(30)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the term "fluorescent lamp" means a low pressure mercury electric-discharge source in which a fluorescing coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into light, including only the following: (i) Any straight-shaped lamp (commonly referred to as 4-foot medium bi-pin lamps) with medium bi-pin bases of nominal overall length of 48 inches and rated wattage of 28 or more. (ii) Any U-shaped lamp (commonly referred to as 2foot U-shaped lamps) with medium bi-pin bases of nominal overall length between 22 and 25 inches and rated wattage of 28 or more. (iii) Any rapid start lamp (commonly referred to as 8foot high output lamps) with recessed double contact bases of nominal overall length of 96 inches and 0.800 nominal amperes, as defined in ANSI C78.1-1978 and related supplements. (iv) Any instant start lamp (commonly referred to as 8-foot slimline lamps) with single pin bases of nominal overall length of 96 inches and rated wattage of 52 or more, as defined in ANSI C78.3-1978 (R1984) and related supplement ANSI C78.3a-1985. (B) The term "general service fluorescent lamp” means fluorescent lamps which can be used to satisfy the majority of fluorescent applications, but does not include any lamp designed and marketed for the following nongeneral lighting applica tions: (i) Fluorescent lamps designed to promote plant growth. (ii) Fluorescent lamps specifically designed for cold temperature installations. (iii) Colored fluorescent lamps. (iv) Impact-resistant fluorescent lamps. (v) Reflectorized or aperture lamps. (vi) Fluorescent lamps designed for use in reprographic equipment. (vii) Lamps primarily designed to produce radiation in the ultra-violet region of the spectrum. (viii) Lamps with a color rendering index of 82 or greater. (C) Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the term "incandescent lamp" means a lamp in which light is produced by a filament heated to incandescence by an electric current, including only the following: (i) Any lamp (commonly referred to as lower wattage nonreflector general service lamps, including any tungstenhalogen lamp) that has a rated wattage between 30 and 199 watts, has an E26 medium screw base, has a rated voltage or voltage range that lies at least partially within 115 and 130 volts, and is not a reflector lamp. (ii) Any lamp (commonly referred to as a reflector lamp) which is not colored or designed for rough or vibration service applications, that contains an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct the light, an R, PAR, or similar bulb shapes (excluding ER or BR) with E26 medium screw bases, a rated voltage or voltage range that lies at least partially within 115 and 130 volts, a diameter which exceeds 2.75 inches, and is either (I) a low(er) wattage reflector lamp which has a rated wattage between 40 and 205 watts; or (II) a high(er) wattage reflector lamp which has a rated wattage above 205 watts. (iii) Any general service incandescent lamp (commonly referred to as a high- or higher-wattage lamp) that has a rated wattage above 199 watts (above 205 watts for a high wattage reflector lamp). (D) The term "general service incandescent lamp" means any incandescent lamp (other than a miniature or photographic lamp) that has an E26 medium screw base, a rated voltage range at least partially within 115 and 130 volts, and which can be used to satisfy the majority of lighting applications, but does not include any lamps specifically designed for (i) traffic signal, or street lighting service; (ii) airway, airport, aircraft, or other aviation service; (iii) marine or marine signal service; (iv) photo, projection, sound reproduction, or film viewer service; (v) stage, studio, or television service; (vi) mill, saw mill, or other industrial process service; (vii) mine service; (viii) headlight, locomotive, street railway, or other transportation service; (ix) heating service; (x) code beacon, marine signal, lighthouse, reprographic, or other communication service; (xi) medical or dental service; (xii) microscope, map, microfilm, or other specialized equipment service; (xiii) swimming pool or other underwater service; (xv) producing colored light; (xvi) shatter resistance which has an external protec tive coating; or (xvii) appliance service. (E) The terms "fluorescent lamp" and "incandescent lamp" do not include any lamp excluded by the Secretary, by rule, as a result of a determination that standards for such lamp would not result in significant energy savings because such lamp is designed for special applications or has special characteristics not available in reasonably substitutable lamp types. (F) The term "incandescent reflector lamp" means a lamp described in subparagraph (C)(ii). (G) The term "average lamp efficacy" means the lamp efficacy readings taken over a statistically significant period of manufacture with the readings averaged over that period. (H) The term "base" means the portion of the lamp which connects with the socket as described in ANSI C81.61-1990. (I) The term "bulb shape" means the shape of lamp, especially the glass bulb with designations for bulb shapes found in ANSI C79.1-1980 (R1984). (J) The term "color rendering index" or "CRI” means the measure of the degree of color shift objects undergo when illuminated by a light source as compared with the color of those same objects when illuminated by a reference source of comparable color temperature. (K) The term "correlated color temperature" means the absolute temperature of a blackbody whose chromaticity most nearly resembles that of the light source. (L) The term "IES" means the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. (M) The term "lamp efficacy" means the lumen output of a lamp divided by its wattage, expressed in lumens per watt (LPW). (N) The term "lamp type" means all lamps designated as having the same electrical and lighting characteristics and made by one manufacturer. (0) The term "lamp wattage" means the total electrical power consumed by a lamp in watts, after the initial seasoning period referenced in the appropriate IES standard test procedure