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(1) If employed by a repair station
located inside the United States, be
appropriately certificated as a mechanic
or repairman under part 65 of this
chapter for the work being supervised.
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■ 8. Amend § 145.155 by revising
paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:
Issued under authority provided by 49
U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44707 in
Washington, DC, on July 14, 2014.
Michael P. Huerta,
Administrator.
§ 145.155 Inspection personnel
requirements.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
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(2) Proficient in using the various
types of inspection equipment and
visual inspection aids appropriate for
the article being inspected.
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■ 9. Amend § 145.157 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
16 CFR Part 305
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(d) Except for individuals employed
by a repair station located outside the
United States, only an employee
appropriately certificated as a mechanic
or repairman under part 65 is
authorized to sign off on final
inspections and maintenance releases
for the repair station.
■ 12. Amend § 145.221 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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Service difficulty reports.
(a) A certificated repair station must
report to the FAA within 96 hours after
it discovers any failure, malfunction, or
defect of an article. The report must be
in a format acceptable to the FAA.
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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)).
Federal Trade Commission.
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
§ 145.213 Inspection of maintenance,
preventive maintenance, or alterations.
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The Commission issued the Energy
Labeling Rule in 1979, 44 FR 66466
(Nov. 19, 1979) pursuant to the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
(‘‘EPCA’’).1 The Rule covers several
categories of major household
appliances, including central air
conditioners and heat pumps. It requires
manufacturers of covered appliances to
disclose specific energy consumption or
efficiency information (derived from
DOE test procedures) at the point-ofsale. In addition, each label must
include a ‘‘range of comparability’’
indicating the highest and lowest energy
consumption or efficiencies for
comparable models. The Commission
updates these ranges periodically.
ACTION:
Training requirements.
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III. Administrative Procedure Act
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AGENCY:
(a) A certificated repair station must
have and use an employee training
program approved by the FAA that
consists of initial and recurrent training.
An applicant for a repair station
certificate must submit a training
program for approval by the FAA as
required by § 145.51(a)(7).
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paragraph (d) to read as follows:
§ 145.221
I. Background
[FR Doc. 2014–18938 Filed 8–11–14; 8:45 am]
Energy Labeling Rule
(a) A certificated repair station located
inside the United States must ensure
each person authorized to approve an
article for return to service under the
repair station certificate and operations
specifications is appropriately
certificated as a mechanic or repairman
under part 65.
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■ 10. Amend § 145.163 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 145.163
The Federal Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) amends
its Energy Labeling Rule (‘‘Rule’’) by
publishing new ranges of comparability
for required labels on central air
conditioners, heat pumps, and
weatherized furnaces.
DATES: The amendments announced in
this document will become effective on
January 1, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hampton Newsome, Attorney, Division
of Enforcement, Federal Trade
Commission, Washington, DC 20580
(202–326–2889).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
6, 2013 Federal Register Notice (78 FR
8362), the Commission issued new
EnergyGuide label requirements to help
consumers, distributors, contractors,
and installers easily determine whether
a specific furnace or central air
conditioner meets applicable DOE
regional efficiency standards. Among
other things, these amendments revised
labels for central air conditioners, heat
pumps, and weatherized furnaces that
will be required on January 1, 2015. In
the 2013 Notice, the Commission did
not publish updated comparability
ranges for those products because
energy data available at that time would
likely become obsolete before the
January 1, 2015 date. However, the
Commission explained it would publish
new ranges for central air conditioners,
heat pumps, and weatherized furnaces,
when more current data became
available before 2015.2 That date serves
as the effective date for the new FTC
labels and the new comparability ranges
for these products.
In addition to publishing the new
ranges, the Commission is updating the
prototype and sample labels in the Rule
to reflect these range changes. As
discussed in a Federal Register Notice
published this year, the Commission
plans to address updates for other
heating products, including boilers and
non-weatherized furnaces, separately.3
[RIN 3084–AB03]
§ 145.157 Personnel authorized to approve
an article for return to service.
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II. Range Updates for Central Air
Conditioners, Heat Pumps, and
Weatherized Furnaces
The Commission is updating the
Rule’s ranges of comparability, based on
current data, for central air conditioners,
heat pumps, and weatherized furnaces,
effective January 1, 2015. In a February
1 42 U.S.C. 6294. EPCA also requires the
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) to set minimum
efficiency standards and develop test procedures to
measure energy use.
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IV. 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 Energy
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
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substantial number of small entities.’’ 4
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.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
The current Rule contains
recordkeeping, disclosure, testing, and
reporting requirements that constitute
information collection requirements as
defined by 5 CFR 1320.3(c), the
definitional provision within the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations that implement the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). OMB
has approved the Rule’s existing
information collection requirements
through May 31, 2017 (OMB Control No.
