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Costs of Compliance
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Incorporation by reference,
Safety.
There are about 116 airplanes of the
affected design in the worldwide fleet.
This AD will affect about 21 airplanes
of U.S. registry. The required actions
will take about 2 work hours per
airplane, at an average labor rate of $80
per work hour. Required parts will cost
about $8 per airplane. Based on these
figures, the estimated cost of the AD for
U.S. operators is $3,528, or $168 per
airplane.
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Authority for This Rulemaking
I
Title 49 of the United States Code
specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,
Section 106, describes the authority of
the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more
detail the scope of the Agency’s
authority.
We are issuing this rulemaking under
the authority described in Subtitle VII,
Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701,
‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that
section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in
air commerce by prescribing regulations
for practices, methods, and procedures
the Administrator finds necessary for
safety in air commerce. This regulation
is within the scope of that authority
because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on
products identified in this rulemaking
action.
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Regulatory Findings
We have determined that this AD will
not have federalism implications under
Executive Order 13132. This AD will
not have a substantial direct effect on
the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States,
or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
For the reasons discussed above, I
certify that this AD:
(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under Executive Order 12866;
(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
(44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
(3) Will not have a significant
economic impact, positive or negative,
on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation
of the estimated costs to comply with
this AD and placed it in the AD docket.
See the ADDRESSES section for a location
to examine the regulatory evaluation.
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Adoption of the Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as
follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13
by adding the following new
airworthiness directive (AD):
I
2006–16–09 McDonnell Douglas:
Amendment 39–14709. Docket No.
FAA–2006–24866; Directorate Identifier
2006–NM–105–AD.
Effective Date
(a) This AD becomes effective September
13, 2006.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to all McDonnell
Douglas Model MD–90–30 airplanes,
certificated in any category.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from fuel system
reviews conducted by the manufacturer. We
are issuing this AD to prevent arcing on the
in-tank side of the fueling valve during a
lightning strike, which could result in an
ignition source that could ignite fuel vapor
and cause a fuel tank explosion.
Compliance
(e) You are responsible for having the
actions required by this AD performed within
the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.
Installation
(f) Within 60 months after the effective
date of this AD: Install a clamp, bonding
jumper assembly, and attaching hardware to
the refueling manifold in the right wing
refueling station area, by doing all of the
actions specified in the Accomplishment
Instructions of Boeing Service Bulletin
MD90–28–011, dated May 16, 2005.
Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(g)(1) The Manager, Los Angeles Aircraft
Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to
approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in
accordance with the procedures found in 14
CFR 39.19.
(2) Before using any AMOC approved in
accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to
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which the AMOC applies, notify the
appropriate principal inspector in the FAA
Flight Standards Certificate Holding District
Office.
Material Incorporated by Reference
(h) You must use Boeing Service Bulletin
MD90–28–011, dated May 16, 2005, to
perform the actions that are required by this
AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. The
Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of this document
in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR
part 51. Contact Boeing Commercial
Airplanes, Long Beach Division, 3855
Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, California
90846, Attention: Data and Service
Management, Dept. C1–L5A (D800–0024), for
a copy of this service information. You may
review copies at the Docket Management
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Room PL–401,
Nassif Building, Washington, DC; on the
Internet at https://dms.dot.gov; or at the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on
the availability of this material at the NARA,
call (202) 741–6030, or go to https://
www.archives.gov/federal_register/
code_of_federal_regulations/
ibr_locations.html.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 27,
2006.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. E6–12828 Filed 8–8–06; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR 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’’)
Federal Trade Commission.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Federal Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is
amending the Appliance Labeling Rule
(‘‘Rule’’) by publishing new ranges of
comparability for room air conditioners.
The Commission also announces that
the current ranges of comparability
required by the Rule for water heaters,
furnaces, boilers, dishwashers, and pool
heaters will remain in effect until
further notice.
DATES: The amendments published in
this notice are effective November 7,
2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hampton Newsome, Attorney, 202–326–
2889, Division of Enforcement, Bureau
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of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade
Commission, Washington, DC 20580.
statement that the prior ranges remain
in effect for the next year.
The
Commission issued the Appliance
Labeling Rule (‘‘Rule’’) in 1979, 44 FR
66466 (November 19, 1979), in response
to a directive in the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act of 1975 (‘‘EPCA’’).1
The Rule covers several categories of
major household appliances including
water heaters, room air conditioners,
furnaces, boilers, dishwashers, and pool
heaters.
