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FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)
does not warrant preparation of a
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated
impact is so minimal. Since this is a
routine matter that only affects air traffic
procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when
promulgated, does not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Environmental Review
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71
Airspace, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (air).
Adoption of the Amendment
In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
amends 14 CFR part 71 as follows:
PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A,
B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND
REPORTING POINTS
1. The authority citation for Part 71
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103,
40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
[Amended]
2. The incorporation by reference in
14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9Z,
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
effective September 15, 2015, is
amended as follows:
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Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Federal Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) amends
its Energy Labeling Rule (‘‘Rule’’) by
publishing new ranges of comparability
for required EnergyGuide labels on
clothes washers.
DATES: The amendments announced in
this document will become effective
May 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hampton Newsome, Attorney, Division
of Enforcement, Federal Trade
Commission, Washington, DC 20580
(202–326–2889).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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 products,
including clothes washers. It requires
manufacturers of covered products to
disclose specific energy consumption or
efficiency information (derived from
Department of Energy (‘‘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.
II. Range Updates for Clothes Washers
The Commission amends its
comparability ranges for clothes
washers in the Rule based on
manufacturer model data derived from
the DOE test procedures and submitted
to DOE (https://
www.regulations.doe.gov/ccms).2 The
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
Above the Surface of the Earth.
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The FAA has determined that this
action qualifies for categorical exclusion
under the National Environmental
Policy Act in accordance with FAA
Order 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental
Impacts: Policies and Procedures’’
paragraph 5–6.5a. This airspace action
is not expected to cause any potentially
significant environmental impacts, and
no extraordinary circumstances exists
that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment.
§ 71.1
Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on February 3,
2016.
Vonnie Royal,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group,
ATO Central Service Center.
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.
2 Previously, the Commission announced its
intention to update the clothes washer ranges based
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amendments update the ranges in
Appendix F1 and F2 and the sample
labels in Appendix L of the Rule. The
amendments also include conforming
changes to sections 305.7, 305.10, and
305.11 to remove obsolete regulatory
text applicable to models produced
before March 7, 2015. Manufacturers
have until May 11, 2016 to begin using
the updated ranges on their labels. As
indicated in section 305.10(a) of the
Rule, products that have been labeled
prior to this effective date need not be
relabeled.
III. Administrative Procedure Act
The amendments published in this
document involve routine, technical
and minor, or conforming changes to the
labeling requirements in the Rule.
Accordingly, the Commission has good
cause under section 553(b)(B) of the
APA to forgo notice-and comment
procedures for these rule amendments.
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). These technical
amendments merely provide a routine,
conforming change to the range
information required on EnergyGuide
labels. The Commission therefore finds
for good cause that public comment for
these technical, procedural amendments
is impractical and unnecessary.
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 under 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
substantial number of small entities.’’ 3
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)
on test data derived from updated DOE test
requirements. See 80 FR 67351, 67355, n. 29 (Nov.
2, 2015).
3 5 U.S.C. 605.
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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.
Accordingly, 16 CFR part 305 is
amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for Part 305
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.
2. In § 305.7, revise paragraph (g) to
read as follows:
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Determinations of capacity.
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(g) Clothes washers. The capacity
shall be the tub capacity as determined
according to Department of Energy test
procedures in 10 CFR part 430, subpart
B, expressed in terms of ‘‘Capacity (tub
volume)’’ in cubic feet, rounded to the
nearest one-tenth of a cubic foot, and
the capacity class designations
‘‘standard’’ or ‘‘compact.’’
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read as follows:
§ 305.10 Ranges of comparability on the
required labels.
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(b) Representative average unit energy
cost. The Representative Average Unit
Energy Cost figures to be used on labels
as required by § 305.11 are listed in
appendix K to this part. The
Commission shall publish revised
Representative Average Unit Energy
Cost figures in the Federal Register in
2017. When the cost figures are revised,
all information disseminated after 90
days following the publication of the
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§ 305.11 Labeling for refrigerators,
refrigerator-freezers, freezers, dishwashers,
clothes washers, water heaters, room air
conditioners, and pool heaters.
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§ 305.7
revision shall conform to the new cost
figure.
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(f)(6), and (f)(9)(ii), remove paragraph
(f)(9)(viii), redesignate paragraphs
(f)(9)(ix) and (x) as (f)(9)(viii) and (ix)
respectively, and revise redesignated
paragraph (f)(9)(viii) to read as follows:
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(5) Unless otherwise indicated in this
paragraph, estimated annual operating
costs for refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, freezers, clothes washers,
dishwashers, room air conditioners, and
water heaters are as determined in
accordance with §§ 305.5 and 305.10.
