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BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 429 and 430
[Docket No. EERE–2016–BT–TP–0005]
RIN 1904–AD64
Energy Conservation Program: Test
Procedures for Certain Categories of
General Service Lamps
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule adopts test
procedures for certain categories of
SUMMARY:
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general service lamps (GSLs).
Specifically, this rulemaking adopts
new test procedures for determining the
initial lumen output, input power, lamp
efficacy, power factor, and standby
mode power of GSLs that are not
integrated light-emitting diode (LED)
lamps, compact fluorescent lamps
(CFLs), or general service incandescent
lamps (GSILs). DOE also adopts
clarifying references to the existing
lamp test procedures and sampling
plans for determining the represented
values of integrated LED lamps, general
service fluorescent lamps, GSILs, and
incandescent reflector lamps.
DATES: The effective date of this rule is
November 21, 2016. The final rule
changes will be mandatory for product
testing starting April 19, 2017. The
incorporation by reference of certain
publications listed in this rule was
approved by the Director of the Federal
Register on November 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket, which includes
Federal Register notices, public meeting
attendee lists and transcripts,
comments, and other supporting
documents/materials, is available for
review at www.regulations.gov. All
documents in the docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov index.
However, some documents listed in the
index, such as those containing
information that is exempt from public
disclosure, may not be publicly
available.
A link to the docket Web page can be
found at https://www.regulations.gov/
docket?D=EERE-2016-BT-TP-0005. The
docket Web page will contain simple
instructions on how to access all
documents, including public comments,
in the docket.
For further information on how to
review the docket, contact the
Appliance and Equipment Standards
staff at (202) 586–6636 or Appliance_
Standards_Public_Meetings@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 287–1604. Email:
GSL@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
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SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 287–6122. Email:
Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final
rule incorporates by reference into 10
CFR part 430 specific sections of the
following industry standards:
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(1) Illuminating Engineering Society of
North America, (IES) LM–9–09 (‘‘IES LM–9–
09–DD’’), IES Approved Method for the
Electrical and Photometric Measurement of
Fluorescent Lamps.
(2) IES LM–20–13, IES Approved Method
of Photometry of Reflector Type Lamps.
(3) IES LM–45–15, IES Approved Method
for the Electrical and Photometric
Measurement of General Service
Incandescent Filament Lamps.
(4) IES LM–79–08 (‘‘IES LM–79–08–DD’’),
IES Approved Method for the Electrical and
Photometric Measurement of Solid-State
Lighting Products.
Copies of IES LM–9–09–DD, IES LM–20–
13, IES LM–45–15, and IES LM–79–08–DD
can be obtained from Illuminating
Engineering Society of North America, 120
Wall Street, Floor 17, New York, NY 10005–
4001, or by going to www.ies.org/store.
(5) International Electrotechnical
Commission, IEC 62301 (‘‘IEC 62301–DD’’),
Household electrical appliances—
Measurement of standby power (Edition 2.0,
2011–01).
A copy of IEC 62301 may be obtained from
the American National Standards Institute,
25 W. 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY
10036, (212) 642–4900, or go to https://
webstore.ansi.org.
For a further discussion of these
standards, see section IV.M.
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Table of Contents
I. Authority and Background
II. Synopsis of the Final Rule
III. Discussion
A. Scope of Applicability
B. Adopted Method for Determining Initial
Lumen Output, Input Power, Lamp
Efficacy, and Power Factor
C. Adopted Method for Determining
Standby Mode Power
D. Laboratory Accreditation
E. Represented Values, Certification, and
Rounding Requirements
F. Effective Date and Compliance Dates
IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review
A. Review Under Executive Order 12866
B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act
C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995
D. Review Under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
E. Review Under Executive Order 13132
F. Review Under Executive Order 12988
G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995
H. Review Under the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1999
I. Review Under Executive Order 12630
J. Review Under Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2001
K. Review Under Executive Order 13211
L. Review Under Section 32 of the Federal
Energy Administration Act of 1974
M. Description of Materials Incorporated
by Reference
N. Congressional Notification
V. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
I. Authority and Background
Title III of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C.
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6291, et seq.; ‘‘EPCA’’ or, ‘‘the Act’’) 1
sets forth a variety of provisions
designed to improve energy efficiency.
Part B of title III, which for editorial
reasons was redesignated as Part A upon
incorporation into the U.S. Code (42
U.S.C. 6291–6309, as codified),
establishes the ‘‘Energy Conservation
Program for Consumer Products Other
Than Automobiles.’’ This program
includes general service lamps, the
subject of this final rule.
Under EPCA, the energy conservation
program consists essentially of four
parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3)
Federal energy conservation standards,
and (4) certification and enforcement
procedures. The testing requirements
consist of test procedures that
manufacturers of covered products must
use as the basis for (1) certifying to DOE
that their products comply with the
applicable energy conservation
standards adopted under EPCA (42
U.S.C. 6295(s)) and (2) making
representations about the energy use or
efficiency of those products (42 U.S.C.
6293(c)). Similarly, DOE must use these
test procedures to determine whether
the products comply with any relevant
standards promulgated under EPCA. (42
U.S.C. 6295(s))
DOE issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NOPR) on March 17, 2016,
proposing energy conservation
standards for general service lamps
(GSLs). 81 FR 14528 (March 2016 GSL
ECS NOPR). In support of the standards
rulemaking, DOE has undertaken
several rulemakings to amend existing
test procedures and to adopt new test
procedures for lamps that are GSLs. On
July 1, 2016, DOE published a final rule
adopting test procedures for integrated
lighting-emitting diode (LED) lamps. 81
FR 43404 (July 2016 LED TP final rule).
On August 29, 2016, DOE published a
final rule amending test procedures for
medium base compact fluorescent
lamps (MBCFLs) and adopting test
procedures for new metrics for all
compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)
including hybrid CFLs and CFLs with
bases other than medium screw base. 81
FR 59386 (August 2016 CFL TP final
rule).
The March 2016 GSL TP NOPR,
which is the basis for this final rule,
proposed test procedures for certain
categories of GSLs not currently covered
under these existing test procedures. 81
FR 14632 (March 17, 2016). DOE
published a supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking (SNOPR) on July
1 All references to EPCA refer to the statute as
amended through the Energy Efficiency
Improvement Act of 2015, Public Law 114–11
(April 30, 2015).
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20, 2016, that revised the March 2016
GSL TP NOPR proposal by referencing
Illuminating Engineering Society (IES)
LM–79–08 for the testing of nonintegrated LED lamps. 81 FR 47071 (July
2016 GSL TP SNOPR). This final rule
adopts test procedures for certain
categories of GSLs not currently covered
under existing test procedures.
Manufacturers of the lamps subject to
this final rule will be required to use
these test procedures to assess
performance relative to any potential
energy conservation standards the
lamps must comply with in the future
and for any representations of energy
efficiency.
Under 42 U.S.C. 6293(b), EPCA sets
forth the criteria and procedures DOE
must follow when prescribing or
amending test procedures for covered
products. EPCA provides, in relevant
part, that any test procedures prescribed
or amended under this section shall be
reasonably designed to produce test
results which measure energy
efficiency, energy use or estimated
annual operating cost of a covered
product during a representative average
use cycle or period of use and shall not
be unduly burdensome to conduct. (42
U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) Pursuant to this
authority, DOE adopts test procedures
in this final rule for certain categories of
GSLs in support of the GSL standards
rulemaking.
Finally, EPCA directs DOE to amend
its test procedures for all covered
products to integrate measures of
standby mode and off mode energy
consumption, if technically feasible. (42
U.S.C. 6295(gg)(2)(A)) Standby mode
and off mode energy must be
incorporated into the overall energy
efficiency, energy consumption, or other
energy descriptor for each covered
product unless the current test
procedures already account for and
incorporate standby and off mode
energy consumption or such integration
is technically infeasible. If an integrated
test procedure is technically infeasible,
DOE must prescribe a separate standby
mode and off mode energy use test
procedure for the covered product. Id.
Any such amendment must consider the
most current versions of the
International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) Standard 62301 and
IEC Standard 62087, as applicable. DOE
has determined that GSLs can operate in
standby mode but not in off mode.
Consistent with EPCA’s requirement,
DOE addresses measurement of standby
mode power in appendix DD to subpart
B of 10 CFR part 430, as detailed in
section III.C of this final rule.
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II. Synopsis of the Final Rule
In this final rule, DOE adopts test
procedures for determining initial
lumen output, input power, lamp
efficacy, power factor, and standby
mode power for certain categories of
GSLs for which DOE does not have an
existing regulatory test procedure. DOE
also notes that, beginning 180 days after
the publication of this final rule,
representations of energy use or energy
efficiency must be based on testing in
accordance with the test procedure
adopted in this rulemaking.
III. Discussion
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A. Scope of Applicability
GSL is defined by EPCA to include
general service incandescent lamps
(GSILs), CFLs, general service LED or
organic light-emitting diode (OLED)
lamps, and any other lamp that DOE
determines is used to satisfy lighting
applications traditionally served by
GSILs. (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(BB)) In the
March 2016 GSL ECS NOPR, DOE
proposed to implement the statutory
definition of GSL and to include in the
definition any lamp that has an ANSI 2
base, operates at any voltage, has an
initial lumen output of 310 lumens or
greater (or 232 lumens or greater for
modified spectrum GSILs), is not a light
fixture, is not an LED downlight retrofit
kit, and is used in general lighting
applications. 81 FR 14541. In the March
2016 GSL TP NOPR, DOE proposed test
procedures for certain categories of
general service lamps that do not have
existing DOE regulatory procedures and
clarified references to the existing DOE
regulatory procedures for integrated
LED lamps, CFLs, and GSILs. 81 FR
14632 (March 17, 2016) As there were
no new comments received on the July
2016 GSL TP SNOPR regarding the
scope of applicability of this
rulemaking, this final rule adopts test
procedures for GSLs that are not GSILs,
CFLs, or integrated LED lamps.
B. Adopted Method for Determining
Initial Lumen Output, Input Power,
Lamp Efficacy, and Power Factor
As described in section III.A, both the
statutory definition and proposed
regulatory definition of GSL cover many
types of lamps using a variety of lighting
technologies. For several of the included
lamp types, energy conservation
standards and test procedures already
exist. GSILs are required to comply with
the energy conservation standards in 10
CFR 430.32(x), and test procedures for
these lamps are specified in appendix R
2 A lamp base standardized by the American
National Standards Institute.
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to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. In a
separate test procedure rulemaking,
DOE recently amended the test
procedures for MBCFLs and established
new test procedures for all other CFLs.
81 FR 59386. The updated and new test
procedures appear at appendix W to
subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. In
addition, DOE recently adopted test
procedures for integrated LED lamps. 81
FR 43404. The test procedures for
integrated LED lamps are located in
appendix BB to subpart B of 10 CFR part
430.
DOE proposed in the March 2016 GSL
TP NOPR that, if DOE test procedures
already exist or were proposed in an
ongoing rulemaking (such as for GSILs,
CFLs, and integrated LED lamps), DOE
would reference those specific
provisions in the GSL test procedures.
For all other GSLs, DOE proposed new
test procedures, intending to reference
the most recently published versions of
relevant industry standards. 81 FR
14633–14634. DOE proposed
modifications to the test procedures for
non-integrated LED lamps in the July
2016 GSL TP SNOPR. 81 FR 47074–
47075. The following discussion
summarizes those changes and
comments received on the modifications
to the proposed test procedures for nonintegrated LED lamps.
In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR,
DOE proposed testing non-integrated
LED lamps according to the industry
test standard CIE S025. 81 FR 14634. In
the analysis phase of that NOPR, DOE
determined that IES LM–79–08 was not
intended for non-integrated LED lamps
given that IES LM–79–08 states in
section 1.1 that the test method covers
‘‘LED-based SSL products with control
electronics and heat sinks incorporated,
that is, those devices that require only
AC mains power or a DC voltage power
supply to operate.’’ Non-integrated LED
lamps require external electronics; that
is, the lamps are intended to connect to
ballasts/drivers rather than directly to
the branch circuit through an ANSI base
and corresponding ANSI standard lamp
holder (socket).
However, stakeholder feedback on the
March 2016 GSL TP NOPR indicated
that non-integrated LED lamps are
commonly tested within industry
according to IES LM–79–08. Further,
based on a review of manufacturer
specifications and input from
independent testing laboratories, DOE
determined that IES LM–79–08 is the
most relevant industry standard, at the
present time, for testing non-integrated
LED lamps. 81 FR 47074. Although most
manufacturers do not publish the test
method used to determine performance
characteristics of non-integrated LED
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lamps, DOE found that for those that
did, IES LM–79–08 was the test method
used to measure the performance of
non-integrated LED lamps. See, for
example, manufacturer specifications
provided by Maxlite and Eiko available
in the docket at: https://
www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE–
2016–BT–TP–0005. In addition, DOE
contacted independent test laboratories
and found that the laboratories generally
used IES LM–79–08 when testing nonintegrated LED lamps because, even
though it does not specifically include
them, the laboratories view IES LM–79–
08 as the most applicable industry
standard for these lamp types. 81 FR
47074. In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR,
DOE also preliminarily concluded that
once it is determined how to supply the
power to the lamp or on which ballast/
driver to operate the lamp for testing,
there was little difference in testing an
integrated versus a non-integrated LED
lamp. Further, DOE noted that some of
these products had been tested and the
results reported in the LED Lighting
Facts database and the qualified
products list for the Lighting Design
Lab. Both of these organizations specify
IES LM–79–08 as a test method for all
included products. Id.
Thus, upon reviewing the available
information, DOE tentatively
determined in the July 2016 GSL TP
SNOPR that for the testing of nonintegrated LED lamps, IES LM–79–08
was the most relevant industry standard
at the time. Further, DOE reviewed IES
LM–79–08 and found it appropriate for
testing non-integrated LED lamps for the
purpose of determining compliance
with energy efficiency standards that
may be applicable in the future.
However, because non-integrated LED
lamps are not included in the scope of
the industry standard, DOE prescribed
additional instruction to ensure
consistent and repeatable results.
Specifically, DOE found that IES LM–
79–08 provided no information on
which external ballast/driver or power
supply to use for testing. After
reviewing the approaches of
independent test laboratories, DOE
proposed that non-integrated LED lamps
be tested according to IES LM–79–08,
using the manufacturer-declared input
voltage and current as the power
supply. Because these metrics are
typically not reported on the product
packaging or in manufacturer literature,
DOE also proposed revising the
requirements for certification reports to
include these quantities for nonintegrated LED lamps. While
manufacturers usually list compatible
ballasts/drivers for these products, DOE
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noted that it is unknown with which
ballast/driver these lamps may operate
when installed in the field. By requiring
these lamps to be tested using the
manufacturer-declared input voltage
and current as the power supply, DOE’s
approach is consistent with the industry
practice of using reference ballasts for
non-integrated lamps, such as nonintegrated CFLs and general service
fluorescent lamps (GSFLs). For those
products, industry standards (and DOE’s
test procedures) specify electrical
settings for reference ballasts and each
specific lamp type is tested using those
same settings. Because industry had not
yet developed reference ballast/driver
settings for non-integrated LED lamps,
DOE proposed that a manufacturer
report the settings that are used, which
allows for a consistent and comparable
assessment of the lamp’s performance.
Therefore, DOE proposed the
requirement that non-integrated LED
lamps be tested according to IES LM–
79–08, using the manufacturer-declared
input voltage and current as the power
supply. Id.
DOE received comments on the
proposed modifications to the test
procedures for non-integrated LED
lamps. Philips Lighting (Philips) agreed
with DOE’s reference to IES LM–79–08
for the testing of non-integrated LED
lamps but with suggested modifications.
(Philips, No. 12 at p. 3) 3 Specifically,
Philips argued that requiring nonintegrated LED lamps to be operated at
the manufacturer-declared input voltage
and current may create issues with nonintegrated LED lamps that operate
directly on an existing (i.e., already
installed) ballast or with a dedicated
LED driver that utilizes a pulse width
modulated (PWM) output voltage.
Philips suggested the following
alternative wording to address the issue:
‘‘For non-integrated LED lamps, operate
the lamp at the manufacturer-declared
input voltage waveform and current, or
using a manufacturer-declared
commercial ballast.’’ Philips noted that
the alternative wording captures any
frequency that needs to be included if
operated on a ballast, addresses PWM
operation, and allows for the use of a
specific ballast during testing. (Philips,
No. 12 at p. 4)
DOE notes that the test procedure
must produce consistent and repeatable
3 A notation in this form provides a reference for
information that is in the docket of DOE’s
rulemaking to develop test procedures for GSLs
(Docket No. EERE–2016–BT–TP–0005), which is
maintained at www.regulations.gov. This notation
indicates that the statement preceding the reference
was made by Philips, is from document number 12
in the docket, and appears at page 3 of that
document.
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results as well as balance testing
burden. Because a ballast and/or a
provided input voltage and current can
affect lamp performance, specific input
settings need to be identified for testing.
Otherwise, manufacturers would need
to test every combination of lamp
voltage and current with each ballast
distributed in commerce. DOE notes
that the alternative wording proposed
by Philips allows the lamp to be
operated on a manufacturer-declared
input voltage and current or using a
manufacturer-declared commercial
ballast; however, only one of these
options should be specified to improve
the consistency and repeatability of
results. DOE is therefore adopting that
testing be conducted at the
manufacturer-declared input voltage
and current. These inputs can likely be
supplied by existing lab equipment and
do not require the purchase of
additional ballasts for testing. DOE
notes that certain ballasts may be
difficult to acquire or possibly contain
features that affect lamp performance.