II. New Ranges for Room Air
Conditioners
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
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The Rule requires manufacturers of all
covered appliances to disclose specific
energy consumption or efficiency
information derived from Department of
Energy (‘‘DOE’’) test procedures at the
point of sale in the form of an
‘‘EnergyGuide’’ label, in fact sheets (for
some appliances), and in catalogs. The
Rule requires manufacturers to include,
on labels and fact sheets, an energy
consumption or efficiency figure and a
‘‘range of comparability.’’ This range
shows the highest and lowest energy
consumption or efficiencies for all
comparable appliance models so
consumers can compare the energy
consumption or efficiency of similar
models. The Rule also requires
manufacturers to include on labels for
some products a secondary energy usage
disclosure in the form of an estimated
annual operating cost based on a
specified DOE national average cost for
the energy the appliance uses.
Section 305.8(b) of the Rule requires
manufacturers, after filing an initial
report, to report certain information
annually to the Commission.2 These
reports, which assist the Commission in
preparing the ranges of comparability,
contain the estimated annual energy
consumption or energy efficiency
ratings for the appliances derived from
tests performed pursuant to DOE test
procedures. Because manufacturers
regularly add new models to their lines,
improve existing models, and
discontinue others, the data base from
which the ranges of comparability are
calculated changes constantly. To keep
the information on labels up-to-date, the
Commission, therefore, publishes new
ranges if the upper or lower limits of the
ranges have changed by more than 15%.
Otherwise, the Commission publishes a
1 42 U.S.C. 6294. The statute also requires the
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) to develop test
procedures that measure how much energy the
appliances use, and to determine the representative
average cost a consumer pays for the different types
of energy available.
2 Annual reports for water heaters, room air
conditioners, furnaces, boilers, and pool heaters are
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The 2006 manufacturer data for room
air conditioners indicates that ranges of
comparability for room air conditioners
have changed significantly since the
Commission last amended the ranges in
1995. Accordingly, the Commission is
amending the range for room air
conditioners in Appendix E of the Rule.
The new ranges of comparability for
room air conditioners supersede the
current ranges, which were published
on November 13, 1995 (60 FR 56945).
Room air conditioner manufacturers
must base the disclosures of estimated
annual operating cost required at the
bottom of EnergyGuide labels for these
products on the 2006 Representative
Average Unit Costs of Energy for
electricity (9.81 cents per kiloWatt-hour)
that were published by DOE on March
11, 2005 (71 FR 9806).3
III. Review of 2005 Data Submissions
for Water Heaters, Dishwashers,
Furnaces, Boilers, and Pool Heaters
Manufacturers have also submitted
data for water heaters (including
storage-type, gas-fired instantaneous,
and heat pump water heaters),
dishwashers, furnaces (including
boilers), and pool heaters. The ranges of
comparability for these products have
not changed significantly. Therefore, the
current ranges will remain in effect until
further notice. Manufacturers should
continue to base their cost disclosures
on estimated annual operating costs
specified in the applicable Appendices
to the Rule.
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
V. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act relating to a Regulatory
Flexibility Act analysis (5 U.S.C. 603–
604) are not applicable to this
proceeding because the amendments do
not impose any new obligations on
entities regulated by the Appliance
Labeling Rule. These technical
amendments merely provide a routine
change to the range information
required on EnergyGuide labels. Thus,
the amendments will not have a
‘‘significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.’’ 5
U.S.C. 605. The Commission has
concluded, therefore, that a regulatory
flexibility analysis is not necessary, and
certifies, under section 605 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
605(b)), that the amendments
announced today will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
VI. Paperwork Reduction Act
In a June 13, 1988 notice (53 FR
22106), the Commission stated that the
Rule contains disclosure and reporting
requirements that constitute
‘‘information collection requirements’’
as defined by 5 CFR 1320.7(c), the
regulation that implements the
Paperwork Reduction Act.4 The
Commission noted that the Rule had
been reviewed and approved in 1984 by
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) and assigned OMB Control No.
3084–0068. OMB has reviewed the Rule
and extended its approval for its
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements until December 31, 2007.
The amendments now being adopted do
not change the substance or frequency
of the recordkeeping, disclosure, or
reporting requirements and, therefore,
do not require further OMB clearance.
The amendments published in this
notice involve routine, technical and
minor, or conforming changes to the
labeling requirements in the Rule. These
technical amendments merely provide a
routine change to the range and cost
information required on EnergyGuide
labels. Accordingly, the Commission
finds for good cause that public
comment for these technical, procedural
amendments is impractical and
unnecessary (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)(B) and
(d)).
List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305
Advertising, Energy conservation,
Household appliances, Labeling,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
I Accordingly, 16 CFR part 305 is
amended as follows:
due May 1. Annual reports for dishwashers are due
June 1.
3 Unlike DOE requirements (see 10 CFR 430.32),
FTC labeling rules do not have separate room air
conditioner categories for casement-only and
casement-slider models. Accordingly, the FTC
ranges of comparability for many room air
conditioner categories are based on data that
include the efficiency ratings of these specialized
model types. In some cases, the minimum DOE
efficiency standards for casement models are lower
than that allowed for other room air conditioner
models.