3084 0069). 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.
List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305
Advertising, Energy conservation,
Household appliances, Labeling,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
For the reasons set out in the
preamble of this document, the Federal
Trade Commission amends 16 CFR part
305 as follows:
PART 305—ENERGY AND WATER USE
LABELING FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS UNDER THE ENERGY
POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
(‘‘ENERGY LABELING RULE’’)
1. The authority citation for part 305
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.
2. Revise Appendix G1 to Part 305 to
read as follows:
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Appendix G1 to Part 305—Furnaces—
Gas
Range of annual fuel utilization
efficiencies
(AFUEs)
Furnace Type
Low
Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces Manufactured Before the Compliance Date of DOE Regional Standards—All
Capacities .............................................................................................................................................................
Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces Manufactured After the Compliance Date of DOE Regional Standards—All
Capacities .............................................................................................................................................................
Weatherized Gas Furnaces Manufactured—All Capacities ....................................................................................
3. Revise Appendix G3 to Part 305 to
read as follows:
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78.0
96.6
80.0
81.0
98.5
95.0
Appendix G3 to Part 305—Furnaces—
Oil
Range of annual fuel utilization
efficiencies
(AFUEs)
Type
Low
Non-Weatherized Oil Furnaces Manufactured Before the Compliance Date of DOE Regional Standards—All
Capacities .............................................................................................................................................................
Non-Weatherized Oil Furnaces Manufactured After the Compliance Date of DOE Regional Standards—All Capacities .................................................................................................................................................................
Weatherized Oil Furnaces—All Capacities .............................................................................................................
4. Revise Appendix H to Part 305 to
read as follows:
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Appendix H to Part 305—Cooling
Performance for Central Air
Conditioners
Range of SEER’s
Manufacturer’s rated cooling capacity (Btu’s/hr)
Low
High
Single Package Units
Central Air Conditioners (Cooling Only): All capacities .........................................................................................
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities .....................................................................................................
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Central Air Conditioners (Cooling Only): All capacities .........................................................................................
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All capacities .....................................................................................................
5. Revise Appendix I to Part 305 to
read as follows:
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Appendix I to Part 305—Heating
Performance for Central Air
Conditioners
U.S.C. 605.
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Range of HSPF’s
Manufacturer’s rated heating capacity (Btu’s/hr)
Low
High
Single Package Units
Heat Pumps (Heating Function): All capacities .......................................................................................................
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Heat Pumps (Heating Function): All capacities .......................................................................................................
6. Appendix L is amended as follows:
■ a. Prototype Labels 3 and 4 are
revised.
■ b. Sample Label 7 is removed.
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c. Sample Labels 7A and 7B are
redesignated as Sample Labels 7 and 7A
and revised.
■ d. Sample Label 8 is removed.
■ e. Sample Label 8A is redesignated as
Sample Label 8 and revised.
The revisions read as follows:
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Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 172
[Docket No. FDA–2012–F–0138]
Food Additives Permitted for Direct
Addition to Food for Human
Consumption; Vitamin D3
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Final rule.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or we) is
amending the food additive regulations
to provide for the safe use of vitamin D3
as a nutrient supplement in meal
replacement beverages that are not
intended for special dietary use in
reducing or maintaining body weight
and for use in foods that are sole sources
of nutrition for enteral feedings. We are
taking this action in response to a
petition filed by Abbott Laboratories
(Abbott).
DATES: This rule is effective August 12,
2014. See section VII ‘‘Objections’’ for
further information on the filing of
objections. Submit either electronic or
written objections and requests for a
hearing by September 11, 2014. The
incorporation by reference of certain
publications listed in the regulations is
approved by the Director of the Federal
Register as of August 12, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit either
electronic or written objections and
requests for a hearing identified by
Docket No. FDA–2012–F–0138, by any
of the following methods:
SUMMARY:
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Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic objections in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Written Submissions
Submit written objections in the
following ways:
• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
paper submissions): Division of Dockets
Management (HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
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Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Agency name and
Docket No. FDA–2012–F–0138 for this
rulemaking. All objections received will
be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
detailed instructions on submitting
objections, see the ‘‘Objections’’ heading
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
objections received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and insert the
docket number, found in brackets in the
heading of this document, into the
‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
and/or go to the Division of Dockets
Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith Kidwell, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS–265), Food
and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint
Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740–
3835, 240–402–1071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In the Federal Register of March 6,
2012 (77 FR 13232), FDA announced
that Abbott Laboratories, 3300 Stelzer
Rd., Columbus, OH 43219, had filed a
food additive petition (FAP 2A4788).