DOE therefore prefers to have
manufacturers specify an input voltage
and current to use for testing. In their
alternative wording, Philips also
suggested adding ‘‘waveform’’ when
specifying the input voltage to account
for drivers that provide a PWM output
voltage. DOE notes that a PWM output
voltage could affect the measured
performance of the lamp. PWM
operation modifies the time the input
signal is on versus the time it is off at
a given frequency, and thereby the
resulting input waveform can vary the
average total input voltage. Varying the
input voltage could impact the
temperature and subsequently the
performance of LED lamps. Therefore,
test settings should be specified at one
voltage and waveform so that test results
for one lamp are consistent and
repeatable. Rather than the
manufacturer selecting this voltage and
waveform, DOE is specifying, as
proposed in the July 2016 GSL TP
SNOPR, that manufacturers test the
lamp at the voltage and waveform
present at maximum input power. This
provision for testing captures the most
consumptive state and also allows for
performance to be more fairly compared
among available products. DOE
understands a PWM output voltage to be
a common output of dimming ballasts/
drivers. By specifying the lamp be tested
at the maximum input power, DOE not
only captures the most consumptive
state but also allows dimmable products
to be more fairly compared to products
that cannot dim by operating all lamps
at maximum input power (i.e., full light
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output). In requiring that manufacturers
specify input voltage and current and
operate the lamp at full light output,
DOE finds that no changes to the
proposed wording are necessary for the
testing of non-integrated LED lamps.
The California Investor Owned
Utilities (CA IOUs) contended that
because operating non-integrated LED
lamps at the manufacturer-declared
input voltage and current does not
account for ballast losses which can be
up to several watts, the test procedure
does not accurately measure system
luminous efficacy. CA IOUs noted that
if only lamp wattage is measured and
ballast losses are not accounted for,
these lamps will appear more efficient
than they are in practice. CA IOUs
added that the test procedure should
account for the energy consumption of
each component necessary for the
starting and stable operation of the
lamp, which includes a ballast if paired
with a non-integrated LED lamp. Thus,
CA IOUs recommended DOE require
that manufacturers use a commerciallyavailable reference ballast for testing
non-integrated LED lamps and report to
DOE the ballast utilized in testing. CA
IOUs concluded that a commerciallyavailable ballast would better
approximate actual installed conditions
rather than using customized testing
equipment designed to achieve low
power losses. (CA IOUs, No. 11 at pp.
1–2)
As stated by CA IOUs, when testing
on a commercially available ballast/
driver, the losses associated with the
ballast/driver would be included in the
measured performance of the lamp.
Including the ballast/driver losses in the
measured performance of the lamp
would result in a lower efficacy value
(i.e., system efficacy) than when
measuring the performance of the lamp
using manufacturer-declared input
voltage and current as the power
supply. In addition, allowing testing on
commercially available ballasts/drivers
could generate inconsistent test results
across products as lamps would not be
tested using the same settings, and the
performance of the lamp would be
dictated by the ballast/driver it was
paired with during testing. Hence,
consistent test results for the same lamp
would not be possible. Therefore, DOE
is adopting the requirement that
manufacturers operate non-integrated
LED lamps during testing using the
manufacturer-declared input voltage
and current, and is not allowing for
testing on commercially available
ballast/drivers. DOE notes that although
the testing of integrated lamps includes
ballast/driver losses, integrated lamps
can operate on only one ballast (i.e., the
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ballast contained within the lamp unit
that cannot be removed) and therefore
the inclusion of that ballast reflects
typical performance. Non-integrated
lamps can be commonly operated on
more than one ballast/driver and
therefore DOE is specifying test settings
to consistently characterize the
performance of the lamp. DOE also
notes that the approach being adopted
today for non-integrated LED lamps is
comparable to DOE’s regulatory
approach for other non-integrated lamps
(e.g., GSFLs). While DOE acknowledges
there may be losses associated with the
commercially available ballasts paired
with non-integrated lamps, DOE is
declining to adopt the recommendation
of the CA IOUs at this time. DOE does
not believe consumers will be confused
by this difference in approach for
integrated lamps and non-integrated
lamps because consumers do not
typically compare these two categories
of products because they serve different
installations. The metric reflects the
performance of the product tested rather
than its performance on a unique,
external component, which would
significantly increase the burden due to
the number of lamp and ballast/driver
combinations. DOE will continue to
work with stakeholders to monitor the
ballast/driver losses and may consider
an alternative approach in a future
rulemaking.
Regarding the requirement for
manufacturers to report the
manufacturer-declared input voltage
and current used for testing nonintegrated LED lamps, Philips agreed
with the proposal but noted that these
settings should not be made available to
the public as they do not typically
appear on datasheets. (Philips, No. 12 at
p. 3) DOE notes that it found some
publicly available datasheets with input
voltage and current listed for nonintegrated LED lamps indicating that
this information is not likely to be
considered proprietary. See, e.g.,
https://www.regulations.gov/
docket?D=EERE-2016-BT-TP-0005.
Additionally, publishing manufacturerdeclared input voltage and current
allows for comparison of performance
across products. Therefore, DOE adopts
the requirement in this final rule for
manufacturers to include the
manufacturer-declared input voltage
and current used for testing in the
certification reports for non-integrated
LED lamps.
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, DOE
referred to appendix R for general
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service incandescent lamps, to appendix
BB for integrated LED lamps, to IES
LM–45–15 for other incandescent lamps
that are not reflector lamps, and to IES
LM–79–08 for OLED lamps. DOE
reviewed all references to industry
standards to ensure that only necessary
sections were referenced. DOE removed
all references to sections describing
luminous intensity and/or color
measurements as these are not necessary
for the metrics covered by the test
procedure. DOE also made references to
IES LM–79–08 consistent with sections
referenced in the July 2016 LED TP final
rule; that is, DOE added a reference to
section 1.3 (Nomenclature and
Definitions) and removed the reference
to section 6.0 (Operating Orientation).
Additionally, DOE specified the
appropriate operating orientation
directly in appendix DD. 81 FR 47075.
Philips commented in general
agreement with DOE’s references to
industry standards; however, Philips
recommended DOE reference IES LM–
79–08 in its entirety rather than selected
sections. (Philips, No. 12 at p. 3) When
providing comprehensive test
procedures for multiple test metrics,
DOE often has to clarify, limit, or add
further specification to industry
standards that are referenced to ensure
consistent, repeatable results. Therefore,
instead of incorporating an industry
standard in its entirety, DOE references
the relevant sections of the industry
standard and clearly states any
directions that differ from those in the
industry standard.
Philips also commented on the
language proposed in the July 2016 GSL
TP SNOPR regarding operating
orientation. In section 3.3 of appendix
DD, DOE proposed an equal number of
lamps in a sample be tested in the baseup and base-down orientation, except if
the manufacturer restricts the position,
in which case all units would be tested
in the manufacturer-specified position.
Philips argued that this is not a practical
requirement for non-integrated LED
lamps intended to replace linear lamps,
which do not have a base-up or basedown orientation and are operated and
tested horizontally in practice.
Therefore, Philips suggested the
operating orientation during testing
should be as specified by the
manufacturer. (Philips, No. 12 at p. 4)
DOE notes that operating orientation is
not typically specified on the packaging
or specification sheets of LED lamps.
DOE agrees, however that certain nonintegrated LED lamps, such as double
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base non-integrated LED lamps designed
to replace linear fluorescent lamps,
cannot be operated in a base-up or basedown position since there are bases on
both ends. Thus, DOE is modifying the
operating orientation requirement in
this final rule for testing double base
lamps to state that manufacturers are to
test all units in the horizontal
orientation except that, if the
manufacturer restricts the position,
manufacturers are to test all of the units
in the sample in the manufacturerspecified position. DOE is also
specifying in this final rule that
orientation is to be maintained as
prescribed in the active mode test
procedure when determining standby
mode power.
In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR,
DOE proposed a new paragraph to be
added to 10 CFR 430.23 to establish test
procedures for all GSLs. 81 FR 14640.
As stated previously, if test procedures
already existed for a lamp type that
meets the definition of GSL, DOE
referenced the existing test procedure.
Thus, in the paragraph proposed to be
added to 10 CFR 430.23, DOE included
references to the existing paragraphs in
§ 430.23 for those GSLs that already
have test procedures and the metrics
required by those existing test
procedures. DOE received a comment
from Philips on the proposed
amendments to § 430.23. Specifically,
Philips objected to the inclusion of start
time as a metric for both integrated and
non-integrated CFLs. Philips noted that
it should not be included for nonintegrated CFLs, as start time is highly
dependent on the type of ballast paired
with the non-integrated CFL. (Philips,
No. 12 at p. 4) As stated previously,
DOE simply referenced existing DOE
test procedures in § 430.23 when
possible. DOE further notes that for
CFLs, the GSL test procedure references
the test procedures adopted and
amended in the August 2016 CFL TP
final rule, which established a start time
test procedure only for integrated CFLs.
81 FR 59396.
DOE did not receive any additional
comments on its approach to referring to
DOE test procedures if they already
exist and referring to the most recent
versions of relevant industry standards
for lamp types that do not have existing
DOE test procedures. Thus, DOE adopts
this approach in the final rule. Table
III.1 summarizes the test procedures that
DOE is adopting for general service
lamps.
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TABLE III.1—TEST PROCEDURES FOR GENERAL SERVICE LAMPS
Lamp Type
Referenced test procedure
General service incandescent lamps .......................................................
Compact fluorescent lamps ......................................................................
Integrated LED lamps ...............................................................................
Other incandescent lamps that are not reflector lamps ...........................
Other incandescent lamps that are reflector lamps .................................
Other fluorescent lamps ...........................................................................
OLED lamps .............................................................................................
Appendix R to subpart B of 10 CFR 430.
Appendix W to subpart B of 10 CFR 430.
Appendix BB to subpart B of 10 CFR 430.
IES LM–45–15, sections 4–6, and section 7.1.
IES LM–20–13, sections 4–6, and section 8.
IES LM–9–09, sections 4–6, and section 7.5.
IES LM–79–08, sections 1.3 (except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.1
and 9.2.
IES LM–79–08, sections 1.3 (except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.1
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C. Adopted Method for Determining
Standby Mode Power
As described in section I, EPCA
directs DOE to amend its test
procedures for all covered products to
integrate measures of standby mode and
off mode energy consumption, if
technically feasible. (42 U.S.C.
6295(gg)(2)(A)) In the March 2016 GSL
TP NOPR, DOE proposed both active
mode and standby mode test procedures
for general service lamps. DOE did not
propose a test procedure for off mode
energy consumption because DOE
initially determined that it would not be
possible for GSLs included in the scope
of the energy conservation standards
rulemaking to meet the off-mode
criteria. 81 FR 14634. DOE found that
there was no condition in which a GSL
connected to main power is not already
in a mode accounted for in either active
or standby mode. Id. DOE proposed to
use the standby mode test procedures
outlined in the IEC Standard 62301,
which applies generally to household
electrical appliances. Referencing IEC
62301 is consistent with the standby
mode test procedures adopted for CFLs
and integrated LED lamps. 81 FR 59401
and 81 FR 43415.
DOE received several comments in
response to the March 2016 GSL TP
NOPR regarding the proposed method
for determining standby mode power.
Osram Sylvania, Inc. (OSI) and National
Electrical Manufacturers Association
(NEMA) supported DOE’s proposed test
method for measuring standby mode
power use, which they stated is
consistent with other DOE test
procedures and with industry practices.
(OSI, No. 3 at p. 3; NEMA, No. 6 at p.
3) However, CA IOUs suggested a
change to the standby mode test
procedure. CA IOUs recommended that
DOE specify testing with the
communication protocol expected to
have the highest energy consumption
and provide a prioritization of the
potential communication protocols
available. If multiple communication
protocols (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee,
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recommended specifying that the
communication protocol should be
selected based on the following order: 1)
Wi-Fi; 2) ZigBee; 3) ANT; 4) Bluetooth;
5) Other Radio Frequency (RF)
Protocols; 6) Infrared (IR); 7) Other; 8)
Wired. CA IOUs also recommended
DOE require testing be conducted in the
applicable communication mode that is
representative of the operation mode
that is typical of the end user (i.e.,
normal operating mode as shipped). (CA
IOUs, No. 11 at p. 2)
DOE reviewed lamps that can operate
in standby mode and found that average
standby power did not vary consistently
by communication protocol. DOE
reviewed the test data published in the
technical support document 4 of the
March 2016 GSL ECS NOPR and also
test data submitted in a comment by the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
Southern California Gas Company, San
Diego Gas and Electric, Southern
California Edison, Arizona Public
Service, and National Grid (Utility
Coalition) in support of the GSL ECS
rulemaking.5 In both datasets, DOE
found that the standby power of the
communication protocols tested were
generally available in a range of values
and one communication protocol did
not have consistently higher or lower
power consumption than another. For
example, data provided by CA IOUs
showed the standby mode power of
lamps operating using Wi-Fi varying
from a minimum of 0.237 W to a
maximum of 0.401 W (excluding the
noted outlier of 2.42 W) and the standby
mode power of lamps operating using
ZigBee varying from a minimum of
0.185 W to a maximum of 0.439 W.
With no clear trend, DOE is not
specifying a prioritization order for
4 The
technical support document of the March
2016 GSL ECS NOPR is available at https://
www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EERE2013-BT-STD-0051-0042.
5 Comments submitted in support of the GSL ECS
rulemaking are available at the rulemaking docket
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE2013-BT-STD-0051
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testing at this time. DOE will continue
to monitor the market and will revise
the test procedure as needed as the
market develops.
CA IOUs also commented that for
connected products that may continue
to search for control signals after
receiving the last signal, waiting at least
60 minutes after the last signal before
performing a standby mode power
measurement would allow such
products to enter a lower power state.
CA IOUs noted that this would ensure
that the product mode under test is
representative of the power drawn the
majority of the time the product is in
standby mode. (CA IOUs, No. 11 at p.
2) In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR,
DOE proposed that standby mode power
measurements be taken after the lamp
had stabilized according to section 5 of
IEC 62301. 81 FR 14640. The
stabilization requirements ensure that
the lamp has reached steady-state
operation prior to taking measurements.
Requiring a minimum period of at least
60 minutes before taking measurements
is an unnecessary instruction because
the stabilization requirements achieve
the same goal of ensuring that the
product is consuming a consistent
amount of power. Therefore, in this
final rule, DOE is not adding a
requirement to wait at least 60 minutes
after receiving the last communication
signal before measuring standby mode
power consumption.
As there were no other comments
received on DOE’s proposed method for
determining standby mode power, DOE
adopts the standby mode test procedure
proposed in the March 2016 GSL TP
NOPR in this final rule.
D. Laboratory Accreditation
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, DOE
proposed to require that testing of initial
lumen output, input power, lamp
efficacy, power factor, and standby
mode power (if applicable) for GSLs be
conducted by test laboratories
accredited by an Accreditation Body
that is a signatory member to the
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International Laboratory Accreditation
Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition
Arrangement (MRA). 81 FR 47076. DOE
noted that under existing test procedure
regulations, testing for other regulated
lighting products (such as general
service fluorescent lamps, incandescent
reflector lamps, and fluorescent lamp
ballasts), in addition to general service
lamps that must already comply with
energy conservation standards (such as
general service incandescent lamps and
medium base compact fluorescent
lamps), must be conducted in a
similarly accredited facility. 10 CFR
430.25. DOE also proposed to align the
proposed certification report language
in § 429.57(b) with the proposed
changes in § 430.25. Similarly, DOE
proposed to update § 429.27(b) and
§ 429.35(b) to align with the proposed
changes regarding accreditation bodies
in § 430.25. Id.
DOE received a comment from Philips
on the proposed certification report
language regarding ILAC accreditation
in § 429.35(b)(2). Philips noted that
ILAC does not assign identification
numbers to test laboratories; instead, the
identification numbers come from
accreditation bodies. Philips suggested
DOE modify the language to state that
the certification report must include the
‘‘testing laboratory’s identification
number, or other approved
identification, as assigned by the
accreditation body . . .’’ (Philips, No.
12 at p. 4) DOE notes that the language
requiring ‘‘the testing laboratory’s ILAC
accreditation body’s identification
number or other approved identification
assigned by the ILAC accreditation
body’’ is not intended to imply that
ILAC assigns the identification number
to test laboratories, rather the language
suggests that the ILAC-approved
accreditation body would supply an
identification number or another form of
identification. Thus, DOE maintains that
using ‘‘ILAC’’ as a designator to
‘‘accreditation body’’ in the regulatory
text is necessary to ensure that the
accreditation bodies are ILAC-approved.
DOE notes that the certification report
language revision in § 429.35(b) was
previously adopted in the August 2016
CFL TP final rule and therefore is no
longer included in this test procedure.
