Water Heaters--Heat Pump
Appendix E to Part 305--Room Air Conditioners
Appendix F1 to Part 305--Standard Clothes Washers
Appendix F2 to Part 305--Compact Clothes Washers
Appendix G1 to Part 305--Furnaces--Gas
Appendix G2 to Part 305--Furnaces--Electric
Appendix G3 to Part 305--Furnaces--Oil
Appendix G4 to Part 305--Mobil Home Furnaces
Appendix G5 to Part 305--Boilers--Gas (Except Steam)
Appendix G6 to Part 305--Boilers--Gas (Steam)
Appendix G7 to Part 305--Boilers--Oil
Appendix G8 to Part 305--Boilers--Electric
Appendix H to Part 305--Cooling Performance and Cost for Central Air 
          Conditioners
Appendix I to Part 305--Heating Performance and Cost for Central Air 
          Conditioners
Appendix J1 to Part 305--Pool Heaters--Gas
Appendix J2 to Part 305--Pool Heaters--Oil
Appendix K to Part 305--Suggested Data Reporting Format
Appendix L to Part 305--Sample Labels

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.

    Source: 52 FR 46894, Dec. 10, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

                                  Scope


    The rule in this part establishes requirements for consumer 
appliance products, as hereinafter described, in commerce, as 
``commerce'' is defined in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 
U.S.C. 6291, with respect to:
    (a) Labeling and/or marking the products with information required 
by this part indicating their operating cost (or different useful 
measure of energy consumption) and related information, disclosing their 
water use rate and related information, or stating their compliance with 
applicable standards under section 325 of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6295;

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    (b) Including in printed matter displayed or distributed at the 
point of sale of such products, or including in any catalog from which 
the products may be purchased, information concerning their water use or 
their energy consumption;
    (c) Including on the labels, separately attaching to the products, 
or shipping with the products, additional information relating to energy 
consumption, energy efficiency, or energy cost; and
    (d) Making representations, in writing or in broadcast advertising, 
respecting the water use, energy consumption, or energy efficiency of 
the products, or the cost of water used or energy consumed by the 
products.

[52 FR 46894, Dec. 10, 1987, as amended at 54 FR 28034, July 5, 1989]

                               Definitions