The petition proposed that FDA amend
the food additive regulations in
§ 172.380 (21 CFR 172.380), Vitamin D3,
to provide for the safe use of vitamin D3
as a nutrient supplement in meal
replacement beverages and meal
replacement bars that are not intended
for special dietary use in reducing or
maintaining body weight and for use in
foods that are sole sources of nutrition
for enteral tube feeding. After the
document was published, Abbott
amended the petition to exclude the
proposed use of vitamin D3 in meal
replacement bars. This final rule is a
complete response to the petition.
Abbott has requested that we amend
§ 172.380 to authorize the use of vitamin
D3 as a nutrient supplement at levels not
to exceed 500 International Units (IU)
per 240 milliliters (mL) (prepared
beverage) in meal replacement
beverages that are not intended for
special dietary use in reducing or
maintaining body weight and that are
represented for use such that the total
amount of vitamin D3 provided by the
product does not exceed 1,000 IU per
day, and at levels not to exceed 1.0 IU
per kilocalorie (kcal) in food
represented for use as a sole source of
nutrition for enteral feeding.
Vitamin D comprises a group of fatsoluble seco-sterols and comes in many
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forms. The two major physiologically
relevant forms are vitamin D2 and
vitamin D3. Vitamin D without a
subscript represents either vitamin D2 or
vitamin D3 or both. Vitamin D is
affirmed as generally recognized as safe
(GRAS) for use in food as a nutrient
supplement in § 184.1950(c)(1) (21 CFR
184.1950(c)(1)) in accordance with
§ 184.1(b)(2) (21 CFR 184.1(b)(2)), with
the following specific limitations:
Category of food
Breakfast cereals ......
Grain products and
pasta.
Milk ............................
Milk products .............
Maximum levels
in food
(as served)
350 IU/100 grams (g).
90 IU/100 g.
42 IU/100 g.
89 IU/100 g.
Additionally, under § 184.1950(c)(2)
and (c)(3), vitamin D is affirmed as
GRAS for use in infant formulas and
margarine, respectively. Under
§ 172.380, vitamin D3 is approved for
use as a food additive as a nutrient
supplement in calcium-fortified fruit
juices and fruit juice drinks; meal
replacement and other type bars, soy
protein-based meal replacement
beverages represented for special dietary
use in reducing or maintaining body
weight; and cheese and cheese products
as defined therein. Under § 172.379,
vitamin D2 is approved for use as a food
additive as a nutrient supplement in soy
beverages, soy beverage products, soybased butter substitute spreads, and soybased cheese substitutes and soy-based
cheese substitute products. Under
§ 172.381, vitamin D2 bakers yeast is
approved for use as a food additive as
a source of vitamin D2 and as a
leavening agent in yeast-leavened baked
goods and baking mixes and yeastleavened baked snack foods.
Vitamin D is essential for human
health. The major function of vitamin D
is the maintenance of blood serum
concentrations of calcium and
phosphorus by enhancing the
absorption of these minerals in the
small intestine. Vitamin D deficiency
can lead to abnormalities in calcium
and bone metabolism, such as rickets in
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blood plasma calcium levels
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bone.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 12, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46985-46993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18501]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 305
[RIN 3084-AB03]
Energy Labeling Rule
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') amends its
Energy Labeling Rule (``Rule'') by publishing new ranges of
comparability for required labels on central air conditioners, heat
pumps, and weatherized furnaces.
DATES: The amendments announced in this document will become effective
on January 1, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, Attorney, Division of
Enforcement, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20580 (202-326-
2889).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Commission issued the Energy Labeling Rule in 1979, 44 FR 66466
(Nov. 19, 1979) pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of
1975 (``EPCA'').\1\ The Rule covers several categories of major
household appliances, including central air conditioners and heat
pumps. It requires manufacturers of covered appliances to disclose
specific energy consumption or efficiency information (derived from DOE
test procedures) at the point-of-sale. In addition, each label must
include a ``range of comparability'' indicating the highest and lowest
energy consumption or efficiencies for comparable models. The
Commission updates these ranges periodically.
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\1\ 42 U.S.C. 6294. EPCA also requires the Department of Energy
(``DOE'') to set minimum efficiency standards and develop test
procedures to measure energy use.