E. Represented Values, Certification,
and Rounding Requirements
In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR,
DOE proposed to create a new section
for GSLs, 10 CFR 429.57, to provide
sampling, represented value,
certification, and rounding
requirements. 81 FR 14634. Existing
sampling procedures in 10 CFR part 429
are referenced, where applicable. If a
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test procedure does not currently exist,
sampling and represented value
calculations reference the existing DOE
test procedure with the most similar
lamp technology. For example,
sampling and represented value
calculations for OLED lamps are to be as
described in section 10 CFR 429.56, the
section that addresses integrated LED
lamps. DOE also proposed certification
and rounding requirements to include
the relevant metrics for general service
lamps. Rounding requirements are
consistent with those for GSILs, CFLs,
and integrated LED lamps. 81 FR
59415–59416 and 81 FR 43425–43426.
DOE did not make any modifications
to this approach in the July 2016 GSL
TP SNOPR and received no comments
on these requirements; therefore, DOE
adopts them in this final rule.
F. Effective Date and Compliance Dates
The test procedures adopted in this
final rule for GSLs that are not
integrated LED lamps, CFLs, or GSILs,
are effective 30 days after publication in
the Federal Register (referred to as the
‘‘effective date’’). DOE notes that
manufacturers may voluntarily begin to
make representations with respect to the
energy use or efficiency of GSLs that are
not integrated LED lamps, CFLs, and
GSILs using the results of testing
pursuant to this final rule, starting on
the effective date of this final rule.
Pursuant to EPCA, manufacturers of
covered products are required to use the
applicable test procedure as the basis for
determining that their products comply
with the applicable energy conservation
standards and for making
representations about the efficiency of
those products. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c); 42
U.S.C. 6295(s)) For those energy
efficiency or consumption metrics
covered by the DOE test procedure (i.e.,
the test method and sampling plan),
EPCA requires that, beginning 180 days
after publication of this final rule in the
Federal Register, representations must
reflect testing in accordance with the
DOE test procedure. (42 U.S.C.
6293(c)(2)) Therefore, on or after 180
days after publication of this final rule,
any representations, including
certifications of compliance (if
required), made with respect to the
energy use or efficiency of GSLs that are
not integrated LED lamps, CFLs, and
GSILs must reflect the results of testing
pursuant to this final rule.
DOE received comments regarding the
dates discussed in the July 2016 GSL TP
SNOPR. Philips commented that due to
the volume of lamps covered under the
scope of the rulemaking, DOE should
require that manufacturers make
representations based on this test
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procedure only for GSLs that have
initiated testing after the effective date
of the test procedure (i.e., only new
products should be tested under the test
procedure). Philips noted that DOE
could add ‘‘test start date’’ to the
certification reports to ensure
manufacturers comply. Philips
concluded that retesting lamps is
unproductive, burdensome on industry,
and diverts resources from testing new
products that are more efficient.
(Philips, No. 12 at p. 3) DOE notes that
existing basic models need only be
retested if their representative values
would no longer be valid under the test
procedures adopted in this rulemaking.
Because DOE has referenced the most
recent versions of relevant industry
standards for the lamp types covered by
this rulemaking, it is unlikely that all of
a manufacturer’s existing basic models
will need to be re-tested. After the
effective date of this final rule (i.e., 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register), all new basic models must be
tested in accordance with appendix DD.
EPCA requires that on or after 180 days
after publication of this final rule, the
representations of existing basic models
of GSLs that will no longer be valid
must reflect testing in accordance with
the adopted test procedures in appendix
DD. In addition, DOE notes that under
42 U.S.C. 6293(c)(3), manufacturers may
petition the Secretary for an extension
of the compliance date for up to 180
days. Manufacturers may be granted an
extension if the Secretary determines
that the requirements would impose an
undue hardship on the petitioner. (See
42 U.S.C. 6293(c)(3))
IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory
Review
A. Review Under Executive Order 12866
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has determined that test
procedure rulemakings do not constitute
‘‘significant regulatory actions’’ under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866,
Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR
51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). Accordingly, this
action was not subject to review under
the Executive Order by the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) in the OMB.
B. Review Under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires that when an
agency promulgates a final rule under 5
U.S.C. 553, after being required by that
section or any other law to publish a
general notice of proposed rulemaking,
the agency shall prepare a final
regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA),
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unless the agency certifies that the rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. As required by Executive Order
13272, ‘‘Proper Consideration of Small
Entities in Agency Rulemaking,’’ 67 FR
53461 (August 16, 2002), DOE
published procedures and policies on
February 19, 2003 to ensure that the
potential impacts of its rules on small
entities are properly considered during
the DOE rulemaking process. 68 FR
7990. DOE has made its procedures and
policies available on the Office of the
General Counsel’s Web site: https://
energy.gov/gc/office-general-counsel.
DOE reviewed this final rule under
the provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act and the procedures and
policies published on February 19,
2003. DOE certifies that the rule will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
The factual basis for this certification is
set forth in the following sections.
The Small Business Administration
(SBA) considers a business entity to be
a small business, if, together with its
affiliates, it employs less than a
threshold number of workers specified
in 13 CFR part 121. These size standards
and codes are established by the North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). Manufacturing of GSLs
is classified under NAICS 335110,
‘‘Electric Lamp Bulb and Part
Manufacturing.’’ The SBA sets a
threshold of 1,250 employees or less for
an entity to be considered as a small
business for this category.
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, to
estimate the number of companies that
could be small businesses that sell
GSLs, DOE conducted a market survey
using publicly available information.
DOE’s research involved information
provided by trade associations (e.g., the
National Electrical Manufacturers’
Association) and information from
DOE’s Compliance Certification
Management System (CCMS) Database,
the Environmental Protection Agency’s
ENERGY STAR Certified Light Bulbs
Database, LED Lighting Facts Database,
previous rulemakings, individual
company Web sites, SBA’s database,
and market research tools (e.g., Hoover’s
reports). DOE screened out companies
that did not meet the definition of a
‘‘small business’’ or are completely
foreign owned and operated. DOE
determined that nine companies are
small businesses that maintain domestic
production facilities for GSLs. 81 FR
47077. DOE did not receive comments
on this determination, therefore it was
maintained in the final rule.
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, DOE
proposed test procedures for
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determining initial lumen output, input
power, lamp efficacy, power factor, and
standby power of GSLs. DOE noted that
several of the lamp types included in
the definition of general service lamp
must already comply with energy
conservation standards and therefore
test procedures already existed for these
lamps. If DOE test procedures already
existed or were proposed in an ongoing
rulemaking (such as for GSILs, CFLs,
and integrated LED lamps), DOE
proposed to reference them directly. For
all other general service lamps, DOE
proposed new test procedures in the
July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR. For the new
test procedures, DOE proposed to
reference the most recent versions of
relevant industry standards.
DOE estimated the testing costs and
burden associated with conducting
testing according to the new test
procedures proposed in the July 2016
GSL TP SNOPR for GSLs. DOE did not
consider the costs and burdens
associated with DOE test procedures
that already exist or that have been
proposed in other ongoing rulemakings
because these have been or are being
addressed separately. DOE also assessed
elements (testing methodology, testing
times, and sample size) in the CFL and
integrated LED lamp test procedures
that could affect costs associated with
complying with this rule. Having
received no comments on the topic, the
cost estimates of this final rule are the
same as those determined under the July
2016 GSL TP SNOPR. The following is
an analysis of both in-house and third
party testing costs associated with this
rulemaking.
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, DOE
estimated that the labor costs associated
with conducting in-house testing of
initial lumen output, input power, and
standby mode power were $41.68 per
hour. DOE determined that calculating
efficacy and power factor of a GSL
would not result in any incremental
testing burden beyond the cost of
conducting the initial lumen output and
input power testing. The cost of labor
was then calculated by multiplying the
estimated hours of labor by the hourly
labor rate. For lamps not capable of
operating in standby mode, DOE
estimated that testing in-house in
accordance with the appropriate
proposed test procedure would require,
at most, four hours per lamp by an
electrical engineering technician. For
lamps capable of operating in standby
mode, DOE estimated that testing time
would increase to five hours per lamp
due to the additional standby mode
power consumption test. DOE noted
that these estimates are representative of
the time it would take to test the most
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labor intensive technology, LED lamps.
In total, DOE estimated that using the
test method prescribed in the July 2016
GSL TP SNOPR to determine initial
light output and input power would
result in an estimated labor burden of
$1,670 per basic model of certain GSLs
and $2,080 per basic model of certain
GSLs that can operate in standby mode.
81 FR 47078.
Because accreditation bodies 6 impose
a variety of fees during the accreditation
process, including fixed administrative
fees, variable assessment fees, and
proficiency testing fees, DOE included
the costs associated with maintaining a
NVLAP-accredited facility or a facility
accredited by an organization
recognized by NVLAP in the July 2016
GSL TP SNOPR. In the first year, for
manufacturers without NVLAP
accreditation who choose to test inhouse, DOE estimated manufacturers on
average would experience a maximum
total cost burden of about $2,210 per
basic model tested or $2,630 per basic
model with standby mode power
consumption testing.7 Id.
Additionally, DOE requested pricing
from independent testing laboratories
for testing GSLs. DOE estimated the cost
for testing at an independent laboratory
to be up to $1,070 per basic model. This
estimate included the cost of
accreditation as quotes were obtained
from accredited laboratories. Id.
DOE notes that its adopted test
procedures directly reference existing
industry standards that have been
approved for widespread use by lamp
manufacturers and test laboratories. The
quantities that are directly measured,
namely initial lumen output and input
power, are commonly reported by the
manufacturer on product packaging and
on product specification sheets. Thus,
testing for these quantities is already
being conducted. Additionally, these
quantities are required to be reported to
ENERGY STAR if manufacturers certify
the lamps as meeting the program
requirements. Standby mode power
consumption is also a reported quantity
for the ENERGY STAR program, though
it may not be a commonly reported
value for lamps that are not certified
with ENERGY STAR. In reviewing the
lamps for which DOE adopts test
procedures in this final rule, DOE notes
that very few products can operate in
standby mode and therefore very few
6 As discussed in section III.D, laboratories can be
accredited by any accreditation body that is a
signatory member to the ILAC MRA. DOE based its
estimate of the costs associated with accreditation
on the NVLAP accreditation body.
7 NVLAP costs are fixed and were distributed
based on an estimate of 28 basic models per
manufacturer.
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products would be required to make
representations of standby mode energy
consumption. Although DOE is
adopting the requirement that all testing
be conducted in accredited laboratories,
DOE notes that many manufacturers of
these products have already accredited
their own in-house laboratories because
they also make products such as GSILs
and CFLs that are required to be tested
in similarly accredited laboratories.
In summary, DOE does not consider
the test procedures adopted in this final
rule to have a significant economic
impact on small entities. The final cost
per manufacturer primarily depends on
the number of basic models the
manufacturer sells. These are not annual
costs because DOE does not require
manufacturers to retest a basic model
annually. The initial test results used to
generate a certified rating for a basic
model remain valid as long as the basic
model has not been modified from the
tested design in a way that makes it less
efficient or more consumptive, which
would require a change to the certified
rating. If a manufacturer has modified a
basic model in a way that makes it more
efficient or less consumptive, new
testing is required only if the
manufacturer wishes to make
representations of the new, more
efficient rating.
Based on the criteria outlined earlier
and the reasons discussed in this
preamble, DOE certifies that the test
procedures adopted in this final rule
would not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities, and the preparation of a final
regulatory flexibility analysis is not
warranted. DOE has submitted a
certification and supporting statement
of factual basis to the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the SBA for review under
5 U.S.C. 605(b).
C. Review Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995
DOE established regulations for the
certification and recordkeeping
requirements for certain covered
consumer products and commercial
equipment. 10 CFR part 429, subpart B.
This collection-of-information
requirement was approved by OMB
under OMB control number 1910–1400.
DOE requested OMB approval of an
extension of this information collection
for three years, specifically including
the collection of information proposed
in the present rulemaking, and
estimated that the annual number of
burden hours under this extension is 30
hours per company. In response to
DOE’s request, OMB approved DOE’s
information collection requirements
covered under OMB control number
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1910–1400 through November 30, 2017.
80 FR 5099 (January 30, 2015).
Notwithstanding any other provision
of the law, no person is required to
respond to, nor must any person be
subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with, a collection of information subject
to the requirements of the PRA, unless
that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
D. Review Under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
In this final rule, DOE adopts test
procedures for certain categories of
GSLs that will be used to support the
ongoing GSL standards rulemaking.
DOE has determined that this rule falls
into a class of actions that are
categorically excluded from review
under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and DOE’s implementing
regulations at 10 CFR part 1021.
Specifically, this final rule adopts
existing industry test procedures for
certain categories of general service
lamps, so it will not affect the amount,
quality or distribution of energy usage,
and, therefore, will not result in any
environmental impacts. Thus, this
rulemaking is covered by Categorical
Exclusion A6 under 10 CFR part 1021,
subpart D. Accordingly, neither an
environmental assessment nor an
environmental impact statement is
required.
E. Review Under Executive Order 13132
Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism,’’
64 FR 43255 (August 4, 1999), imposes
certain requirements on agencies
formulating and implementing policies
or regulations that preempt State law or
that have Federalism implications. The
Executive Order requires agencies to
examine the constitutional and statutory
authority supporting any action that
would limit the policymaking discretion
of the States and to carefully assess the
necessity for such actions. The
Executive Order also requires agencies
to have an accountable process to
ensure meaningful and timely input by
State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that
have Federalism implications. On
March 14, 2000, DOE published a
statement of policy describing the
intergovernmental consultation process
it will follow in the development of
such regulations. 65 FR 13735. DOE
examined this final rule and determined
that it 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. EPCA
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governs and prescribes Federal
preemption of State regulations as to
energy conservation for the products
that are the subject of this final rule.
States can petition DOE for exemption
from such preemption to the extent, and
based on criteria, set forth in EPCA. (42
U.S.C. 6297(d)) No further action is
required by Executive Order 13132.
F. Review Under Executive Order 12988
Regarding the review of existing
regulations and the promulgation of
new regulations, section 3(a) of
Executive Order 12988, ‘‘Civil Justice
Reform,’’ 61 FR 4729 (Feb. 7, 1996),
imposes on Federal agencies the general
duty to adhere to the following
requirements: (1) Eliminate drafting
errors and ambiguity; (2) write
regulations to minimize litigation; (3)
provide a clear legal standard for
affected conduct rather than a general
standard; and (4) promote simplification
and burden reduction. Section 3(b) of
Executive Order 12988 specifically
requires that Executive agencies make
every reasonable effort to ensure that the
regulation (1) clearly specifies the
preemptive effect, if any; (2) clearly
specifies any effect on existing Federal
law or regulation; (3) provides a clear
legal standard for affected conduct
while promoting simplification and
burden reduction; (4) specifies the
retroactive effect, if any; (5) adequately
defines key terms; and (6) addresses
other important issues affecting clarity
and general draftsmanship under any
guidelines issued by the Attorney
General. Section 3(c) of Executive Order
12988 requires Executive agencies to
review regulations in light of applicable
standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b) to
determine whether they are met or it is
unreasonable to meet one or more of
them. DOE has completed the required
review and determined that, to the
extent permitted by law, this final rule
meets the relevant standards of
Executive Order 12988.
G. Review Under the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) requires
each Federal agency to assess the effects
of Federal regulatory actions on State,
local, and Tribal governments and the
private sector. Public Law 104–4, sec.
201 (codified at 2 U.S.C. 1531). For a
regulatory action resulting in a rule that
may cause the expenditure by State,
local, and Tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector of
$100 million or more in any one year
(adjusted annually for inflation), section
202 of UMRA requires a Federal agency
to publish a written statement that
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estimates the resulting costs, benefits,
and other effects on the national
economy. (2 U.S.C. 1532(a), (b)) The
UMRA also requires a Federal agency to
develop an effective process to permit
timely input by elected officers of State,
local, and Tribal governments on a
proposed ‘‘significant intergovernmental
mandate,’’ and requires an agency plan
for giving notice and opportunity for
timely input to potentially affected
small governments before establishing
any requirements that might
significantly or uniquely affect small
governments. On March 18, 1997, DOE
published a statement of policy on its
process for intergovernmental
consultation under UMRA. 62 FR
12820; also available at https://
energy.gov/gc/office-general-counsel.
DOE examined this final rule according
to UMRA and its statement of policy
and determined that the rule contains
neither an intergovernmental mandate,
nor a mandate that may result in the
expenditure of $100 million or more in
any year, so these requirements do not
apply.
H. Review Under the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
Act, 1999
Section 654 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105–277) requires
Federal agencies to issue a Family
Policymaking Assessment for any rule
that may affect family well-being. This
final rule will not have any impact on
the autonomy or integrity of the family
as an institution. Accordingly, DOE has
concluded that it is not necessary to
prepare a Family Policymaking
Assessment.
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I. Review Under Executive Order 12630
DOE has determined, under Executive
Order 12630, ‘‘Governmental Actions
and Interference with Constitutionally
Protected Property Rights’’ 53 FR 8859
(March 18, 1988), that this regulation
will not result in any takings that might
require compensation under the Fifth
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
J. Review Under Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2001
Section 515 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note) provides
for agencies to review most
disseminations of information to the
public under guidelines established by
each agency pursuant to general
guidelines issued by OMB. OMB’s
guidelines were published at 67 FR
8452 (Feb. 22, 2002), and DOE’s
guidelines were published at 67 FR
62446 (Oct. 7, 2002). DOE has reviewed
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this final rule under the OMB and DOE
guidelines and has concluded that it is
consistent with applicable policies in
those guidelines.
