[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: 16CFR305.8] [Page 255-257] 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. 305.8 Submission of data. (a)(1) Each manufacturer of a covered product (except manufacturers of fluorescent lamp ballasts, showerheads, faucets, water closets, urinals, general service fluorescent lamps, medium base compact fluorescent lamps, or general [[Page 256]] service incandescent lamps including incandescent reflector lamps) shall submit annually to the Commission a report listing the estimated annual energy consumption (for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers, clothes washers, dishwashers and water heaters) or the energy efficiency rating (for room air conditioners, central air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, and pool heaters) for each basic model in current production, determined according to Sec. 305.5 and statistically verified according to Sec. 305.6. The report must also list, for each basic model in current production: the model numbers for each basic model; the total energy consumption, determined in accordance with Sec. 305.5, used to calculate the estimated annual energy consumption or energy efficiency rating; the number of tests performed; and, its capacity, determined in accordance with Sec. 305.7. For those models that use more than one energy source or more than one cycle, each separate amount of energy consumption or energy cost, measured in accordance with Sec. 305.5, shall be listed in the report. appendix K illustrates a suggested reporting format. Starting serial numbers or other numbers identifying the date of manufacture of covered products shall be submitted whenever a new basic model is introduced on the market. (2) Each manufacturer of a covered fluorescent lamp ballast shall submit annually to the Commission a report for each basic model of fluorescent lamp ballast in current production. The report shall contain the following information: (i) Name and address of manufacturer; (ii) All trade names under which the fluorescent lamp ballast is marketed; (iii) Model number; (iv) Starting serial number, date code or other means of identifying the date of manufacture (date of manufacture information must be included with only the first submission for each basic model); (v) Nominal input voltage and frequency; (vi) Ballast efficacy factor; and (vii) Type (F40T12, F96T12 or F96T12HO) and number of lamp or lamps with which the fluorescent lamp ballast is designed to be used. (3) Each manufacturer of 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 submit annually to the Commission a report for each lamp type in current production. The report shall contain the following information: (i) Name and address of manufacturer; (ii) All trade names under which the lamp is marketed; (iii) Model number; (iv) Starting serial number, date code or other means of identifying the date of manufacture (date of manufacture information must be included with only the first submission for each lamp type); and (v) For all covered lamps, the test results for the lamp's wattage and light output ratings and, in addition, for all covered fluorescent lamps, the test results for the lamp's color rendering index. (4) Each manufacturer of a covered showerhead, faucet, water closet or urinal shall submit annually to the Commission a report for each basic model of such products in current production. The report shall contain the following information: (i) Name and address of manufacturer; (ii) All trade names under which the product is marketed; (iii) Model number; (iv) Starting serial number, date code or other means of identifying the date of manufacture (date of manufacture information must be included with only the first submission for each basic model); (v) The product's water use, expressed in gallons and liters per flush (gpf and Lpf) or gallons and liters per minute (gpm and L/min) or per cycle (gpc and L/cycle) as determined in accordance with Sec. 305.5. (b)(1) All data required by Sec. 305.8(a) except serial numbers shall be submitted to the Commission annually, on or before the following dates: [[Page 257]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deadline for data Product category submission ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Refrigerators.............................. Aug. 1 Refrigerator-freezers...................... Aug. 1 Freezers................................... Aug. 1 Central air conditioners................... July 1 Heat pumps................................. July 1 Dishwashers................................ June 1 Water heaters.............................. May 1 Room air conditioners...................... May 1 Furnaces................................... May 1 Pool heaters............................... May 1 Clothes washers............................ Oct. 1 Fluorescent lamp ballasts.................. Mar. 1 Showerheads................................ Mar. 1 Faucets.................................... Mar. 1 Water closets.............................. Mar. 1 Urinals.................................... Mar. 1 Fluorescent lamps.......................... Mar. 1 [Stayed] Medium Base Compact Fluorescent Lamps...... Mar. 1 [Stayed] Incandescent Lamps, incl. Reflector Lamps.. Mar. 1 [Stayed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) All revisions to such data (both additions to and deletions from the preceding data) shall be submitted to the Commission as part of the next annual report period. (c) All information required by paragraph (a) of this section must be submitted for new models prior to any distribution of such model. Models subject to design or retrofit alterations which change the data contained in any annual report shall be reported in the manner required for new models. Models which are discontinued shall be reported in the next annual report. [52 FR 46894, Dec. 10, 1987, as amended at 54 FR 28035, July 5, 1989; 59 FR 54965, Oct. 25, 1993; 59 FR 49564, Sept. 28, 1994; 59 FR 67527, Dec. 29, 1994; 60 FR 14210, Mar. 16, 1995; 67 FR 35008, May 17, 2002; 68 FR 8449, Feb. 21, 2003]