Energy Labeling Rule, 7267-7274 [2024-02036]
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Rules and Regulations
Federal Register
Vol. 89, No. 23
Friday, February 2, 2024
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains regulatory documents having general
applicability and legal effect, most of which
are keyed to and codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations, which is published under
50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by
the Superintendent of Documents.
POSTAL SERVICE
5 CFR Part 7001
Supplemental Standards of Ethical
Conduct for Employees of the United
States Postal Service; Correction
Postal ServiceTM.
Correcting amendments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This document contains
corrections to a final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on
August 8, 2023. The final rule amended
the United States Postal Service’s
(Postal Service) Supplemental
Standards of Ethical Conduct for
Employees of the United States Postal
Service (Supplemental Standards),
which were issued by the Postal Service
with the concurrence of the United
States Office of Government Ethics
(OGE).
DATES: Effective date: February 2, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruth Stevenson, Chief Counsel, Ethics &
Legal Compliance, United States Postal
Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW,
Washington, DC 20260–1101, 202–268–
6936.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
On August 8, 2023, the Postal Service
published a final rule amending its
Supplemental Standards. 88 FR 53351.
The final rule updated the outside
employment and activity provisions
(including prior approval requirements
and prohibitions), added new
requirements applicable to Postal
Service Office of Inspector General
(OIG) employees, Postal Service
Governors, the Postmaster General, and
the Deputy Postmaster General, and
made limited technical and ministerial
changes.
II. Need for Correction
The final rule incorrectly listed two
internal cross-reference citations
contained in the outside employment
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and business activities restrictions
section, § 7001.102. This technical
correction amends the Supplemental
Standards by updating the crossreferences.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 7001
Conflict of interests, Ethical
standards, Executive branch standards
of conduct, Government employees.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the United States Postal
Service, with the concurrence of the
United States Office of Government
Ethics, amends 5 CFR part 7001 as
follows:
PART 7001—SUPPLEMENTAL
STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT
FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED
STATES POSTAL SERVICE
1. The authority citation for 5 CFR
part 7001 is revised to read as follows:
shall also request and obtain written
approval prior to engaging in outside
employment or business activities
which he or she is required to report
under paragraph (c)(1) of this section. A
request for approval shall be submitted
to the OIG’s Office of General Counsel,
which will be reviewed under the same
standard stated in paragraph (b)(4) of
this section.
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Ruth Stevenson,
Chief Counsel, Ethics and Legal Compliance
United States Postal Service.
Shelley Finlayson,
Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government
Ethics.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7301; 5 U.S.C. Chapter
131; 39 U.S.C. 401; E.O. 12674, 54 FR 15159,
3 CFR, 1989 Comp., p. 215, as modified by
E.O. 12731, 55 FR 42547, 3 CFR, 1990 Comp.,
p. 306; 5 CFR 2635.105, 2635.802, and
2635.803.
2. In § 7001.102, example 1 to
paragraph (a)(2)(ii) and paragraph (c)(2)
are revised to read as follows:
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§ 7001.102 Restrictions on outside
employment and business activities.
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Example 1 to paragraph (a)(2)(ii):
United Parcel Service (UPS), Federal
Express (FedEx), Amazon, or DHL offers
a part-time job to a Postal Service
employee. Because UPS, FedEx,
Amazon and DHL are persons engaged
in the delivery outside the mails of
mailable matter (as defined in paragraph
(d)(3) of this section) that is not daily
newspapers, the employee may not
engage in employment with UPS,
FedEx, Amazon, or DHL in any location
in any capacity while continuing
employment with the Postal Service in
any location in any capacity. If the
employee chooses to work for UPS,
FedEx, Amazon, or DHL, the employee
must end his or her postal employment
before commencing work for that
company.
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(2) When prior approval required. A
Special Agent or Criminal Investigator
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
Federal Trade Commission.
Final rule.
The Federal Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) amends
its Energy Labeling Rule (‘‘Rule’’) by
publishing new ranges of comparability
for required EnergyGuide labels on
televisions.
SUMMARY:
The amendments are effective
May 2, 2024.