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II. Range Updates for Central Air Conditioners, Heat Pumps, and
Weatherized Furnaces
The Commission is updating the Rule's ranges of comparability,
based on current data, for central air conditioners, heat pumps, and
weatherized furnaces, effective January 1, 2015. In a February 6, 2013
Federal Register Notice (78 FR 8362), the Commission issued new
EnergyGuide label requirements to help consumers, distributors,
contractors, and installers easily determine whether a specific furnace
or central air conditioner meets applicable DOE regional efficiency
standards. Among other things, these amendments revised labels for
central air conditioners, heat pumps, and weatherized furnaces that
will be required on January 1, 2015. In the 2013 Notice, the Commission
did not publish updated comparability ranges for those products because
energy data available at that time would likely become obsolete before
the January 1, 2015 date. However, the Commission explained it would
publish new ranges for central air conditioners, heat pumps, and
weatherized furnaces, when more current data became available before
2015.\2\ That date serves as the effective date for the new FTC labels
and the new comparability ranges for these products.
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\2\ 78 FR at 8365.
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In addition to publishing the new ranges, the Commission is
updating the prototype and sample labels in the Rule to reflect these
range changes. As discussed in a Federal Register Notice published this
year, the Commission plans to address updates for other heating
products, including boilers and non-weatherized furnaces,
separately.\3\
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\3\ 79 FR 34642, 34652 (June 18, 2014).
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III. 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)).
IV. 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 Energy 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
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substantial number of small entities.'' \4\ 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.
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\4\ 5 U.S.C. 605.
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V. Paperwork Reduction Act
The current Rule contains recordkeeping, disclosure, testing, and
reporting requirements that constitute information collection
requirements as defined by 5 CFR 1320.3(c), the definitional provision
within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations that
implement the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). OMB has approved the
Rule's existing information collection requirements through May 31,
2017 (OMB Control No. 3084 0069). 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.
List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305
Advertising, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Labeling,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
For the reasons set out in the preamble of this document, the
Federal Trade Commission amends 16 CFR part 305 as follows:
PART 305--ENERGY AND WATER USE LABELING FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS UNDER
THE ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT (``ENERGY LABELING RULE'')
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1. The authority citation for part 305 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.
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2. Revise Appendix G1 to Part 305 to read as follows:
Appendix G1 to Part 305--Furnaces--Gas
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Range of annual fuel
utilization efficiencies
Furnace Type (AFUEs)
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Low High
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Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces 78.0 96.6
Manufactured Before the Compliance Date
of DOE Regional Standards--All
Capacities.............................
Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces 80.0 98.5
Manufactured After the Compliance Date
of DOE Regional Standards--All
Capacities.............................
Weatherized Gas Furnaces Manufactured-- 81.0 95.0
All Capacities.........................
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3. Revise Appendix G3 to Part 305 to read as follows:
Appendix G3 to Part 305--Furnaces--Oil
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Range of annual fuel
utilization efficiencies
Type (AFUEs)
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Low High
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Non-Weatherized Oil Furnaces 78.0 86.1
Manufactured Before the Compliance Date
of DOE Regional Standards--All
Capacities.............................
Non-Weatherized Oil Furnaces 83.0 95.4
Manufactured After the Compliance Date
of DOE Regional Standards--All
Capacities.............................
Weatherized Oil Furnaces--All Capacities 78.0 83.0
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4. Revise Appendix H to Part 305 to read as follows:
Appendix H to Part 305--Cooling Performance for Central Air
Conditioners
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Range of SEER's
Manufacturer's rated cooling capacity --------------------------------
(Btu's/hr) Low High
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Single Package Units
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Central Air Conditioners (Cooling 13 20
Only): All capacities.................
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All 13 18.1
capacities............................
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Split System Units
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Central Air Conditioners (Cooling 13 26
Only): All capacities.................
Heat Pumps (Cooling Function): All 13 30.5
capacities............................
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5. Revise Appendix I to Part 305 to read as follows:
Appendix I to Part 305--Heating Performance for Central Air
Conditioners
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Range of HSPF's
Manufacturer's rated heating capacity -------------------------------
(Btu's/hr) Low High
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Single Package Units
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Heat Pumps (Heating Function): All 7.7 9.2
capacities.............................
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Split System Units
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Heat Pumps (Heating Function): All 7.7 13.5
capacities.............................
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6. Appendix L is amended as follows:
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a. Prototype Labels 3 and 4 are revised.
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b. Sample Label 7 is removed.
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c. Sample Labels 7A and 7B are redesignated as Sample Labels 7 and 7A
and revised.
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d. Sample Label 8 is removed.
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e. Sample Label 8A is redesignated as Sample Label 8 and revised.
The revisions read as follows:
Appendix L to Part 305--Sample Labels
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By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-18501 Filed 8-11-14; 8:45 am]
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