K. Review Under Executive Order 13211
Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use,’’ 66 FR 28355 (May
22, 2001), requires Federal agencies to
prepare and submit to OMB, a
Statement of Energy Effects for any
significant energy action. A ‘‘significant
energy action’’ is defined as any action
by an agency that promulgated or is
expected to lead to promulgation of a
final rule, and that (1) is a significant
regulatory action under Executive Order
12866, or any successor order; and (2)
is likely to have a significant adverse
effect on the supply, distribution, or use
of energy; or (3) is designated by the
Administrator of OIRA as a significant
energy action. For any significant energy
action, the agency must give a detailed
statement of any adverse effects on
energy supply, distribution, or use if the
regulation is implemented, and of
reasonable alternatives to the action and
their expected benefits on energy
supply, distribution, and use.
This regulatory action to adopt test
procedures for certain categories of
GSLs is not a significant regulatory
action under Executive Order 12866.
Moreover, it would not have a
significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy, nor has it
been designated as a significant energy
action by the Administrator of OIRA.
Therefore, it is not a significant energy
action, and, accordingly, DOE has not
prepared a Statement of Energy Effects.
L. Review Under Section 32 of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of
1974
Under section 301 of the Department
of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95–
91; 42 U.S.C. 7101), DOE must comply
with section 32 of the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974, as amended
by the Federal Energy Administration
Authorization Act of 1977. (15 U.S.C.
788; FEAA) Section 32 essentially
provides in relevant part that, where a
proposed rule authorizes or requires use
of commercial standards, the notice of
proposed rulemaking must inform the
public of the use and background of
such standards. In addition, section
32(c) requires DOE to consult with the
Attorney General and the Chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
concerning the impact of the
commercial or industry standards on
competition.
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The test procedures for certain
categories of GSLs adopted in this final
rule incorporate test methods contained
in certain sections of the following
commercial standards:
(1) IES LM–9–09, ‘‘IES Approved Method
for the Electrical and Photometric
Measurement of Fluorescent Lamps,’’ 2009;
(2) IES LM–20–13, ‘‘IES Approved Method
for Photometry of Reflector Type Lamps,’’
2013;
(3) IES LM–45–15, ‘‘IES Approved Method
for the Electrical and Photometric
Measurement of General Service
Incandescent Filament Lamps,’’ 2015;
(4) IES LM–79–08, ‘‘Approved Method:
Electrical and Photometric Measurements of
Solid-State Lighting Products,’’ 2008; and
(5) IEC Standard 62301 (Edition 2.0),
‘‘Household electrical appliances—
Measurement of standby power,’’ 2011.
DOE has evaluated these standards
and is unable to conclude whether they
fully comply with the requirements of
section 32(b) of the FEAA (i.e., that they
were developed in a manner that fully
provides for public participation,
comment, and review.) DOE has
consulted with both the Attorney
General and the Chairman of the FTC
about the impact on competition of
using the methods contained in these
standards and has received no
comments objecting to their use.
M. Description of Materials
Incorporated by Reference
In this final rule, DOE incorporates by
reference specific sections of the test
standard published by IES, titled ‘‘IES
Approved Method for the Electrical and
Photometric Measurement of
Fluorescent Lamps,’’ IES LM–9–09. IES
LM–9–09 is an industry accepted test
standard that specifies procedures to be
observed in performing measurements
of electrical and photometric
characteristics of fluorescent lamps
under standard conditions. The test
procedures adopted in this final rule
reference sections of IES LM–9–09 for
performing electrical and photometric
measurements of other fluorescent
lamps. IES LM–9–09 is readily available
on IES’s Web site at www.ies.org/
store/.
DOE also incorporates by reference
specific sections of the test standard
published by IES, titled ‘‘IES Approved
Method for Photometry of Reflector
Type Lamps,’’ IES LM–20–13. IES LM–
20–13 is an industry accepted test
standard that specifies photometric test
methods for reflector lamps. The test
procedures adopted in this final rule
reference sections of IES LM–20–13 for
performing electrical and photometric
measurements of other incandescent
lamps that are reflector lamps. IES LM–
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20–13 is readily available on IES’s Web
site at www.ies.org/store.
DOE also incorporates by reference
specific sections of the test standard
published by IES, titled ‘‘IES Approved
Method for the Electrical and
Photometric Measurement of General
Service Incandescent Filament Lamps,’’
IES LM–45–15. IES LM–45–15 is an
industry accepted test standard that
specifies procedures to be observed in
performing measurements of electrical
and photometric characteristics of
general service incandescent filament
lamps under standard conditions. The
test procedures adopted in this final
rule reference sections of IES LM–45–15
for performing electrical and
photometric measurements of other
incandescent lamps that are not
reflector lamps. IES LM–45–15 is
readily available on IES’s Web site at
www.ies.org/store/.
DOE also incorporates by reference
specific sections of the test standard
published by IES, titled ‘‘IES Approved
Method for the Electrical and
Photometric Measurement of Solid-State
Lighting Products,’’ IES LM–79–08. IES
LM–79–08 is an industry accepted test
standard that specifies electrical and
photometric test methods for solid-state
lighting products. The test procedures
adopted in this final rule reference
sections of IES LM–79–08 for
performing electrical and photometric
measurements of OLED lamps and nonintegrated LED lamps. IES LM–79–08 is
readily available on IES’s Web site at
www.ies.org/store.
DOE incorporates by reference certain
sections of the test standard published
by IEC, titled ‘‘Household electrical
appliances—Measurement of standby
power (Edition 2.0),’’ IEC 62301. IEC
62301 is an industry accepted test
standard that describes measurements of
electrical power consumption in
standby mode, off mode, and network
mode. The test procedures adopted in
this final rule reference sections of IEC
62301 for testing standby mode power
consumption of GSLs. IEC 62301 is
readily available on IEC’s Web site at
https://webstore.iec.ch/home.
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N. Congressional Notification
As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will
report to Congress on the promulgation
of this rule before its effective date. The
report will state that it has been
determined that the rule is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
V. Approval of the Office of the
Secretary
The Secretary of Energy has approved
publication of this final rule.
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List of Subjects
10 CFR Part 429
Administrative practice and
procedure, Confidential business
information, Energy conservation,
Household appliances, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
10 CFR Part 430
Administrative practice and
procedure, Confidential business
information, Energy conservation,
Household appliances, Imports,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Small
businesses.
Issued in Washington, DC, September 30,
2016.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, DOE amends parts 429 and
430 of chapter II of title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations as set forth below:
PART 429—CERTIFICATION,
COMPLIANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT
FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT
1. The authority citation for part 429
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291–6317; 28 U.S.C.
2461 note.
2. Section 429.27 is amended by
revising paragraphs (b)(2)(i) through (iii)
to read as follows:
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§ 429.27 General service fluorescent
lamps, general service incandescent lamps,
and incandescent reflector lamps.
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(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(i) General service fluorescent lamps:
The testing laboratory’s ILAC
accreditation body’s identification
number or other approved identification
assigned by the ILAC accreditation
body, production dates of the units
tested, the 12-month average lamp
efficacy in lumens per watt (lm/W),
lamp wattage (W), correlated color
temperature in Kelvin (K), and the 12month average Color Rendering Index
(CRI).
(ii) Incandescent reflector lamps: The
testing laboratory’s ILAC accreditation
body’s identification number or other
approved identification assigned by the
ILAC accreditation body, production
dates of the units tested, the 12-month
average lamp efficacy in lumens per
watt (lm/W), and lamp wattage (W).
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(iii) General service incandescent
lamps: The testing laboratory’s ILAC
accreditation body’s identification
number or other approved identification
assigned by the ILAC accreditation
body, production dates of the units
tested, the 12-month average maximum
rate wattage in watts (W), the 12-month
average minimum rated lifetime (hours),
and the 12-month average Color
Rendering Index (CRI).
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■ 3. Section 429.57 is added to read as
follows:
§ 429.57
General service lamps.
(a) Determination of represented
value. Manufacturers must determine
represented values, which includes
certified ratings, for each basic model of
general service lamp in accordance with
following sampling provisions.
(1) The requirements of § 429.11 are
applicable to general service lamps, and
(2) For general service incandescent
lamps, use § 429.27(a);
(3) For compact fluorescent lamps,
use § 429.35(a);
(4) For integrated LED lamps, use
§ 429.56(a);
(5) For other incandescent lamps, use
§ 429.27(a);
(6) For other fluorescent lamps, use
§ 429.35(a); and
(7) For OLED lamps and nonintegrated LED lamps, use § 429.56(a).
(b) Certification reports. (1) The
requirements of § 429.12 are applicable
to general service lamps;
(2) Values reported in certification
reports are represented values;
(3) For general service incandescent
lamps, use § 429.27(b);
(4) For compact fluorescent lamps,
use § 429.35(b);
(5) For integrated LED lamps, use
§ 429.56(b); and
(6) For other incandescent lamps, for
other fluorescent lamps, for OLED
lamps and non-integrated LED lamps,
pursuant to § 429.12(b)(13), a
certification report must include the
following public product-specific
information: The testing laboratory’s
ILAC accreditation body’s identification
number or other approved identification
assigned by the ILAC accreditation
body, initial lumen output, input power,
lamp efficacy, and power factor. For
non-integrated LED lamps, the
certification report must also include
the input voltage and current used for
testing.
(c) Rounding requirements. (1) Round
input power to the nearest tenth of a
watt.
(2) Round initial lumen output to
three significant digits.
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(3) Round lamp efficacy to the nearest
tenth of a lumen per watt.
(4) Round power factor to the nearest
hundredths place.
(5) Round standby mode power to the
nearest tenth of a watt.
PART 430—ENERGY CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
4. The authority citation for part 430
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 42 U.S.C.6291–6309; 28 U.S.C.
2461 note.
5. Section 430.3 is amended by:
a. Redesignating paragraphs (o)(3)
through (o)(16) as follows:
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Old paragraph
(o)(3) .........................
(o)(4) .........................
(o)(5) .........................
(o)(6) .........................
(o)(7) .........................
(o)(8) .........................
(o)(9) .........................
(o)(10) .......................
(o)(11) .......................
(o)(12) .......................
(o)(13) .......................
(o)(14) .......................
(o)(15) .......................
(o)(16) .......................
New paragraph
(o)(4)
(o)(5)
(o)(7)
(o)(9)
(o)(10)
(o)(11)
(o)(12)
(o)(13)
(o)(14)
(o)(15)
(o)(16)
(o)(18)
(o)(19)
(o)(20)
b. Adding new paragraphs (o)(3); (6);
(8); and (17);
■ c. Redesignating paragraphs (p)(6) and
(7) as paragraphs (p)(7) and (8),
respectively; and
■ d. Adding a new paragraph (p)(6).
The additions read as follows:
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§ 430.3 Materials incorporated by
reference.
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(3) IES LM–9–09 (‘‘IES LM–9–09–
DD’’), IES Approved Method for the
Electrical and Photometric
Measurement of Fluorescent Lamps,
approved January 31, 2009; IBR
approved for appendix DD to subpart B,
as follows:
(i) Section 4.0—Ambient and Physical
Conditions;
(ii) Section 5.0—Electrical Conditions;
(iii) Section 6.0—Lamp Test
Procedures; and
(iv) Section 7.0—Photometric Test
Procedures: Section 7.5—Integrating
Sphere Measurement.
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(6) IES LM–20–13, IES Approved
Method for Photometry of Reflector
Type Lamps, approved February 4,
2013; IBR approved for appendix DD to
subpart B, as follows:
(i) Section 4.0—Ambient and Physical
Conditions;
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(ii) Section 5.0—Electrical and
Photometric Test Conditions;
(iii) Section 6.0—Lamp Test
Procedures; and
(iv) Section 8.0—Total Flux
Measurements by Integrating Sphere
Method.
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(8) IES LM–45–15, IES Approved
Method for the Electrical and
Photometric Measurement of General
Service Incandescent Filament Lamps,
approved August 8, 2015; IBR approved
for appendix DD to subpart B as follows:
(i) Section 4.0—Ambient and Physical
Conditions;
(ii) Section 5.0—Electrical Conditions;
(iii) Section 6.0—Lamp Test
Procedures; and
(iv) Section 7.0—Photometric Test
Procedures: Section 7.1—Total
Luminous Flux Measurements with an
Integrating Sphere.
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(17) IES LM–79–08 (‘‘IES LM–79–08–
DD’’), Approved Method: Electrical and
Photometric Measurements of SolidState Lighting Products, approved
December 31, 2007; IBR approved for
appendix DD to subpart B as follows:
(i) Section 1.0 Introduction: Section
1.3—Nomenclature and Definitions
(except section 1.3f);
(ii) Section 2.0—Ambient Conditions;
(iii) Section 3.0—Power Supply
Characteristics;
(iv) Section 5.0—Stabilization of SSL
Product;
(v) Section 7.0—Electrical Settings;
(vi) Section 8.0—Electrical
Instrumentation;
(vii) Section 9.0—Test Methods for
Total Luminous Flux measurement:
Section 9.1 Integrating sphere with a
spectroradiometer (Spherespectroradiometer system); and Section
9.2—Integrating sphere with a
photometer head (Sphere-photometer
system).
*
*
*
*
*
(p) * * *
(6) IEC 62301, (‘‘IEC 62301–DD’’),
Household electrical appliances—
Measurement of standby power,
(Edition 2.0, 2011–01); Section 5—
Measurements, IBR approved for
appendix DD to subpart B.
*
*
*
*
*
■ 6. Section 430.23 is amended by
adding paragraph (gg) to read as follows:
§ 430.23 Test procedures for the
measurement of energy and water
consumption.
*
*
*
*
*
(gg) General Service Lamps. (1) For
general service incandescent lamps, use
paragraph (r) of this section.
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use paragraph (y) of this section.
(3) For integrated LED lamps, use
paragraph (ee) of this section.
(4) For other incandescent lamps,
measure initial light output, input
power, lamp efficacy, power factor, and
standby mode power in accordance with
appendix DD of this subpart.
(5) For other fluorescent lamps,
measure initial light output, input
power, lamp efficacy, power factor, and
standby mode power in accordance with
appendix DD of this subpart.
(6) For OLED and non-integrated LED
lamps, measure initial light output,
input power, lamp efficacy, power
factor, and standby mode power in
accordance with appendix DD of this
subpart.
■ 7. Section 430.25 is revised to read as
follows:
§ 430.25 Laboratory Accreditation
Program.
The testing for general service
fluorescent lamps, general service
incandescent lamps (with the exception
of lifetime testing), general service
lamps (with the exception of applicable
lifetime testing), incandescent reflector
lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, and
fluorescent lamp ballasts, and integrated
light-emitting diode lamps must be
conducted by test laboratories
accredited by an Accreditation Body
that is a signatory member to the
International Laboratory Accreditation
Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition
Arrangement (MRA). A manufacturer’s
or importer’s own laboratory, if
accredited, may conduct the applicable
testing.
■ 8. Appendix DD to subpart B of part
430 is added to read as follows:
Appendix DD to Subpart B of Part
430—Uniform Test Method for
Measuring the Energy Consumption
and Energy Efficiency of General
Service Lamps That Are Not General
Service Incandescent Lamps, Compact
Fluorescent Lamps, or Integrated LED
Lamps.
Note: On or after April 19, 2017, any
representations, including certifications of
compliance (if required), made with respect
to the energy use or efficiency of general
service lamps that are not general service
incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent
lamps, or integrated LED lamps must be
made in accordance with the results of
testing pursuant to this appendix DD.
1. Scope: This appendix DD specifies the
test methods required to measure the initial
lumen output, input power, lamp efficacy,
power factor, and standby mode energy
consumption of general service lamps that
are not general service incandescent lamps,
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compact fluorescent lamps, or integrated LED
lamps.
2. Definitions:
Measured initial input power means the
input power to the lamp, measured after the
lamp is stabilized and seasoned (if
applicable), and expressed in watts (W).
Measured initial lumen output means the
lumen output of the lamp, measured after the
lamp is stabilized and seasoned (if
applicable), and expressed in lumens (lm).
Power factor means the measured initial
input power (watts) divided by the product
of the input voltage (volts) and the input
current (amps) measured at the same time as
the initial input power.
3. Active Mode Test Procedures
3.1. Take measurements at full light
output.
3.2. Do not use a goniophotometer.
3.3. For single base OLED and nonintegrated LED lamps, position a lamp in
either the base-up and base-down orientation
throughout testing. Test an equal number of
lamps in the sample in the base-up and basedown orientations, except that, if the
manufacturer restricts the orientation, test all
of the units in the sample in the
manufacturer-specified orientation. For
double base OLED and non-integrated LED
lamps, test all units in the horizontal
orientation except that, if the manufacturer
restricts the orientation, test all of the units
in the sample in the manufacturer-specified
orientation.
3.4. Operate the lamp at the rated voltage
throughout testing. For lamps with multiple
rated voltages including 120 volts, operate
the lamp at 120 volts. If a lamp is not rated
for 120 volts, operate the lamp at the highest
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rated input voltage. For non-integrated LED
lamps, operate the lamp at the manufacturerdeclared input voltage and current.
3.5. Operate the lamp at the maximum
input power. If multiple modes occur at the
same maximum input power (such as
variable CCT or CRI), the manufacturer may
select any of these modes for testing;
however, all measurements must be taken at
the same selected mode. The manufacturer
must indicate in the test report which mode
was selected for testing and include detail
such that another laboratory could operate
the lamp in the same mode.