4 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
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1. The authority citation for part 305
continues to read:
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2. Appendix E to part 305 is revised to
read as follows:
APPENDIX E TO PART 305.—ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS
[Range Information]
Range of energy efficiency
ratios (EERs)
Manufacturer’s rated cooling capacity in Btu’s/yr
Low
Without Reverse Cycle and with Louvered Sides:
Less than 6,000 Btu .........................................................................................................................................
6,000 to 7,999 Btu ............................................................................................................................................
8,000 to 13,999 Btu ..........................................................................................................................................
14,000 to 19,999 Btu ........................................................................................................................................
20,000 and more Btu ........................................................................................................................................
Without Reverse Cycle and without Louvered Sides:
Less than 6,000 Btu .........................................................................................................................................
6,000 to 7,999 ..................................................................................................................................................
8,000 to 13,999 Btu ..........................................................................................................................................
14,000 to 19,999 Btu ........................................................................................................................................
20,000 and more Btu ........................................................................................................................................
With Reverse Cycle and with Louvered Sides ........................................................................................................
With Reverse Cycle, without Louvered Sides .........................................................................................................
High
9.7
8.7
8.5
8.5
8.5
11.2
11.5
12.0
11.5
9.9
(*)
9.0
8.5
9.0
(*)
9.0
8.5
(*)
10.0
10.5
9.0
(*)
12.0
10.0
* No data submitted for units meeting Federal Minimum Efficiency Standards effective October 1, 2000.
Cost Information for Appendix E
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When the ranges of comparability in
Appendix E are used on EnergyGuide labels
for room air conditioners, the estimated
annual operating cost disclosure appearing in
the box at the bottom of the labels must be
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derived using the 2006 Representative
Average Unit Costs for electricity (9.81¢ per
kiloWatt-hour) and the text below the box
must identify the costs as such
Appendix L to Part 305—Sample Labels
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3. Sample Label 6 of Appendix L to
Part 305 is revised to read as follows:
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR 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'')
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') is amending the
Appliance Labeling Rule (``Rule'') by publishing new ranges of
comparability for room air conditioners. The Commission also announces
that the current ranges of comparability required by the Rule for water
heaters, furnaces, boilers, dishwashers, and pool heaters will remain
in effect until further notice.
DATES: The amendments published in this notice are effective November
7, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, Attorney, 202-326-
2889, Division of Enforcement, Bureau
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of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission issued the Appliance Labeling
Rule (``Rule'') in 1979, 44 FR 66466 (November 19, 1979), in response
to a directive in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
(``EPCA'').\1\ The Rule covers several categories of major household
appliances including water heaters, room air conditioners, furnaces,
boilers, dishwashers, and pool heaters.
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\1\ 42 U.S.C. 6294. The statute also requires the Department of
Energy (``DOE'') to develop test procedures that measure how much
energy the appliances use, and to determine the representative
average cost a consumer pays for the different types of energy
available.
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I. Background
The Rule requires manufacturers of all covered appliances to
disclose specific energy consumption or efficiency information derived
from Department of Energy (``DOE'') test procedures at the point of
sale in the form of an ``EnergyGuide'' label, in fact sheets (for some
appliances), and in catalogs. The Rule requires manufacturers to
include, on labels and fact sheets, an energy consumption or efficiency
figure and a ``range of comparability.'' This range shows the highest
and lowest energy consumption or efficiencies for all comparable
appliance models so consumers can compare the energy consumption or
efficiency of similar models. The Rule also requires manufacturers to
include on labels for some products a secondary energy usage disclosure
in the form of an estimated annual operating cost based on a specified
DOE national average cost for the energy the appliance uses.
Section 305.8(b) of the Rule requires manufacturers, after filing
an initial report, to report certain information annually to the
Commission.\2\ These reports, which assist the Commission in preparing
the ranges of comparability, contain the estimated annual energy
consumption or energy efficiency ratings for the appliances derived
from tests performed pursuant to DOE test procedures. Because
manufacturers regularly add new models to their lines, improve existing
models, and discontinue others, the data base from which the ranges of
comparability are calculated changes constantly. To keep the
information on labels up-to-date, the Commission, therefore, publishes
new ranges if the upper or lower limits of the ranges have changed by
more than 15%. Otherwise, the Commission publishes a statement that the
prior ranges remain in effect for the next year.
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\2\ Annual reports for water heaters, room air conditioners,
furnaces, boilers, and pool heaters are due May 1. Annual reports
for dishwashers are due June 1.
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II. New Ranges for Room Air Conditioners
The 2006 manufacturer data for room air conditioners indicates that
ranges of comparability for room air conditioners have changed
significantly since the Commission last amended the ranges in 1995.