Thermal efficiencies for pool heaters are
as determined in accordance with
§ 305.5. Labels for clothes washers and
dishwashers must disclose estimated
annual operating cost for both electricity
and natural gas as illustrated in the
sample labels in appendix L.
(6) Unless otherwise indicated in this
paragraph, ranges of comparability for
estimated annual operating costs or
thermal efficiencies, as applicable, are
found in the appropriate appendices
accompanying this part. For
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and
freezers manufactured on or after
September 15, 2014, the range
information shall match the text and
graphics in sample labels 1A of
Appendix L.
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(ii) For refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, and freezers manufactured on
or after September 15, 2014 and clothes
washers manufactured after March 7,
2015, the label shall contain the text and
graphics illustrated in sample labels 1A
and 2 of Appendix L, including the
statement:
Compare ONLY to other labels with
yellow numbers.
Labels with yellow numbers are based
on the same test procedures.
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(viii) For clothes washers, the label
shall contain the text and graphics
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illustrated in the prototype and sample
labels in Appendix L, including the
following statements (fill in the blanks
with the appropriate capacity type and
energy cost):
Your cost will depend on your utility
rates and use.
Cost range based only on [compact/
standard] capacity models.
Estimated operating cost based on six
wash loads a week and a national
average electricity cost of ll cents per
kWh and natural gas cost of $ll per
therm.
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to read as follows:
Appendix F1 to Part 305—Standard
Clothes Washers
Range Information
‘‘Standard’’ includes all household clothes
washers with a tub capacity of 1.6 cu. ft. or
more.
Range of estimated
annual operating costs
(dollars/year)
Capacity
Low
$8
Standard ...........
High
$51
6. Appendix F2 to Part 305 is revised
to read as follows:
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Appendix F2 to Part 305—Compact
Clothes Washers
Range Information
‘‘Compact’’ includes all household clothes
washers with a tub capacity of less than 1.6
cu. ft.
Range of estimated
annual operating costs
(dollars/year)
Capacity
Low
$10
Compact ...........
High
$24
7. In Appendix L to Part 305, revise
Prototype Label 2 and Sample Label 2
and remove Sample Label 2A to read as
follows:
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Appendix L to Part 305—Sample Labels
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Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
17 CFR Part 30
Foreign Futures and Options
Transactions
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Order.
AGENCY:
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The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or
‘‘CFTC’’) is granting an exemption to
certain member firms designated by the
Korea Exchange (‘‘KRX’’) from the
application of certain of the
Commission’s foreign futures and
option regulations based upon
substituted compliance with certain
comparable regulatory and selfregulatory requirements of a foreign
regulatory authority consistent with
conditions specified by the
Commission, as set forth herein. This
Order is issued pursuant to Commission
Regulation 30.10, which permits
persons to file a petition with the
Commission for exemption from the
application of certain of the Regulations
SUMMARY:
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set forth in Part 30 and authorizes the
Commission to grant such an exemption
if such action would not be otherwise
contrary to the public interest or to the
purposes of the provision from which
exemption is sought. The Commission
notes that this Order does not pertain to
any transaction in swaps, as defined in
Section 1a(47) of the Commodity
Exchange Act (‘‘Act’’).
DATES:
Effective February 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew V. Chapin, Associate Director,
(202) 418–5465, achapin@cftc.gov, or
Scott W. Lee, Special Counsel, (202)
418–5090, slee@cftc.gov, Division of
Swap Dealer and Intermediary
Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading
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[FR Doc No: 2016-02744]
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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 EnergyGuide labels on clothes washers.
DATES: The amendments announced in this document will become effective
May 11, 2016.
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 products, including clothes washers. It requires
manufacturers of covered products to disclose specific energy
consumption or efficiency information (derived from Department of
Energy (``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 Clothes Washers
The Commission amends its comparability ranges for clothes washers
in the Rule based on manufacturer model data derived from the DOE test
procedures and submitted to DOE (https://www.regulations.doe.gov/ccms).\2\ The amendments update the ranges in Appendix F1 and F2 and
the sample labels in Appendix L of the Rule. The amendments also
include conforming changes to sections 305.7, 305.10, and 305.11 to
remove obsolete regulatory text applicable to models produced before
March 7, 2015. Manufacturers have until May 11, 2016 to begin using the
updated ranges on their labels. As indicated in section 305.10(a) of
the Rule, products that have been labeled prior to this effective date
need not be relabeled.