3.6. To measure initial lumen output, input
power, input voltage, and input current use
the test procedures in the table in this
section.
TABLE 3.1—REFERENCES TO INDUSTRY STANDARD TEST PROCEDURES
Lamp type
Referenced test procedure
General service incandescent lamps .......................................................
Compact fluorescent lamps ......................................................................
Integrated LED lamps ...............................................................................
Other incandescent lamps that are not reflector lamps ...........................
Other incandescent lamps that are reflector lamps .................................
Other fluorescent lamps ...........................................................................
OLED lamps .............................................................................................
Appendix R to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430.
Appendix W to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430.
Appendix BB to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430.
IES LM–45–15, sections 4–6, and section 7.1.*
IES LM–20–13, sections 4–6, and section 8.*
IES LM–9–09–DD, sections 4–6, and section 7.5.*
IES LM–79–08–DD, sections 1.3 (except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0,
9.1 and 9.2.*
IES LM–79–08–DD, sections 1.3 (except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0,
9.1 and 9.2.*
Non-integrated LED lamps .......................................................................
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* Incorporated by reference, see § 430.3.
3.7. Determine initial lamp efficacy by
dividing the measured initial lumen output
(lumens) by the measured initial input power
(watts).
3.8. Determine power factor by dividing
the measured initial input power (watts) by
the product of the measured input voltage
(volts) and measured input current (amps).
4. Standby Mode Test Procedure
4.1. Measure standby mode power only for
lamps that are capable of standby mode
operation.
4.2. Maintain lamp orientation as specified
in section 3.3 of this appendix.
4.3. Connect the lamp to the manufacturerspecified wireless control network (if
applicable) and configure the lamp in
standby mode by sending a signal to the lamp
instructing it to have zero light output. Lamp
must remain connected to the network
throughout testing.
4.4. Operate the lamp at the rated voltage
throughout testing. For lamps with multiple
rated voltages including 120 volts, operate
the lamp at 120 volts. If a lamp is not rated
for 120 volts, operate the lamp at the highest
rated input voltage.
4.5. Stabilize the lamp prior to
measurement as specified in section 5 of IEC
62301–DD (incorporated by reference; see
§ 430.3).
4.6. Measure the standby mode power in
watts as specified in section 5 of IEC 62301–
DD (incorporated by reference; see § 430.3).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 429 and 430
[Docket No. EERE-2016-BT-TP-0005]
RIN 1904-AD64
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Certain
Categories of General Service Lamps
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule adopts test procedures for certain categories
of general service lamps (GSLs). Specifically, this rulemaking adopts
new test procedures for determining the initial lumen output, input
power, lamp efficacy, power factor, and standby mode power of GSLs that
are not integrated light-emitting diode (LED) lamps, compact
fluorescent lamps (CFLs), or general service incandescent lamps
(GSILs). DOE also adopts clarifying references to the existing lamp
test procedures and sampling plans for determining the represented
values of integrated LED lamps, general service fluorescent lamps,
GSILs, and incandescent reflector lamps.
DATES: The effective date of this rule is November 21, 2016. The final
rule changes will be mandatory for product testing starting April 19,
2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
this rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register on
November 21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices, public
meeting attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting
documents/materials, is available for review at www.regulations.gov.
All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov
index. However, some documents listed in the index, such as those
containing information that is exempt from public disclosure, may not
be publicly available.
A link to the docket Web page can be found at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2016-BT-TP-0005. The docket Web page
will contain simple instructions on how to access all documents,
including public comments, in the docket.
For further information on how to review the docket, contact the
Appliance and Equipment Standards staff at (202) 586-6636 or
Appliance_Standards_Public_Meetings@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-2J,
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 287-1604. Email: GSL@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6122. Email: Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule incorporates by reference
into 10 CFR part 430 specific sections of the following industry
standards:
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(1) Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, (IES) LM-
9-09 (``IES LM-9-09-DD''), IES Approved Method for the Electrical
and Photometric Measurement of Fluorescent Lamps.
(2) IES LM-20-13, IES Approved Method of Photometry of Reflector
Type Lamps.
(3) IES LM-45-15, IES Approved Method for the Electrical and
Photometric Measurement of General Service Incandescent Filament
Lamps.
(4) IES LM-79-08 (``IES LM-79-08-DD''), IES Approved Method for
the Electrical and Photometric Measurement of Solid-State Lighting
Products.
Copies of IES LM-9-09-DD, IES LM-20-13, IES LM-45-15, and IES
LM-79-08-DD can be obtained from Illuminating Engineering Society of
North America, 120 Wall Street, Floor 17, New York, NY 10005-4001,
or by going to www.ies.org/store.
(5) International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC 62301 (``IEC
62301-DD''), Household electrical appliances--Measurement of standby
power (Edition 2.0, 2011-01).
A copy of IEC 62301 may be obtained from the American National
Standards Institute, 25 W. 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY
10036, (212) 642-4900, or go to https://webstore.ansi.org.
For a further discussion of these standards, see section IV.M.
Table of Contents
I. Authority and Background
II. Synopsis of the Final Rule
III. Discussion
A. Scope of Applicability
B. Adopted Method for Determining Initial Lumen Output, Input
Power, Lamp Efficacy, and Power Factor
C. Adopted Method for Determining Standby Mode Power
D. Laboratory Accreditation
E. Represented Values, Certification, and Rounding Requirements
F. Effective Date and Compliance Dates
IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review
A. Review Under Executive Order 12866
B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
D. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
E. Review Under Executive Order 13132
F. Review Under Executive Order 12988
G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
H. Review Under the Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act, 1999
I. Review Under Executive Order 12630
J. Review Under Treasury and General Government Appropriations
Act, 2001
K. Review Under Executive Order 13211
L. Review Under Section 32 of the Federal Energy Administration
Act of 1974
M. Description of Materials Incorporated by Reference
N. Congressional Notification
V. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
I. Authority and Background
Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (42
U.S.C. 6291, et seq.; ``EPCA'' or, ``the Act'') \1\ sets forth a
variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. Part B of
title III, which for editorial reasons was redesignated as Part A upon
incorporation into the U.S. Code (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309, as codified),
establishes the ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products
Other Than Automobiles.'' This program includes general service lamps,
the subject of this final rule.
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\1\ All references to EPCA refer to the statute as amended
through the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, Public Law
114-11 (April 30, 2015).
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Under EPCA, the energy conservation program consists essentially of
four parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3) Federal energy conservation
standards, and (4) certification and enforcement procedures. The
testing requirements consist of test procedures that manufacturers of
covered products must use as the basis for (1) certifying to DOE that
their products comply with the applicable energy conservation standards
adopted under EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6295(s)) and (2) making representations
about the energy use or efficiency of those products (42 U.S.C.
6293(c)). Similarly, DOE must use these test procedures to determine
whether the products comply with any relevant standards promulgated
under EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6295(s))
DOE issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) on March 17,
2016, proposing energy conservation standards for general service lamps
(GSLs). 81 FR 14528 (March 2016 GSL ECS NOPR). In support of the
standards rulemaking, DOE has undertaken several rulemakings to amend
existing test procedures and to adopt new test procedures for lamps
that are GSLs. On July 1, 2016, DOE published a final rule adopting
test procedures for integrated lighting-emitting diode (LED) lamps. 81
FR 43404 (July 2016 LED TP final rule). On August 29, 2016, DOE
published a final rule amending test procedures for medium base compact
fluorescent lamps (MBCFLs) and adopting test procedures for new metrics
for all compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) including hybrid CFLs and CFLs
with bases other than medium screw base. 81 FR 59386 (August 2016 CFL
TP final rule).
The March 2016 GSL TP NOPR, which is the basis for this final rule,
proposed test procedures for certain categories of GSLs not currently
covered under these existing test procedures. 81 FR 14632 (March 17,
2016). DOE published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking
(SNOPR) on July 20, 2016, that revised the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR
proposal by referencing Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) LM-79-08
for the testing of non-integrated LED lamps. 81 FR 47071 (July 2016 GSL
TP SNOPR). This final rule adopts test procedures for certain
categories of GSLs not currently covered under existing test
procedures. Manufacturers of the lamps subject to this final rule will
be required to use these test procedures to assess performance relative
to any potential energy conservation standards the lamps must comply
with in the future and for any representations of energy efficiency.
Under 42 U.S.C. 6293(b), EPCA sets forth the criteria and
procedures DOE must follow when prescribing or amending test procedures
for covered products. EPCA provides, in relevant part, that any test
procedures prescribed or amended under this section shall be reasonably
designed to produce test results which measure energy efficiency,
energy use or estimated annual operating cost of a covered product
during a representative average use cycle or period of use and shall
not be unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) Pursuant to
this authority, DOE adopts test procedures in this final rule for
certain categories of GSLs in support of the GSL standards rulemaking.
Finally, EPCA directs DOE to amend its test procedures for all
covered products to integrate measures of standby mode and off mode
energy consumption, if technically feasible. (42 U.S.C. 6295(gg)(2)(A))
Standby mode and off mode energy must be incorporated into the overall
energy efficiency, energy consumption, or other energy descriptor for
each covered product unless the current test procedures already account
for and incorporate standby and off mode energy consumption or such
integration is technically infeasible. If an integrated test procedure
is technically infeasible, DOE must prescribe a separate standby mode
and off mode energy use test procedure for the covered product. Id. Any
such amendment must consider the most current versions of the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 62301 and IEC
Standard 62087, as applicable. DOE has determined that GSLs can operate
in standby mode but not in off mode. Consistent with EPCA's
requirement, DOE addresses measurement of standby mode power in
appendix DD to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430, as detailed in section
III.C of this final rule.
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II. Synopsis of the Final Rule
In this final rule, DOE adopts test procedures for determining
initial lumen output, input power, lamp efficacy, power factor, and
standby mode power for certain categories of GSLs for which DOE does
not have an existing regulatory test procedure. DOE also notes that,
beginning 180 days after the publication of this final rule,
representations of energy use or energy efficiency must be based on
testing in accordance with the test procedure adopted in this
rulemaking.
III. Discussion
A. Scope of Applicability
GSL is defined by EPCA to include general service incandescent
lamps (GSILs), CFLs, general service LED or organic light-emitting
diode (OLED) lamps, and any other lamp that DOE determines is used to
satisfy lighting applications traditionally served by GSILs. (42 U.S.C.
6291(30)(BB)) In the March 2016 GSL ECS NOPR, DOE proposed to implement
the statutory definition of GSL and to include in the definition any
lamp that has an ANSI \2\ base, operates at any voltage, has an initial
lumen output of 310 lumens or greater (or 232 lumens or greater for
modified spectrum GSILs), is not a light fixture, is not an LED
downlight retrofit kit, and is used in general lighting applications.
81 FR 14541. In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR, DOE proposed test
procedures for certain categories of general service lamps that do not
have existing DOE regulatory procedures and clarified references to the
existing DOE regulatory procedures for integrated LED lamps, CFLs, and
GSILs. 81 FR 14632 (March 17, 2016) As there were no new comments
received on the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR regarding the scope of
applicability of this rulemaking, this final rule adopts test
procedures for GSLs that are not GSILs, CFLs, or integrated LED lamps.
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Institute.
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B. Adopted Method for Determining Initial Lumen Output, Input Power,
Lamp Efficacy, and Power Factor
As described in section III.A, both the statutory definition and
proposed regulatory definition of GSL cover many types of lamps using a
variety of lighting technologies. For several of the included lamp
types, energy conservation standards and test procedures already exist.
GSILs are required to comply with the energy conservation standards in
10 CFR 430.32(x), and test procedures for these lamps are specified in
appendix R to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. In a separate test
procedure rulemaking, DOE recently amended the test procedures for
MBCFLs and established new test procedures for all other CFLs. 81 FR
59386. The updated and new test procedures appear at appendix W to
subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. In addition, DOE recently adopted test
procedures for integrated LED lamps. 81 FR 43404. The test procedures
for integrated LED lamps are located in appendix BB to subpart B of 10
CFR part 430.
DOE proposed in the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR that, if DOE test
procedures already exist or were proposed in an ongoing rulemaking
(such as for GSILs, CFLs, and integrated LED lamps), DOE would
reference those specific provisions in the GSL test procedures. For all
other GSLs, DOE proposed new test procedures, intending to reference
the most recently published versions of relevant industry standards. 81
FR 14633-14634. DOE proposed modifications to the test procedures for
non-integrated LED lamps in the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR. 81 FR 47074-
47075. The following discussion summarizes those changes and comments
received on the modifications to the proposed test procedures for non-
integrated LED lamps.
In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR, DOE proposed testing non-integrated
LED lamps according to the industry test standard CIE S025. 81 FR
14634. In the analysis phase of that NOPR, DOE determined that IES LM-
79-08 was not intended for non-integrated LED lamps given that IES LM-
79-08 states in section 1.1 that the test method covers ``LED-based SSL
products with control electronics and heat sinks incorporated, that is,
those devices that require only AC mains power or a DC voltage power
supply to operate.'' Non-integrated LED lamps require external
electronics; that is, the lamps are intended to connect to ballasts/
drivers rather than directly to the branch circuit through an ANSI base
and corresponding ANSI standard lamp holder (socket).
However, stakeholder feedback on the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR
indicated that non-integrated LED lamps are commonly tested within
industry according to IES LM-79-08. Further, based on a review of
manufacturer specifications and input from independent testing
laboratories, DOE determined that IES LM-79-08 is the most relevant
industry standard, at the present time, for testing non-integrated LED
lamps. 81 FR 47074. Although most manufacturers do not publish the test
method used to determine performance characteristics of non-integrated
LED lamps, DOE found that for those that did, IES LM-79-08 was the test
method used to measure the performance of non-integrated LED lamps.
See, for example, manufacturer specifications provided by Maxlite and
Eiko available in the docket at: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2016-BT-TP-0005. In addition, DOE contacted independent
test laboratories and found that the laboratories generally used IES
LM-79-08 when testing non-integrated LED lamps because, even though it
does not specifically include them, the laboratories view IES LM-79-08
as the most applicable industry standard for these lamp types. 81 FR
47074. In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, DOE also preliminarily concluded
that once it is determined how to supply the power to the lamp or on
which ballast/driver to operate the lamp for testing, there was little
difference in testing an integrated versus a non-integrated LED lamp.
Further, DOE noted that some of these products had been tested and the
results reported in the LED Lighting Facts database and the qualified
products list for the Lighting Design Lab. Both of these organizations
specify IES LM-79-08 as a test method for all included products. Id.
Thus, upon reviewing the available information, DOE tentatively
determined in the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR that for the testing of non-
integrated LED lamps, IES LM-79-08 was the most relevant industry
standard at the time. Further, DOE reviewed IES LM-79-08 and found it
appropriate for testing non-integrated LED lamps for the purpose of
determining compliance with energy efficiency standards that may be
applicable in the future. However, because non-integrated LED lamps are
not included in the scope of the industry standard, DOE prescribed
additional instruction to ensure consistent and repeatable results.
Specifically, DOE found that IES LM-79-08 provided no information on
which external ballast/driver or power supply to use for testing. After
reviewing the approaches of independent test laboratories, DOE proposed
that non-integrated LED lamps be tested according to IES LM-79-08,
using the manufacturer-declared input voltage and current as the power
supply. Because these metrics are typically not reported on the product
packaging or in manufacturer literature, DOE also proposed revising the
requirements for certification reports to include these quantities for
non-integrated LED lamps. While manufacturers usually list compatible
ballasts/drivers for these products, DOE
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noted that it is unknown with which ballast/driver these lamps may
operate when installed in the field. By requiring these lamps to be
tested using the manufacturer-declared input voltage and current as the
power supply, DOE's approach is consistent with the industry practice
of using reference ballasts for non-integrated lamps, such as non-
integrated CFLs and general service fluorescent lamps (GSFLs). For
those products, industry standards (and DOE's test procedures) specify
electrical settings for reference ballasts and each specific lamp type
is tested using those same settings. Because industry had not yet
developed reference ballast/driver settings for non-integrated LED
lamps, DOE proposed that a manufacturer report the settings that are
used, which allows for a consistent and comparable assessment of the
lamp's performance. Therefore, DOE proposed the requirement that non-
integrated LED lamps be tested according to IES LM-79-08, using the
manufacturer-declared input voltage and current as the power supply.
Id.
DOE received comments on the proposed modifications to the test
procedures for non-integrated LED lamps. Philips Lighting (Philips)
agreed with DOE's reference to IES LM-79-08 for the testing of non-
integrated LED lamps but with suggested modifications. (Philips, No. 12
at p. 3) \3\ Specifically, Philips argued that requiring non-integrated
LED lamps to be operated at the manufacturer-declared input voltage and
current may create issues with non-integrated LED lamps that operate
directly on an existing (i.e., already installed) ballast or with a
dedicated LED driver that utilizes a pulse width modulated (PWM) output
voltage. Philips suggested the following alternative wording to address
the issue: ``For non-integrated LED lamps, operate the lamp at the
manufacturer-declared input voltage waveform and current, or using a
manufacturer-declared commercial ballast.'' Philips noted that the
alternative wording captures any frequency that needs to be included if
operated on a ballast, addresses PWM operation, and allows for the use
of a specific ballast during testing. (Philips, No. 12 at p. 4)
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that is in the docket of DOE's rulemaking to develop test procedures
for GSLs (Docket No. EERE-2016-BT-TP-0005), which is maintained at
www.regulations.gov. This notation indicates that the statement
preceding the reference was made by Philips, is from document number
12 in the docket, and appears at page 3 of that document.