Accordingly, the Commission is amending the range for room air
conditioners in Appendix E of the Rule. The new ranges of comparability
for room air conditioners supersede the current ranges, which were
published on November 13, 1995 (60 FR 56945). Room air conditioner
manufacturers must base the disclosures of estimated annual operating
cost required at the bottom of EnergyGuide labels for these products on
the 2006 Representative Average Unit Costs of Energy for electricity
(9.81 cents per kiloWatt-hour) that were published by DOE on March 11,
2005 (71 FR 9806).\3\
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\3\ Unlike DOE requirements (see 10 CFR 430.32), FTC labeling
rules do not have separate room air conditioner categories for
casement-only and casement-slider models. Accordingly, the FTC
ranges of comparability for many room air conditioner categories are
based on data that include the efficiency ratings of these
specialized model types. In some cases, the minimum DOE efficiency
standards for casement models are lower than that allowed for other
room air conditioner models.
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III. Review of 2005 Data Submissions for Water Heaters, Dishwashers,
Furnaces, Boilers, and Pool Heaters
Manufacturers have also submitted data for water heaters (including
storage-type, gas-fired instantaneous, and heat pump water heaters),
dishwashers, furnaces (including boilers), and pool heaters. The ranges
of comparability for these products have not changed significantly.
Therefore, the current ranges will remain in effect until further
notice. Manufacturers should continue to base their cost disclosures on
estimated annual operating costs specified in the applicable Appendices
to the Rule.
IV. Administrative Procedure Act
The amendments published in this notice involve routine, technical
and minor, or conforming changes to the labeling requirements in the
Rule. These technical amendments merely provide a routine change to the
range and cost information required on EnergyGuide labels. Accordingly,
the Commission finds for good cause that public comment for these
technical, procedural amendments is impractical and unnecessary (5
U.S.C. 553(b)(A)(B) and (d)).
V. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act relating to a
Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis (5 U.S.C. 603-604) are not
applicable to this proceeding because the amendments do not impose any
new obligations on entities regulated by the Appliance Labeling Rule.
These technical amendments merely provide a routine change to the range
information required on EnergyGuide labels. Thus, the amendments will
not have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.'' 5 U.S.C. 605. The Commission has concluded,
therefore, that a regulatory flexibility analysis is not necessary, and
certifies, under section 605 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 605(b)), that the amendments announced today will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
VI. Paperwork Reduction Act
In a June 13, 1988 notice (53 FR 22106), the Commission stated that
the Rule contains disclosure and reporting requirements that constitute
``information collection requirements'' as defined by 5 CFR 1320.7(c),
the regulation that implements the Paperwork Reduction Act.\4\ The
Commission noted that the Rule had been reviewed and approved in 1984
by the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') and assigned OMB
Control No. 3084-0068. OMB has reviewed the Rule and extended its
approval for its recordkeeping and reporting requirements until
December 31, 2007. The amendments now being adopted do not change the
substance or frequency of the recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting
requirements and, therefore, do not require further OMB clearance.
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\4\ 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
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List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305
Advertising, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Labeling,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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Accordingly, 16 CFR part 305 is amended as follows:
PART 305--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 305 continues to read:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.
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2. Appendix E to part 305 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix E to Part 305.--Room Air Conditioners
[Range Information]
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Range of energy efficiency
Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity in ratios (EERs)
Btu's/yr -------------------------------
Low High
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Without Reverse Cycle and with Louvered
Sides:
Less than 6,000 Btu................. 9.7 11.2
6,000 to 7,999 Btu.................. 8.7 11.5
8,000 to 13,999 Btu................. 8.5 12.0
14,000 to 19,999 Btu................ 8.5 11.5
20,000 and more Btu................. 8.5 9.9
Without Reverse Cycle and without
Louvered Sides:
Less than 6,000 Btu................. (*) (*)
6,000 to 7,999...................... 9.0 10.0
8,000 to 13,999 Btu................. 8.5 10.5
14,000 to 19,999 Btu................ 9.0 9.0
20,000 and more Btu................. (*) (*)
With Reverse Cycle and with Louvered 9.0 12.0
Sides..................................
With Reverse Cycle, without Louvered 8.5 10.0
Sides..................................
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* No data submitted for units meeting Federal Minimum Efficiency
Standards effective October 1, 2000.
Cost Information for Appendix E
When the ranges of comparability in Appendix E are used on
EnergyGuide labels for room air conditioners, the estimated annual
operating cost disclosure appearing in the box at the bottom of the
labels must be derived using the 2006 Representative Average Unit
Costs for electricity (9.81[cent] per kiloWatt-hour) and the text
below the box must identify the costs as such
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3. Sample Label 6 of Appendix L to Part 305 is revised to read as
follows:
Appendix L to Part 305--Sample Labels
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Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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