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Title 16: Commercial Practices
CHAPTER I: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SUBCHAPTER C: REGULATIONS UNDER SPECIFIC ACTS OF CONGRESS
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 (âAPPLIANCE LABELING RULEâ)
: Additional Requirements
305.21 - Test data records.
(a) Test data shall be kept on file by the manufacturer of a covered product for a period of two years after production of that model has been terminated.
(b) Upon notification by the Commission or its designated representative, a manufacturer or private labeler shall provide, within 30 days of the date of such request, the underlying test data from which the water use or energy consumption rate, the energy efficiency rating, the estimated annual cost of using each basic model, or the light output, energy usage and life ratings and, for fluorescent lamps, the color rendering index, for each basic model or lamp type were derived.
[52 FR 46894, Dec. 10, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 67530, Dec. 29, 1994. Redesignated at 72 FR 49971, Aug. 29, 2007]
Effective Date Note:
At 75 FR 41717, July 19, 2010, § 305.21 was amended by revising paragraph (b), effective July 19, 2011. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:
§ 305.21
Test data records.
(b) Upon notification by the Commission or its designated representative, a manufacturer or private labeler shall provide, within 30 days of the date of such request, the underlying test data from which the water use or energy consumption rate, the energy efficiency rating, the estimated annual cost of using each basic model, or the light output, energy usage, correlated color temperature, and life ratings and, for fluorescent lamps, the color rendering index, for each basic model or lamp type were derived.
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