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DOE notes that the test procedure must produce consistent and
repeatable results as well as balance testing burden. Because a ballast
and/or a provided input voltage and current can affect lamp
performance, specific input settings need to be identified for testing.
Otherwise, manufacturers would need to test every combination of lamp
voltage and current with each ballast distributed in commerce. DOE
notes that the alternative wording proposed by Philips allows the lamp
to be operated on a manufacturer-declared input voltage and current or
using a manufacturer-declared commercial ballast; however, only one of
these options should be specified to improve the consistency and
repeatability of results. DOE is therefore adopting that testing be
conducted at the manufacturer-declared input voltage and current. These
inputs can likely be supplied by existing lab equipment and do not
require the purchase of additional ballasts for testing. DOE notes that
certain ballasts may be difficult to acquire or possibly contain
features that affect lamp performance. DOE therefore prefers to have
manufacturers specify an input voltage and current to use for testing.
In their alternative wording, Philips also suggested adding
``waveform'' when specifying the input voltage to account for drivers
that provide a PWM output voltage. DOE notes that a PWM output voltage
could affect the measured performance of the lamp. PWM operation
modifies the time the input signal is on versus the time it is off at a
given frequency, and thereby the resulting input waveform can vary the
average total input voltage. Varying the input voltage could impact the
temperature and subsequently the performance of LED lamps. Therefore,
test settings should be specified at one voltage and waveform so that
test results for one lamp are consistent and repeatable. Rather than
the manufacturer selecting this voltage and waveform, DOE is
specifying, as proposed in the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, that
manufacturers test the lamp at the voltage and waveform present at
maximum input power. This provision for testing captures the most
consumptive state and also allows for performance to be more fairly
compared among available products. DOE understands a PWM output voltage
to be a common output of dimming ballasts/drivers. By specifying the
lamp be tested at the maximum input power, DOE not only captures the
most consumptive state but also allows dimmable products to be more
fairly compared to products that cannot dim by operating all lamps at
maximum input power (i.e., full light output). In requiring that
manufacturers specify input voltage and current and operate the lamp at
full light output, DOE finds that no changes to the proposed wording
are necessary for the testing of non-integrated LED lamps.
The California Investor Owned Utilities (CA IOUs) contended that
because operating non-integrated LED lamps at the manufacturer-declared
input voltage and current does not account for ballast losses which can
be up to several watts, the test procedure does not accurately measure
system luminous efficacy. CA IOUs noted that if only lamp wattage is
measured and ballast losses are not accounted for, these lamps will
appear more efficient than they are in practice. CA IOUs added that the
test procedure should account for the energy consumption of each
component necessary for the starting and stable operation of the lamp,
which includes a ballast if paired with a non-integrated LED lamp.
Thus, CA IOUs recommended DOE require that manufacturers use a
commercially-available reference ballast for testing non-integrated LED
lamps and report to DOE the ballast utilized in testing. CA IOUs
concluded that a commercially-available ballast would better
approximate actual installed conditions rather than using customized
testing equipment designed to achieve low power losses. (CA IOUs, No.
11 at pp. 1-2)
As stated by CA IOUs, when testing on a commercially available
ballast/driver, the losses associated with the ballast/driver would be
included in the measured performance of the lamp. Including the
ballast/driver losses in the measured performance of the lamp would
result in a lower efficacy value (i.e., system efficacy) than when
measuring the performance of the lamp using manufacturer-declared input
voltage and current as the power supply. In addition, allowing testing
on commercially available ballasts/drivers could generate inconsistent
test results across products as lamps would not be tested using the
same settings, and the performance of the lamp would be dictated by the
ballast/driver it was paired with during testing. Hence, consistent
test results for the same lamp would not be possible. Therefore, DOE is
adopting the requirement that manufacturers operate non-integrated LED
lamps during testing using the manufacturer-declared input voltage and
current, and is not allowing for testing on commercially available
ballast/drivers. DOE notes that although the testing of integrated
lamps includes ballast/driver losses, integrated lamps can operate on
only one ballast (i.e., the
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ballast contained within the lamp unit that cannot be removed) and
therefore the inclusion of that ballast reflects typical performance.
Non-integrated lamps can be commonly operated on more than one ballast/
driver and therefore DOE is specifying test settings to consistently
characterize the performance of the lamp. DOE also notes that the
approach being adopted today for non-integrated LED lamps is comparable
to DOE's regulatory approach for other non-integrated lamps (e.g.,
GSFLs). While DOE acknowledges there may be losses associated with the
commercially available ballasts paired with non-integrated lamps, DOE
is declining to adopt the recommendation of the CA IOUs at this time.
DOE does not believe consumers will be confused by this difference in
approach for integrated lamps and non-integrated lamps because
consumers do not typically compare these two categories of products
because they serve different installations. The metric reflects the
performance of the product tested rather than its performance on a
unique, external component, which would significantly increase the
burden due to the number of lamp and ballast/driver combinations. DOE
will continue to work with stakeholders to monitor the ballast/driver
losses and may consider an alternative approach in a future rulemaking.
Regarding the requirement for manufacturers to report the
manufacturer-declared input voltage and current used for testing non-
integrated LED lamps, Philips agreed with the proposal but noted that
these settings should not be made available to the public as they do
not typically appear on datasheets. (Philips, No. 12 at p. 3) DOE notes
that it found some publicly available datasheets with input voltage and
current listed for non-integrated LED lamps indicating that this
information is not likely to be considered proprietary. See, e.g.,
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2016-BT-TP-0005.
Additionally, publishing manufacturer-declared input voltage and
current allows for comparison of performance across products.
Therefore, DOE adopts the requirement in this final rule for
manufacturers to include the manufacturer-declared input voltage and
current used for testing in the certification reports for non-
integrated LED lamps.
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, DOE referred to appendix R for
general service incandescent lamps, to appendix BB for integrated LED
lamps, to IES LM-45-15 for other incandescent lamps that are not
reflector lamps, and to IES LM-79-08 for OLED lamps. DOE reviewed all
references to industry standards to ensure that only necessary sections
were referenced. DOE removed all references to sections describing
luminous intensity and/or color measurements as these are not necessary
for the metrics covered by the test procedure. DOE also made references
to IES LM-79-08 consistent with sections referenced in the July 2016
LED TP final rule; that is, DOE added a reference to section 1.3
(Nomenclature and Definitions) and removed the reference to section 6.0
(Operating Orientation). Additionally, DOE specified the appropriate
operating orientation directly in appendix DD. 81 FR 47075.
Philips commented in general agreement with DOE's references to
industry standards; however, Philips recommended DOE reference IES LM-
79-08 in its entirety rather than selected sections. (Philips, No. 12
at p. 3) When providing comprehensive test procedures for multiple test
metrics, DOE often has to clarify, limit, or add further specification
to industry standards that are referenced to ensure consistent,
repeatable results. Therefore, instead of incorporating an industry
standard in its entirety, DOE references the relevant sections of the
industry standard and clearly states any directions that differ from
those in the industry standard.
Philips also commented on the language proposed in the July 2016
GSL TP SNOPR regarding operating orientation. In section 3.3 of
appendix DD, DOE proposed an equal number of lamps in a sample be
tested in the base-up and base-down orientation, except if the
manufacturer restricts the position, in which case all units would be
tested in the manufacturer-specified position. Philips argued that this
is not a practical requirement for non-integrated LED lamps intended to
replace linear lamps, which do not have a base-up or base-down
orientation and are operated and tested horizontally in practice.
Therefore, Philips suggested the operating orientation during testing
should be as specified by the manufacturer. (Philips, No. 12 at p. 4)
DOE notes that operating orientation is not typically specified on the
packaging or specification sheets of LED lamps. DOE agrees, however
that certain non-integrated LED lamps, such as double base non-
integrated LED lamps designed to replace linear fluorescent lamps,
cannot be operated in a base-up or base-down position since there are
bases on both ends. Thus, DOE is modifying the operating orientation
requirement in this final rule for testing double base lamps to state
that manufacturers are to test all units in the horizontal orientation
except that, if the manufacturer restricts the position, manufacturers
are to test all of the units in the sample in the manufacturer-
specified position. DOE is also specifying in this final rule that
orientation is to be maintained as prescribed in the active mode test
procedure when determining standby mode power.
In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR, DOE proposed a new paragraph to be
added to 10 CFR 430.23 to establish test procedures for all GSLs. 81 FR
14640. As stated previously, if test procedures already existed for a
lamp type that meets the definition of GSL, DOE referenced the existing
test procedure. Thus, in the paragraph proposed to be added to 10 CFR
430.23, DOE included references to the existing paragraphs in Sec.
430.23 for those GSLs that already have test procedures and the metrics
required by those existing test procedures. DOE received a comment from
Philips on the proposed amendments to Sec. 430.23. Specifically,
Philips objected to the inclusion of start time as a metric for both
integrated and non-integrated CFLs. Philips noted that it should not be
included for non-integrated CFLs, as start time is highly dependent on
the type of ballast paired with the non-integrated CFL. (Philips, No.
12 at p. 4) As stated previously, DOE simply referenced existing DOE
test procedures in Sec. 430.23 when possible. DOE further notes that
for CFLs, the GSL test procedure references the test procedures adopted
and amended in the August 2016 CFL TP final rule, which established a
start time test procedure only for integrated CFLs. 81 FR 59396.
DOE did not receive any additional comments on its approach to
referring to DOE test procedures if they already exist and referring to
the most recent versions of relevant industry standards for lamp types
that do not have existing DOE test procedures. Thus, DOE adopts this
approach in the final rule. Table III.1 summarizes the test procedures
that DOE is adopting for general service lamps.
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Table III.1--Test Procedures for General Service Lamps
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Lamp Type Referenced test procedure
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General service incandescent lamps..... Appendix R to subpart B of 10
CFR 430.
Compact fluorescent lamps.............. Appendix W to subpart B of 10
CFR 430.
Integrated LED lamps................... Appendix BB to subpart B of 10
CFR 430.
Other incandescent lamps that are not IES LM-45-15, sections 4-6, and
reflector lamps. section 7.1.
Other incandescent lamps that are IES LM-20-13, sections 4-6, and
reflector lamps. section 8.
Other fluorescent lamps................ IES LM-9-09, sections 4-6, and
section 7.5.
OLED lamps............................. IES LM-79-08, sections 1.3
(except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0,
7.0, 8.0, 9.1 and 9.2.
Non-integrated LED lamps............... IES LM-79-08, sections 1.3
(except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0,
7.0, 8.0, 9.1 and 9.2.
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C. Adopted Method for Determining Standby Mode Power
As described in section I, EPCA directs DOE to amend its test
procedures for all covered products to integrate measures of standby
mode and off mode energy consumption, if technically feasible. (42
U.S.C. 6295(gg)(2)(A)) In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR, DOE proposed both
active mode and standby mode test procedures for general service lamps.
DOE did not propose a test procedure for off mode energy consumption
because DOE initially determined that it would not be possible for GSLs
included in the scope of the energy conservation standards rulemaking
to meet the off-mode criteria. 81 FR 14634. DOE found that there was no
condition in which a GSL connected to main power is not already in a
mode accounted for in either active or standby mode. Id. DOE proposed
to use the standby mode test procedures outlined in the IEC Standard
62301, which applies generally to household electrical appliances.
Referencing IEC 62301 is consistent with the standby mode test
procedures adopted for CFLs and integrated LED lamps. 81 FR 59401 and
81 FR 43415.
DOE received several comments in response to the March 2016 GSL TP
NOPR regarding the proposed method for determining standby mode power.
Osram Sylvania, Inc. (OSI) and National Electrical Manufacturers
Association (NEMA) supported DOE's proposed test method for measuring
standby mode power use, which they stated is consistent with other DOE
test procedures and with industry practices. (OSI, No. 3 at p. 3; NEMA,
No. 6 at p. 3) However, CA IOUs suggested a change to the standby mode
test procedure. CA IOUs recommended that DOE specify testing with the
communication protocol expected to have the highest energy consumption
and provide a prioritization of the potential communication protocols
available. If multiple communication protocols (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,
ZigBee, etc.) are available, CA IOUs recommended specifying that the
communication protocol should be selected based on the following order:
1) Wi-Fi; 2) ZigBee; 3) ANT; 4) Bluetooth; 5) Other Radio Frequency
(RF) Protocols; 6) Infrared (IR); 7) Other; 8) Wired. CA IOUs also
recommended DOE require testing be conducted in the applicable
communication mode that is representative of the operation mode that is
typical of the end user (i.e., normal operating mode as shipped). (CA
IOUs, No. 11 at p. 2)
DOE reviewed lamps that can operate in standby mode and found that
average standby power did not vary consistently by communication
protocol. DOE reviewed the test data published in the technical support
document \4\ of the March 2016 GSL ECS NOPR and also test data
submitted in a comment by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
Southern California Gas Company, San Diego Gas and Electric, Southern
California Edison, Arizona Public Service, and National Grid (Utility
Coalition) in support of the GSL ECS rulemaking.\5\ In both datasets,
DOE found that the standby power of the communication protocols tested
were generally available in a range of values and one communication
protocol did not have consistently higher or lower power consumption
than another. For example, data provided by CA IOUs showed the standby
mode power of lamps operating using Wi-Fi varying from a minimum of
0.237 W to a maximum of 0.401 W (excluding the noted outlier of 2.42 W)
and the standby mode power of lamps operating using ZigBee varying from
a minimum of 0.185 W to a maximum of 0.439 W. With no clear trend, DOE
is not specifying a prioritization order for testing at this time. DOE
will continue to monitor the market and will revise the test procedure
as needed as the market develops.
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CA IOUs also commented that for connected products that may
continue to search for control signals after receiving the last signal,
waiting at least 60 minutes after the last signal before performing a
standby mode power measurement would allow such products to enter a
lower power state. CA IOUs noted that this would ensure that the
product mode under test is representative of the power drawn the
majority of the time the product is in standby mode. (CA IOUs, No. 11
at p. 2) In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR, DOE proposed that standby mode
power measurements be taken after the lamp had stabilized according to
section 5 of IEC 62301. 81 FR 14640. The stabilization requirements
ensure that the lamp has reached steady-state operation prior to taking
measurements. Requiring a minimum period of at least 60 minutes before
taking measurements is an unnecessary instruction because the
stabilization requirements achieve the same goal of ensuring that the
product is consuming a consistent amount of power. Therefore, in this
final rule, DOE is not adding a requirement to wait at least 60 minutes
after receiving the last communication signal before measuring standby
mode power consumption.
As there were no other comments received on DOE's proposed method
for determining standby mode power, DOE adopts the standby mode test
procedure proposed in the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR in this final rule.
D. Laboratory Accreditation
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, DOE proposed to require that testing
of initial lumen output, input power, lamp efficacy, power factor, and
standby mode power (if applicable) for GSLs be conducted by test
laboratories accredited by an Accreditation Body that is a signatory
member to the
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International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual
Recognition Arrangement (MRA). 81 FR 47076. DOE noted that under
existing test procedure regulations, testing for other regulated
lighting products (such as general service fluorescent lamps,
incandescent reflector lamps, and fluorescent lamp ballasts), in
addition to general service lamps that must already comply with energy
conservation standards (such as general service incandescent lamps and
medium base compact fluorescent lamps), must be conducted in a
similarly accredited facility. 10 CFR 430.25. DOE also proposed to
align the proposed certification report language in Sec. 429.57(b)
with the proposed changes in Sec. 430.25. Similarly, DOE proposed to
update Sec. 429.27(b) and Sec. 429.35(b) to align with the proposed
changes regarding accreditation bodies in Sec. 430.25. Id.
DOE received a comment from Philips on the proposed certification
report language regarding ILAC accreditation in Sec. 429.35(b)(2).
Philips noted that ILAC does not assign identification numbers to test
laboratories; instead, the identification numbers come from
accreditation bodies. Philips suggested DOE modify the language to
state that the certification report must include the ``testing
laboratory's identification number, or other approved identification,
as assigned by the accreditation body . . .'' (Philips, No. 12 at p. 4)
DOE notes that the language requiring ``the testing laboratory's ILAC
accreditation body's identification number or other approved
identification assigned by the ILAC accreditation body'' is not
intended to imply that ILAC assigns the identification number to test
laboratories, rather the language suggests that the ILAC-approved
accreditation body would supply an identification number or another
form of identification. Thus, DOE maintains that using ``ILAC'' as a
designator to ``accreditation body'' in the regulatory text is
necessary to ensure that the accreditation bodies are ILAC-approved.
DOE notes that the certification report language revision in Sec.
429.35(b) was previously adopted in the August 2016 CFL TP final rule
and therefore is no longer included in this test procedure.
E. Represented Values, Certification, and Rounding Requirements
In the March 2016 GSL TP NOPR, DOE proposed to create a new section
for GSLs, 10 CFR 429.57, to provide sampling, represented value,
certification, and rounding requirements. 81 FR 14634. Existing
sampling procedures in 10 CFR part 429 are referenced, where
applicable. If a test procedure does not currently exist, sampling and
represented value calculations reference the existing DOE test
procedure with the most similar lamp technology. For example, sampling
and represented value calculations for OLED lamps are to be as
described in section 10 CFR 429.56, the section that addresses
integrated LED lamps. DOE also proposed certification and rounding
requirements to include the relevant metrics for general service lamps.