and including, for fluorescent, arc watts plus cathode watts. (P) The terms "life" and "lifetime" mean length of operating time of a statistically large group of lamps between first use and failure of 50 percent of the group in accordance with test procedures described in the IES Lighting Handbook-Reference Volume. (Q) The term "lumen output" means total luminous flux (power) of a lamp in lumens, as measured in accordance with applicable IES standards as determined by the Secretary. (R) The term "tungsten-halogen lamp" means a gas-filled tungsten filament incandescent lamp containing a certain proportion of halogens in an inert gas. (S) The term "medium base compact fluorescent lamp" means an integrally ballasted fluorescent lamp with a medium screw base and a rated input voltage of 115 to 130 volts and which is designed as a direct replacement for a general service incandescent lamp. (31)(A) The term "water use" means the quantity of water flowing through a showerhead, faucet, water closet, or urinal at point of use, determined in accordance with test procedures under section 323. (B) The term "ASME" means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. (C) The term "ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute. (D) The term "showerhead" means any showerhead (including a handheld showerhead), except a safety shower showerhead. (E) The term "faucet" means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, or replacement aerator for a lavatory or kitchen faucet. (F) The term "water closet" has the meaning given such term in ASME A112.19.2M-1990, except such term does not include fixtures designed for installation in prisons. (G) The term "urinal" has the meaning given such term in ASME A112.19.2M-1990, except such term does not include fixtures designed for installation in prisons. (H) The terms "blowout", "flushometer tank", "low consumption", and "flushometer valve" have the meaning given such terms in ASME A112.19.2M-1990. [42 U.S.C. 6291] COVERAGE SEC. 322. (a) IN GENERAL.-The following consumer products, excluding those consumer products designed solely for use in recreational vehicles and other mobile equipment, are covered products: (1) Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers which can be operated by alternating current electricity, excluding(A) any type designed to be used without doors; and (B) any type which does not include a compressor and condenser unit as an integral part of the cabinet assembly. (2) Room air conditioners. (3) Central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps. (4) Water heaters. (5) Furnaces. (6) Dishwashers. (7) Clothes washers. (8) Clothes dryers. (9) Direct heating equipment. (10) Kitchen ranges and ovens. (12) Television sets. (13) Fluorescent lamp ballasts. (14) General service fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps. (15) Showerheads, except safety shower showerheads. (16) Faucets. (17) Water closets. (18) Urinals. (19) Any other type of consumer product which the Secretary classifies as a covered product under subsection (b). (b) SPECIAL CLASSIFICATION OF CONSUMER PRODUCT.-The Administrator may classify a type of consumer product as a covered product if he determines that (A) classifying products of such type as covered products is necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Act, and (B) average annual per-household energy use by products of such type is likely to exceed 100 kilowatt-hours (or its Btu equivalent) per year. (2) For purposes of this subsection: (A) The term "average annual per-household energy use with respect to a type of product1 means the estimated aggregate annual energy use (in kilowatt-hours or the Btu equivalent) of consumer products of such type which are used by households in the United States, divided by the number of such households which use products of such type. (B) The Btu equivalent of one kilowatt-hour is 3,412 British thermal units. (C) The term "household" shall be defined under rules of the Secretary. [42 U.S.C. 6292] TEST PROCEDURES SEC. 323. (a) GENERAL RULE.-All test procedures and related determinations prescribed or made by the Secretary with respect to any covered product (or class thereof) which are in effect on the date of enactment of the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 shall remain in effect until the Secretary amends such test procedures and related determinations under subsection (b). (b) AMENDED AND NEW PROCEDURES.-(1)(A) The Secretary may amend test procedures with respect to any covered product if the Secretary determines that amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with the requirements of paragraph (3). (B) The Secretary may, in accordance with the requirements of this subsection, prescribe test procedures for any consumer product classified as a covered product under section 322(b). (C) The Secretary shall direct the National Bureau of Standards to assist in developing new or amended test procedures. (2) If the Secretary determines, on his own behalf or in response to a petition by any interested person, that a test procedure should be prescribed or amended, the Secretary shall promptly publish in the Federal Register proposed test procedures and afford interested persons an opportunity to present oral and written data, views, and arguments with respect to such procedures. The comment period shall not be less than 60 days and may be extended for good cause shown to not more than 270 days. In prescribing or amending a test procedure, the Secretary shall take into account such information as the Secretary determines relevant to such procedure, including technological developments relating to energy use or energy efficiency of the type (or class) of covered products involved. (3) Any test procedures prescribed or amended under this section shall be reasonably designed to produce test results which measure energy efficiency, energy use, water use (in the case of showerheads, faucets, water closets and urinals), or estimated annual operating cost of a covered product during a representative 1 So in original. Probably should have close quotation marks after "product". |