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\2\ Previously, the Commission announced its intention to update
the clothes washer ranges based on test data derived from updated
DOE test requirements. See 80 FR 67351, 67355, n. 29 (Nov. 2, 2015).
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III. Administrative Procedure Act
The amendments published in this document involve routine,
technical and minor, or conforming changes to the labeling requirements
in the Rule. Accordingly, the Commission has good cause under section
553(b)(B) of the APA to forgo notice-and comment procedures for these
rule amendments. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). These technical amendments merely
provide a routine, conforming change to the range information required
on EnergyGuide labels. The Commission therefore finds for good cause
that public comment for these technical, procedural amendments is
impractical and unnecessary.
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 under 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 substantial number of
small entities.'' \3\ 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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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)
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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.
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 as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.
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2. In Sec. 305.7, revise paragraph (g) to read as follows:
Sec. 305.7 Determinations of capacity.
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(g) Clothes washers. The capacity shall be the tub capacity as
determined according to Department of Energy test procedures in 10 CFR
part 430, subpart B, expressed in terms of ``Capacity (tub volume)'' in
cubic feet, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of a cubic foot, and the
capacity class designations ``standard'' or ``compact.''
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3. In Sec. 305.10, revise paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 305.10 Ranges of comparability on the required labels.
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(b) Representative average unit energy cost. The Representative
Average Unit Energy Cost figures to be used on labels as required by
Sec. 305.11 are listed in appendix K to this part. The Commission
shall publish revised Representative Average Unit Energy Cost figures
in the Federal Register in 2017. When the cost figures are revised, all
information disseminated after 90 days following the publication of the
revision shall conform to the new cost figure.
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4. In Sec. 305.11, revise paragraphs (f)(5), (f)(6), and (f)(9)(ii),
remove paragraph (f)(9)(viii), redesignate paragraphs (f)(9)(ix) and
(x) as (f)(9)(viii) and (ix) respectively, and revise redesignated
paragraph (f)(9)(viii) to read as follows:
Sec. 305.11 Labeling for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers,
freezers, dishwashers, clothes washers, water heaters, room air
conditioners, and pool heaters.
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(5) Unless otherwise indicated in this paragraph, estimated annual
operating costs for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers,
clothes washers, dishwashers, room air conditioners, and water heaters
are as determined in accordance with Sec. Sec. 305.5 and 305.10.
Thermal efficiencies for pool heaters are as determined in accordance
with Sec. 305.5. Labels for clothes washers and dishwashers must
disclose estimated annual operating cost for both electricity and
natural gas as illustrated in the sample labels in appendix L.
(6) Unless otherwise indicated in this paragraph, ranges of
comparability for estimated annual operating costs or thermal
efficiencies, as applicable, are found in the appropriate appendices
accompanying this part. For refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and
freezers manufactured on or after September 15, 2014, the range
information shall match the text and graphics in sample labels 1A of
Appendix L.
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(ii) For refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers
manufactured on or after September 15, 2014 and clothes washers
manufactured after March 7, 2015, the label shall contain the text and
graphics illustrated in sample labels 1A and 2 of Appendix L, including
the statement:
Compare ONLY to other labels with yellow numbers.
Labels with yellow numbers are based on the same test procedures.
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(viii) For clothes washers, the label shall contain the text and
graphics illustrated in the prototype and sample labels in Appendix L,
including the following statements (fill in the blanks with the
appropriate capacity type and energy cost):
Your cost will depend on your utility rates and use.
Cost range based only on [compact/standard] capacity models.
Estimated operating cost based on six wash loads a week and a
national average electricity cost of __ cents per kWh and natural gas
cost of $__ per therm.
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5. Appendix F1 to Part 305 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix F1 to Part 305--Standard Clothes Washers
Range Information
``Standard'' includes all household clothes washers with a tub
capacity of 1.6 cu. ft. or more.
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Range of estimated annual
operating costs (dollars/
Capacity year)
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Low High
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Standard.................................... $8 $51
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6. Appendix F2 to Part 305 is revised to read as follows:
Appendix F2 to Part 305--Compact Clothes Washers
Range Information
``Compact'' includes all household clothes washers with a tub
capacity of less than 1.6 cu. ft.
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Range of estimated annual
operating costs (dollars/
Capacity year)
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Low High
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Compact..................................... $10 $24
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7. In Appendix L to Part 305, revise Prototype Label 2 and Sample Label
2 and remove Sample Label 2A to read as follows:
Appendix L to Part 305--Sample Labels
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