Rounding requirements are consistent with those for GSILs, CFLs, and
integrated LED lamps. 81 FR 59415-59416 and 81 FR 43425-43426.
DOE did not make any modifications to this approach in the July
2016 GSL TP SNOPR and received no comments on these requirements;
therefore, DOE adopts them in this final rule.
F. Effective Date and Compliance Dates
The test procedures adopted in this final rule for GSLs that are
not integrated LED lamps, CFLs, or GSILs, are effective 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register (referred to as the ``effective
date''). DOE notes that manufacturers may voluntarily begin to make
representations with respect to the energy use or efficiency of GSLs
that are not integrated LED lamps, CFLs, and GSILs using the results of
testing pursuant to this final rule, starting on the effective date of
this final rule. Pursuant to EPCA, manufacturers of covered products
are required to use the applicable test procedure as the basis for
determining that their products comply with the applicable energy
conservation standards and for making representations about the
efficiency of those products. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c); 42 U.S.C. 6295(s))
For those energy efficiency or consumption metrics covered by the DOE
test procedure (i.e., the test method and sampling plan), EPCA requires
that, beginning 180 days after publication of this final rule in the
Federal Register, representations must reflect testing in accordance
with the DOE test procedure. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)(2)) Therefore, on or
after 180 days after publication of this final rule, any
representations, including certifications of compliance (if required),
made with respect to the energy use or efficiency of GSLs that are not
integrated LED lamps, CFLs, and GSILs must reflect the results of
testing pursuant to this final rule.
DOE received comments regarding the dates discussed in the July
2016 GSL TP SNOPR. Philips commented that due to the volume of lamps
covered under the scope of the rulemaking, DOE should require that
manufacturers make representations based on this test procedure only
for GSLs that have initiated testing after the effective date of the
test procedure (i.e., only new products should be tested under the test
procedure). Philips noted that DOE could add ``test start date'' to the
certification reports to ensure manufacturers comply. Philips concluded
that retesting lamps is unproductive, burdensome on industry, and
diverts resources from testing new products that are more efficient.
(Philips, No. 12 at p. 3) DOE notes that existing basic models need
only be retested if their representative values would no longer be
valid under the test procedures adopted in this rulemaking. Because DOE
has referenced the most recent versions of relevant industry standards
for the lamp types covered by this rulemaking, it is unlikely that all
of a manufacturer's existing basic models will need to be re-tested.
After the effective date of this final rule (i.e., 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register), all new basic models must be
tested in accordance with appendix DD. EPCA requires that on or after
180 days after publication of this final rule, the representations of
existing basic models of GSLs that will no longer be valid must reflect
testing in accordance with the adopted test procedures in appendix DD.
In addition, DOE notes that under 42 U.S.C. 6293(c)(3), manufacturers
may petition the Secretary for an extension of the compliance date for
up to 180 days. Manufacturers may be granted an extension if the
Secretary determines that the requirements would impose an undue
hardship on the petitioner. (See 42 U.S.C. 6293(c)(3))
IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review
A. Review Under Executive Order 12866
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that test
procedure rulemakings do not constitute ``significant regulatory
actions'' under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). Accordingly, this
action was not subject to review under the Executive Order by the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the OMB.
B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires that
when an agency promulgates a final rule under 5 U.S.C. 553, after being
required by that section or any other law to publish a general notice
of proposed rulemaking, the agency shall prepare a final regulatory
flexibility analysis (FRFA),
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unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. As required
by Executive Order 13272, ``Proper Consideration of Small Entities in
Agency Rulemaking,'' 67 FR 53461 (August 16, 2002), DOE published
procedures and policies on February 19, 2003 to ensure that the
potential impacts of its rules on small entities are properly
considered during the DOE rulemaking process. 68 FR 7990. DOE has made
its procedures and policies available on the Office of the General
Counsel's Web site: https://energy.gov/gc/office-general-counsel.
DOE reviewed this final rule under the provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act and the procedures and policies published on February
19, 2003. DOE certifies that the rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The factual
basis for this certification is set forth in the following sections.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) considers a business entity
to be a small business, if, together with its affiliates, it employs
less than a threshold number of workers specified in 13 CFR part 121.
These size standards and codes are established by the North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). Manufacturing of GSLs is
classified under NAICS 335110, ``Electric Lamp Bulb and Part
Manufacturing.'' The SBA sets a threshold of 1,250 employees or less
for an entity to be considered as a small business for this category.
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, to estimate the number of companies
that could be small businesses that sell GSLs, DOE conducted a market
survey using publicly available information. DOE's research involved
information provided by trade associations (e.g., the National
Electrical Manufacturers' Association) and information from DOE's
Compliance Certification Management System (CCMS) Database, the
Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Certified Light Bulbs
Database, LED Lighting Facts Database, previous rulemakings, individual
company Web sites, SBA's database, and market research tools (e.g.,
Hoover's reports). DOE screened out companies that did not meet the
definition of a ``small business'' or are completely foreign owned and
operated. DOE determined that nine companies are small businesses that
maintain domestic production facilities for GSLs. 81 FR 47077. DOE did
not receive comments on this determination, therefore it was maintained
in the final rule.
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, DOE proposed test procedures for
determining initial lumen output, input power, lamp efficacy, power
factor, and standby power of GSLs. DOE noted that several of the lamp
types included in the definition of general service lamp must already
comply with energy conservation standards and therefore test procedures
already existed for these lamps. If DOE test procedures already existed
or were proposed in an ongoing rulemaking (such as for GSILs, CFLs, and
integrated LED lamps), DOE proposed to reference them directly. For all
other general service lamps, DOE proposed new test procedures in the
July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR. For the new test procedures, DOE proposed to
reference the most recent versions of relevant industry standards.
DOE estimated the testing costs and burden associated with
conducting testing according to the new test procedures proposed in the
July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR for GSLs. DOE did not consider the costs and
burdens associated with DOE test procedures that already exist or that
have been proposed in other ongoing rulemakings because these have been
or are being addressed separately. DOE also assessed elements (testing
methodology, testing times, and sample size) in the CFL and integrated
LED lamp test procedures that could affect costs associated with
complying with this rule. Having received no comments on the topic, the
cost estimates of this final rule are the same as those determined
under the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR. The following is an analysis of both
in-house and third party testing costs associated with this rulemaking.
In the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR, DOE estimated that the labor costs
associated with conducting in-house testing of initial lumen output,
input power, and standby mode power were $41.68 per hour. DOE
determined that calculating efficacy and power factor of a GSL would
not result in any incremental testing burden beyond the cost of
conducting the initial lumen output and input power testing. The cost
of labor was then calculated by multiplying the estimated hours of
labor by the hourly labor rate. For lamps not capable of operating in
standby mode, DOE estimated that testing in-house in accordance with
the appropriate proposed test procedure would require, at most, four
hours per lamp by an electrical engineering technician. For lamps
capable of operating in standby mode, DOE estimated that testing time
would increase to five hours per lamp due to the additional standby
mode power consumption test. DOE noted that these estimates are
representative of the time it would take to test the most labor
intensive technology, LED lamps. In total, DOE estimated that using the
test method prescribed in the July 2016 GSL TP SNOPR to determine
initial light output and input power would result in an estimated labor
burden of $1,670 per basic model of certain GSLs and $2,080 per basic
model of certain GSLs that can operate in standby mode. 81 FR 47078.
Because accreditation bodies \6\ impose a variety of fees during
the accreditation process, including fixed administrative fees,
variable assessment fees, and proficiency testing fees, DOE included
the costs associated with maintaining a NVLAP-accredited facility or a
facility accredited by an organization recognized by NVLAP in the July
2016 GSL TP SNOPR. In the first year, for manufacturers without NVLAP
accreditation who choose to test in-house, DOE estimated manufacturers
on average would experience a maximum total cost burden of about $2,210
per basic model tested or $2,630 per basic model with standby mode
power consumption testing.\7\ Id.
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accredited by any accreditation body that is a signatory member to
the ILAC MRA. DOE based its estimate of the costs associated with
accreditation on the NVLAP accreditation body.
\7\ NVLAP costs are fixed and were distributed based on an
estimate of 28 basic models per manufacturer.
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Additionally, DOE requested pricing from independent testing
laboratories for testing GSLs. DOE estimated the cost for testing at an
independent laboratory to be up to $1,070 per basic model. This
estimate included the cost of accreditation as quotes were obtained
from accredited laboratories. Id.
DOE notes that its adopted test procedures directly reference
existing industry standards that have been approved for widespread use
by lamp manufacturers and test laboratories. The quantities that are
directly measured, namely initial lumen output and input power, are
commonly reported by the manufacturer on product packaging and on
product specification sheets. Thus, testing for these quantities is
already being conducted. Additionally, these quantities are required to
be reported to ENERGY STAR if manufacturers certify the lamps as
meeting the program requirements. Standby mode power consumption is
also a reported quantity for the ENERGY STAR program, though it may not
be a commonly reported value for lamps that are not certified with
ENERGY STAR. In reviewing the lamps for which DOE adopts test
procedures in this final rule, DOE notes that very few products can
operate in standby mode and therefore very few
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products would be required to make representations of standby mode
energy consumption. Although DOE is adopting the requirement that all
testing be conducted in accredited laboratories, DOE notes that many
manufacturers of these products have already accredited their own in-
house laboratories because they also make products such as GSILs and
CFLs that are required to be tested in similarly accredited
laboratories.
In summary, DOE does not consider the test procedures adopted in
this final rule to have a significant economic impact on small
entities. The final cost per manufacturer primarily depends on the
number of basic models the manufacturer sells. These are not annual
costs because DOE does not require manufacturers to retest a basic
model annually. The initial test results used to generate a certified
rating for a basic model remain valid as long as the basic model has
not been modified from the tested design in a way that makes it less
efficient or more consumptive, which would require a change to the
certified rating. If a manufacturer has modified a basic model in a way
that makes it more efficient or less consumptive, new testing is
required only if the manufacturer wishes to make representations of the
new, more efficient rating.
Based on the criteria outlined earlier and the reasons discussed in
this preamble, DOE certifies that the test procedures adopted in this
final rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities, and the preparation of a final
regulatory flexibility analysis is not warranted. DOE has submitted a
certification and supporting statement of factual basis to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA for review under 5 U.S.C. 605(b).
C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
DOE established regulations for the certification and recordkeeping
requirements for certain covered consumer products and commercial
equipment. 10 CFR part 429, subpart B. This collection-of-information
requirement was approved by OMB under OMB control number 1910-1400.
DOE requested OMB approval of an extension of this information
collection for three years, specifically including the collection of
information proposed in the present rulemaking, and estimated that the
annual number of burden hours under this extension is 30 hours per
company. In response to DOE's request, OMB approved DOE's information
collection requirements covered under OMB control number 1910-1400
through November 30, 2017. 80 FR 5099 (January 30, 2015).
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor must any person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
D. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
In this final rule, DOE adopts test procedures for certain
categories of GSLs that will be used to support the ongoing GSL
standards rulemaking. DOE has determined that this rule falls into a
class of actions that are categorically excluded from review under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
DOE's implementing regulations at 10 CFR part 1021. Specifically, this
final rule adopts existing industry test procedures for certain
categories of general service lamps, so it will not affect the amount,
quality or distribution of energy usage, and, therefore, will not
result in any environmental impacts. Thus, this rulemaking is covered
by Categorical Exclusion A6 under 10 CFR part 1021, subpart D.
Accordingly, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental
impact statement is required.
E. Review Under Executive Order 13132
Executive Order 13132, ``Federalism,'' 64 FR 43255 (August 4,
1999), imposes certain requirements on agencies formulating and
implementing policies or regulations that preempt State law or that
have Federalism implications. The Executive Order requires agencies to
examine the constitutional and statutory authority supporting any
action that would limit the policymaking discretion of the States and
to carefully assess the necessity for such actions. The Executive Order
also requires agencies to have an accountable process to ensure
meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that have Federalism implications.
On March 14, 2000, DOE published a statement of policy describing the
intergovernmental consultation process it will follow in the
development of such regulations. 65 FR 13735. DOE examined this final
rule and determined that it 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. EPCA governs and prescribes Federal
preemption of State regulations as to energy conservation for the
products that are the subject of this final rule. States can petition
DOE for exemption from such preemption to the extent, and based on
criteria, set forth in EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6297(d)) No further action is
required by Executive Order 13132.
F. Review Under Executive Order 12988
Regarding the review of existing regulations and the promulgation
of new regulations, section 3(a) of Executive Order 12988, ``Civil
Justice Reform,'' 61 FR 4729 (Feb. 7, 1996), imposes on Federal
agencies the general duty to adhere to the following requirements: (1)
Eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity; (2) write regulations to
minimize litigation; (3) provide a clear legal standard for affected
conduct rather than a general standard; and (4) promote simplification
and burden reduction. Section 3(b) of Executive Order 12988
specifically requires that Executive agencies make every reasonable
effort to ensure that the regulation (1) clearly specifies the
preemptive effect, if any; (2) clearly specifies any effect on existing
Federal law or regulation; (3) provides a clear legal standard for
affected conduct while promoting simplification and burden reduction;
(4) specifies the retroactive effect, if any; (5) adequately defines
key terms; and (6) addresses other important issues affecting clarity
and general draftsmanship under any guidelines issued by the Attorney
General. Section 3(c) of Executive Order 12988 requires Executive
agencies to review regulations in light of applicable standards in
sections 3(a) and 3(b) to determine whether they are met or it is
unreasonable to meet one or more of them. DOE has completed the
required review and determined that, to the extent permitted by law,
this final rule meets the relevant standards of Executive Order 12988.
G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)
requires each Federal agency to assess the effects of Federal
regulatory actions on State, local, and Tribal governments and the
private sector. Public Law 104-4, sec. 201 (codified at 2 U.S.C. 1531).
For a regulatory action resulting in a rule that may cause the
expenditure by State, local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate,
or by the private sector of $100 million or more in any one year
(adjusted annually for inflation), section 202 of UMRA requires a
Federal agency to publish a written statement that
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estimates the resulting costs, benefits, and other effects on the
national economy. (2 U.S.C. 1532(a), (b)) The UMRA also requires a
Federal agency to develop an effective process to permit timely input
by elected officers of State, local, and Tribal governments on a
proposed ``significant intergovernmental mandate,'' and requires an
agency plan for giving notice and opportunity for timely input to
potentially affected small governments before establishing any
requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect small
governments. On March 18, 1997, DOE published a statement of policy on
its process for intergovernmental consultation under UMRA. 62 FR 12820;
also available at https://energy.gov/gc/office-general-counsel. DOE
examined this final rule according to UMRA and its statement of policy
and determined that the rule contains neither an intergovernmental
mandate, nor a mandate that may result in the expenditure of $100
million or more in any year, so these requirements do not apply.
H. Review Under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act,
1999
Section 654 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105-277) requires Federal agencies to issue a Family
Policymaking Assessment for any rule that may affect family well-being.
This final rule will not have any impact on the autonomy or integrity
of the family as an institution. Accordingly, DOE has concluded that it
is not necessary to prepare a Family Policymaking Assessment.
I. Review Under Executive Order 12630
DOE has determined, under Executive Order 12630, ``Governmental
Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights'' 53 FR 8859 (March 18, 1988), that this regulation will not
result in any takings that might require compensation under the Fifth
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
J. Review Under Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act,
2001
Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations
Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note) provides for agencies to review most
disseminations of information to the public under guidelines
established by each agency pursuant to general guidelines issued by
OMB. OMB's guidelines were published at 67 FR 8452 (Feb. 22, 2002), and
DOE's guidelines were published at 67 FR 62446 (Oct. 7, 2002). DOE has
reviewed this final rule under the OMB and DOE guidelines and has
concluded that it is consistent with applicable policies in those
guidelines.
K. Review Under Executive Order 13211
Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use,'' 66 FR 28355
(May 22, 2001), requires Federal agencies to prepare and submit to OMB,
a Statement of Energy Effects for any significant energy action. A
``significant energy action'' is defined as any action by an agency
that promulgated or is expected to lead to promulgation of a final
rule, and that (1) is a significant regulatory action under Executive
Order 12866, or any successor order; and (2) is likely to have a
significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of
energy; or (3) is designated by the Administrator of OIRA as a
significant energy action. For any significant energy action, the
agency must give a detailed statement of any adverse effects on energy
supply, distribution, or use if the regulation is implemented, and of
reasonable alternatives to the action and their expected benefits on
energy supply, distribution, and use.
This regulatory action to adopt test procedures for certain
categories of GSLs is not a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866. Moreover, it would not have a significant
adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy, nor has
it been designated as a significant energy action by the Administrator
of OIRA. Therefore, it is not a significant energy action, and,
accordingly, DOE has not prepared a Statement of Energy Effects.
L. Review Under Section 32 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of
1974
Under section 301 of the Department of Energy Organization Act
(Pub. L. 95-91; 42 U.S.C. 7101), DOE must comply with section 32 of the
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, as amended by the Federal
Energy Administration Authorization Act of 1977. (15 U.S.C. 788; FEAA)
Section 32 essentially provides in relevant part that, where a proposed
rule authorizes or requires use of commercial standards, the notice of
proposed rulemaking must inform the public of the use and background of
such standards. In addition, section 32(c) requires DOE to consult with
the Attorney General and the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) concerning the impact of the commercial or industry standards on
competition.
The test procedures for certain categories of GSLs adopted in this
final rule incorporate test methods contained in certain sections of
the following commercial standards:
(1) IES LM-9-09, ``IES Approved Method for the Electrical and
Photometric Measurement of Fluorescent Lamps,'' 2009;
(2) IES LM-20-13, ``IES Approved Method for Photometry of
Reflector Type Lamps,'' 2013;
(3) IES LM-45-15, ``IES Approved Method for the Electrical and
Photometric Measurement of General Service Incandescent Filament
Lamps,'' 2015;
(4) IES LM-79-08, ``Approved Method: Electrical and Photometric
Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products,'' 2008; and
(5) IEC Standard 62301 (Edition 2.0), ``Household electrical
appliances--Measurement of standby power,'' 2011.
DOE has evaluated these standards and is unable to conclude whether
they fully comply with the requirements of section 32(b) of the FEAA
(i.e., that they were developed in a manner that fully provides for
public participation, comment, and review.) DOE has consulted with both
the Attorney General and the Chairman of the FTC about the impact on
competition of using the methods contained in these standards and has
received no comments objecting to their use.
M. Description of Materials Incorporated by Reference
In this final rule, DOE incorporates by reference specific sections
of the test standard published by IES, titled ``IES Approved Method for
the Electrical and Photometric Measurement of Fluorescent Lamps,'' IES
LM-9-09. IES LM-9-09 is an industry accepted test standard that
specifies procedures to be observed in performing measurements of
electrical and photometric characteristics of fluorescent lamps under
standard conditions. The test procedures adopted in this final rule
reference sections of IES LM-9-09 for performing electrical and
photometric measurements of other fluorescent lamps. IES LM-9-09 is
readily available on IES's Web site at www.ies.org/store/ store/.
DOE also incorporates by reference specific sections of the test
standard published by IES, titled ``IES Approved Method for Photometry
of Reflector Type Lamps,'' IES LM-20-13. IES LM-20-13 is an industry
accepted test standard that specifies photometric test methods for
reflector lamps. The test procedures adopted in this final rule
reference sections of IES LM-20-13 for performing electrical and
photometric measurements of other incandescent lamps that are reflector
lamps. IES LM-
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20-13 is readily available on IES's Web site at www.ies.org/store.
DOE also incorporates by reference specific sections of the test
standard published by IES, titled ``IES Approved Method for the
Electrical and Photometric Measurement of General Service Incandescent
Filament Lamps,'' IES LM-45-15. IES LM-45-15 is an industry accepted
test standard that specifies procedures to be observed in performing
measurements of electrical and photometric characteristics of general
service incandescent filament lamps under standard conditions. The test
procedures adopted in this final rule reference sections of IES LM-45-
15 for performing electrical and photometric measurements of other
incandescent lamps that are not reflector lamps. IES LM-45-15 is
readily available on IES's Web site at www.ies.org/store/.
DOE also incorporates by reference specific sections of the test
standard published by IES, titled ``IES Approved Method for the
Electrical and Photometric Measurement of Solid-State Lighting
Products,'' IES LM-79-08. IES LM-79-08 is an industry accepted test
standard that specifies electrical and photometric test methods for
solid-state lighting products. The test procedures adopted in this
final rule reference sections of IES LM-79-08 for performing electrical
and photometric measurements of OLED lamps and non-integrated LED
lamps. IES LM-79-08 is readily available on IES's Web site at
www.ies.org/store.
DOE incorporates by reference certain sections of the test standard
published by IEC, titled ``Household electrical appliances--Measurement
of standby power (Edition 2.0),'' IEC 62301. IEC 62301 is an industry
accepted test standard that describes measurements of electrical power
consumption in standby mode, off mode, and network mode. The test
procedures adopted in this final rule reference sections of IEC 62301
for testing standby mode power consumption of GSLs. IEC 62301 is
readily available on IEC's Web site at https://webstore.iec.ch/home.
N. Congressional Notification
As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will report to Congress on the
promulgation of this rule before its effective date. The report will
state that it has been determined that the rule is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
V. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
The Secretary of Energy has approved publication of this final
rule.
List of Subjects
10 CFR Part 429
Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business
information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
10 CFR Part 430
Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business
information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Imports,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Small
businesses.
Issued in Washington, DC, September 30, 2016.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, DOE amends parts 429 and
430 of chapter II of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations as set forth
below:
PART 429--CERTIFICATION, COMPLIANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
0
1. The authority citation for part 429 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291-6317; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
0
2. Section 429.27 is amended by revising paragraphs (b)(2)(i) through
(iii) to read as follows:
Sec. 429.27 General service fluorescent lamps, general service
incandescent lamps, and incandescent reflector lamps.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(i) General service fluorescent lamps: The testing laboratory's
ILAC accreditation body's identification number or other approved
identification assigned by the ILAC accreditation body, production
dates of the units tested, the 12-month average lamp efficacy in lumens
per watt (lm/W), lamp wattage (W), correlated color temperature in
Kelvin (K), and the 12-month average Color Rendering Index (CRI).
(ii) Incandescent reflector lamps: The testing laboratory's ILAC
accreditation body's identification number or other approved
identification assigned by the ILAC accreditation body, production
dates of the units tested, the 12-month average lamp efficacy in lumens
per watt (lm/W), and lamp wattage (W).
(iii) General service incandescent lamps: The testing laboratory's
ILAC accreditation body's identification number or other approved
identification assigned by the ILAC accreditation body, production
dates of the units tested, the 12-month average maximum rate wattage in
watts (W), the 12-month average minimum rated lifetime (hours), and the
12-month average Color Rendering Index (CRI).
* * * * *
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3. Section 429.57 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 429.57 General service lamps.
(a) Determination of represented value. Manufacturers must
determine represented values, which includes certified ratings, for
each basic model of general service lamp in accordance with following
sampling provisions.
(1) The requirements of Sec. 429.11 are applicable to general
service lamps, and
(2) For general service incandescent lamps, use Sec. 429.27(a);
(3) For compact fluorescent lamps, use Sec. 429.35(a);
(4) For integrated LED lamps, use Sec. 429.56(a);
(5) For other incandescent lamps, use Sec. 429.27(a);
(6) For other fluorescent lamps, use Sec. 429.35(a); and
(7) For OLED lamps and non-integrated LED lamps, use Sec.
429.56(a).
(b) Certification reports. (1) The requirements of Sec. 429.12 are
applicable to general service lamps;
(2) Values reported in certification reports are represented
values;
(3) For general service incandescent lamps, use Sec. 429.27(b);
(4) For compact fluorescent lamps, use Sec. 429.35(b);
(5) For integrated LED lamps, use Sec. 429.56(b); and
(6) For other incandescent lamps, for other fluorescent lamps, for
OLED lamps and non-integrated LED lamps, pursuant to Sec.
429.12(b)(13), a certification report must include the following public
product-specific information: The testing laboratory's ILAC
accreditation body's identification number or other approved
identification assigned by the ILAC accreditation body, initial lumen
output, input power, lamp efficacy, and power factor. For non-
integrated LED lamps, the certification report must also include the
input voltage and current used for testing.
(c) Rounding requirements. (1) Round input power to the nearest
tenth of a watt.
(2) Round initial lumen output to three significant digits.
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(3) Round lamp efficacy to the nearest tenth of a lumen per watt.
(4) Round power factor to the nearest hundredths place.
(5) Round standby mode power to the nearest tenth of a watt.
PART 430--ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS
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4. The authority citation for part 430 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C.6291-6309; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
0
5. Section 430.3 is amended by:
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a. Redesignating paragraphs (o)(3) through (o)(16) as follows:
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Old paragraph New paragraph
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(o)(3).................................... (o)(4)
(o)(4).................................... (o)(5)
(o)(5).................................... (o)(7)
(o)(6).................................... (o)(9)
(o)(7).................................... (o)(10)
(o)(8).................................... (o)(11)
(o)(9).................................... (o)(12)
(o)(10)................................... (o)(13)
(o)(11)................................... (o)(14)
(o)(12)................................... (o)(15)
(o)(13)................................... (o)(16)
(o)(14)................................... (o)(18)
(o)(15)................................... (o)(19)
(o)(16)................................... (o)(20)
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b. Adding new paragraphs (o)(3); (6); (8); and (17);
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c. Redesignating paragraphs (p)(6) and (7) as paragraphs (p)(7) and
(8), respectively; and
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d. Adding a new paragraph (p)(6).
The additions read as follows:
Sec. 430.3 Materials incorporated by reference.
* * * * *
(o) * * *
(3) IES LM-9-09 (``IES LM-9-09-DD''), IES Approved Method for the
Electrical and Photometric Measurement of Fluorescent Lamps, approved
January 31, 2009; IBR approved for appendix DD to subpart B, as
follows:
(i) Section 4.0--Ambient and Physical Conditions;
(ii) Section 5.0--Electrical Conditions;
(iii) Section 6.0--Lamp Test Procedures; and
(iv) Section 7.0--Photometric Test Procedures: Section 7.5--
Integrating Sphere Measurement.
* * * * *
(6) IES LM-20-13, IES Approved Method for Photometry of Reflector
Type Lamps, approved February 4, 2013; IBR approved for appendix DD to
subpart B, as follows:
(i) Section 4.0--Ambient and Physical Conditions;
(ii) Section 5.0--Electrical and Photometric Test Conditions;
(iii) Section 6.0--Lamp Test Procedures; and
(iv) Section 8.0--Total Flux Measurements by Integrating Sphere
Method.
* * * * *
(8) IES LM-45-15, IES Approved Method for the Electrical and
Photometric Measurement of General Service Incandescent Filament Lamps,
approved August 8, 2015; IBR approved for appendix DD to subpart B as
follows:
(i) Section 4.0--Ambient and Physical Conditions;
(ii) Section 5.0--Electrical Conditions;
(iii) Section 6.0--Lamp Test Procedures; and
(iv) Section 7.0--Photometric Test Procedures: Section 7.1--Total
Luminous Flux Measurements with an Integrating Sphere.
* * * * *
(17) IES LM-79-08 (``IES LM-79-08-DD''), Approved Method:
Electrical and Photometric Measurements of Solid-State Lighting
Products, approved December 31, 2007; IBR approved for appendix DD to
subpart B as follows:
(i) Section 1.0 Introduction: Section 1.3--Nomenclature and
Definitions (except section 1.3f);
(ii) Section 2.0--Ambient Conditions;
(iii) Section 3.0--Power Supply Characteristics;
(iv) Section 5.0--Stabilization of SSL Product;
(v) Section 7.0--Electrical Settings;
(vi) Section 8.0--Electrical Instrumentation;
(vii) Section 9.0--Test Methods for Total Luminous Flux
measurement: Section 9.1 Integrating sphere with a spectroradiometer
(Sphere-spectroradiometer system); and Section 9.2--Integrating sphere
with a photometer head (Sphere-photometer system).
* * * * *
(p) * * *
(6) IEC 62301, (``IEC 62301-DD''), Household electrical
appliances--Measurement of standby power, (Edition 2.0, 2011-01);
Section 5--Measurements, IBR approved for appendix DD to subpart B.
* * * * *
0
6. Section 430.23 is amended by adding paragraph (gg) to read as
follows:
Sec. 430.23 Test procedures for the measurement of energy and water
consumption.
* * * * *
(gg) General Service Lamps. (1) For general service incandescent
lamps, use paragraph (r) of this section.
(2) For compact fluorescent lamps, use paragraph (y) of this
section.
(3) For integrated LED lamps, use paragraph (ee) of this section.
(4) For other incandescent lamps, measure initial light output,
input power, lamp efficacy, power factor, and standby mode power in
accordance with appendix DD of this subpart.
(5) For other fluorescent lamps, measure initial light output,
input power, lamp efficacy, power factor, and standby mode power in
accordance with appendix DD of this subpart.
(6) For OLED and non-integrated LED lamps, measure initial light
output, input power, lamp efficacy, power factor, and standby mode
power in accordance with appendix DD of this subpart.
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7. Section 430.25 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 430.25 Laboratory Accreditation Program.
The testing for general service fluorescent lamps, general service
incandescent lamps (with the exception of lifetime testing), general
service lamps (with the exception of applicable lifetime testing),
incandescent reflector lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, and
fluorescent lamp ballasts, and integrated light-emitting diode lamps
must be conducted by test laboratories accredited by an Accreditation
Body that is a signatory member to the International Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).
A manufacturer's or importer's own laboratory, if accredited, may
conduct the applicable testing.
0
8. Appendix DD to subpart B of part 430 is added to read as follows:
Appendix DD to Subpart B of Part 430--Uniform Test Method for Measuring
the Energy Consumption and Energy Efficiency of General Service Lamps
That Are Not General Service Incandescent Lamps, Compact Fluorescent
Lamps, or Integrated LED Lamps.
Note: On or after April 19, 2017, any representations, including
certifications of compliance (if required), made with respect to the
energy use or efficiency of general service lamps that are not
general service incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, or
integrated LED lamps must be made in accordance with the results of
testing pursuant to this appendix DD.
1. Scope: This appendix DD specifies the test methods required
to measure the initial lumen output, input power, lamp efficacy,
power factor, and standby mode energy consumption of general service
lamps that are not general service incandescent lamps,
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compact fluorescent lamps, or integrated LED lamps.
2. Definitions:
Measured initial input power means the input power to the lamp,
measured after the lamp is stabilized and seasoned (if applicable),
and expressed in watts (W).
Measured initial lumen output means the lumen output of the
lamp, measured after the lamp is stabilized and seasoned (if
applicable), and expressed in lumens (lm).
Power factor means the measured initial input power (watts)
divided by the product of the input voltage (volts) and the input
current (amps) measured at the same time as the initial input power.
3. Active Mode Test Procedures
3.1. Take measurements at full light output.
3.2. Do not use a goniophotometer.
3.3. For single base OLED and non-integrated LED lamps, position
a lamp in either the base-up and base-down orientation throughout
testing. Test an equal number of lamps in the sample in the base-up
and base-down orientations, except that, if the manufacturer
restricts the orientation, test all of the units in the sample in
the manufacturer-specified orientation. For double base OLED and
non-integrated LED lamps, test all units in the horizontal
orientation except that, if the manufacturer restricts the
orientation, test all of the units in the sample in the
manufacturer-specified orientation.
3.4. Operate the lamp at the rated voltage throughout testing.
For lamps with multiple rated voltages including 120 volts, operate
the lamp at 120 volts. If a lamp is not rated for 120 volts, operate
the lamp at the highest rated input voltage. For non-integrated LED
lamps, operate the lamp at the manufacturer-declared input voltage
and current.
3.5. Operate the lamp at the maximum input power. If multiple
modes occur at the same maximum input power (such as variable CCT or
CRI), the manufacturer may select any of these modes for testing;
however, all measurements must be taken at the same selected mode.
The manufacturer must indicate in the test report which mode was
selected for testing and include detail such that another laboratory
could operate the lamp in the same mode.
3.6. To measure initial lumen output, input power, input
voltage, and input current use the test procedures in the table in
this section.
Table 3.1--References to Industry Standard Test Procedures
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Lamp type Referenced test procedure
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General service incandescent lamps..... Appendix R to subpart B of 10
CFR part 430.
Compact fluorescent lamps.............. Appendix W to subpart B of 10
CFR part 430.
Integrated LED lamps................... Appendix BB to subpart B of 10
CFR part 430.
Other incandescent lamps that are not IES LM-45-15, sections 4-6, and
reflector lamps. section 7.1.*
Other incandescent lamps that are IES LM-20-13, sections 4-6, and
reflector lamps. section 8.*
Other fluorescent lamps................ IES LM-9-09-DD, sections 4-6,
and section 7.5.*
OLED lamps............................. IES LM-79-08-DD, sections 1.3
(except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0,
7.0, 8.0, 9.1 and 9.2.*
Non-integrated LED lamps............... IES LM-79-08-DD, sections 1.3
(except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0,
7.0, 8.0, 9.1 and 9.2.*
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* Incorporated by reference, see Sec. 430.3.
3.7. Determine initial lamp efficacy by dividing the measured
initial lumen output (lumens) by the measured initial input power
(watts).
3.8. Determine power factor by dividing the measured initial
input power (watts) by the product of the measured input voltage
(volts) and measured input current (amps).
4. Standby Mode Test Procedure
4.1. Measure standby mode power only for lamps that are capable
of standby mode operation.
4.2. Maintain lamp orientation as specified in section 3.3 of
this appendix.
4.3. Connect the lamp to the manufacturer-specified wireless
control network (if applicable) and configure the lamp in standby
mode by sending a signal to the lamp instructing it to have zero
light output. Lamp must remain connected to the network throughout
testing.
4.4. Operate the lamp at the rated voltage throughout testing.
For lamps with multiple rated voltages including 120 volts, operate
the lamp at 120 volts. If a lamp is not rated for 120 volts, operate
the lamp at the highest rated input voltage.
4.5. Stabilize the lamp prior to measurement as specified in
section 5 of IEC 62301-DD (incorporated by reference; see Sec.
430.3).
4.6. Measure the standby mode power in watts as specified in
section 5 of IEC 62301-DD (incorporated by reference; see Sec.
430.3).
[FR Doc. 2016-25180 Filed 10-19-16; 8:45 am]
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