DATES:
Relevant portions of the
record of this proceeding, including this
document, are available at https://
www.ftc.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hampton Newsome, (202) 326–2889, or
Hong Park, (202) 326–2158, Attorneys,
Division of Enforcement, Bureau of
Consumer Protection, Federal Trade
Commission, Room CC–6316, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Commission issued the Energy
Labeling Rule in 1979 pursuant to the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act of
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1975 (‘‘EPCA’’).1 The Rule covers
several categories of major household
products, including televisions. It
requires manufacturers of covered
products to disclose specific energy
consumption or efficiency information
(derived from Department of Energy
(‘‘DOE’’) test procedures) at the point of
sale. In addition, each label must
include a ‘‘range of comparability’’
indicating the highest and lowest energy
consumption or efficiencies for
comparable models. The Commission
updates these ranges periodically.
II. Range Updates for Televisions
The Commission amends its
television ranges in 16 CFR 305.25(f)(5)
based on test data generated from DOE’s
revised test procedure. In a rule
document published in October 2022
issuing range updates for other covered
products, the Commission postponed
television range updates until DOE
finalized a new test procedure for those
products.2 The document stated the FTC
would publish updated ranges after data
derived from the upcoming test
procedure became available. DOE has
issued a final test update, and new data
is now available.3 Accordingly, this
publication contains the updates to the
television ranges, along with related
sample labels. In addition, these
amendments update the cost figure on
the television label to 16 cents per kWh
based on the most recent national
electricity cost information published
by DOE.4 Manufacturers should begin
using the new ranges on labels for
newly-produced units no later than May
2, 2024.
III. Regulatory Flexibility Act
V. Other Matters
The provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act relating to a Regulatory
Flexibility Act analysis 5 are not
applicable to this proceeding because
the amendments do not impose any new
obligations on entities regulated by the
Energy Labeling Rule. These technical
amendments merely provide a routine
change to the range and cost
information already required on
EnergyGuide labels. The Commission
has concluded, therefore, that a
regulatory flexibility analysis is not
necessary, and certifies, under Section
605 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act,
that the amendments announced today
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities.6
Pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the OMB’s
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs designated this rule as not a
‘‘major rule,’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
IV. Paperwork Reduction Act
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The current Rule contains
recordkeeping, disclosure, testing, and
reporting requirements that constitute
information collection requirements as
defined by 5 CFR 1320.3(c), the
definitional provision within the Office
of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’)
regulations that implement the
Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’).
OMB has approved the Rule’s existing
information collection requirements
through February 29, 2024 (OMB
Control No. 3084–0069). The
amendments now being adopted do not
change the substance or frequency of the
recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting
requirements and, therefore, do not
require further OMB clearance.
List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305
Advertising, Energy conservation,
Household appliances, Labeling,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Accordingly, 16 CFR part 305 is
amended as follows:
PART 305—ENERGY AND WATER USE
LABELING FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS UNDER THE ENERGY
POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
(‘‘ENERGY LABELING RULE’’)
1. The authority citation for Part 305
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.
2. In § 305.25, revise paragraphs (f)(4)
and (5) to read as follows:
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§ 305.25
Television labeling.
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(4) Estimated annual energy costs
determined in accordance with this
part, and based on a usage rate of 5
hours in on mode and 19 hours in
standby (sleep) mode per day, and an
electricity cost rate of 16 cents per kWh.
(5) The applicable ranges of
comparability for estimated annual
energy costs based on the labeled
product’s diagonal screen size,
according to the following table:
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (f)(5)
Annual energy cost ranges for
televisions
Screen size
(diagonal)
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16–20″ (16.0 to 20.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
21–23″ (20.5 to 23.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
24–29″ (23.5 to 29.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
30–34″ (29.5 to 34.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
35–39″ (34.5 to 39.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
40–44″ (39.5 to 44.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
45–49″ (44.5 to 49.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
50–54″ (49.5 to 54.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
55–59″ (54.5 to 59.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
60–64″ (59.5 to 64.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
65–69″ (64.5 to 69.49″) ...............................................................................................................................
69.5″ or greater ...........................................................................................................................................
High
$7
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5
8
19
13
40
22
24
29
27
32
$7
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15
30
20
51
40
51
69
113
110
155
* No data.
1 42 U.S.C. 6294; 44 FR 66466 (Nov. 19, 1979).
EPCA also requires the Department of Energy
(‘‘DOE’’) to set minimum efficiency standards and
develop test procedures to measure energy use.
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2 87 FR 61465 (Oct. 12, 2022); see 87 FR 11892
(Mar. 2, 2022) (DOE NPRM).
3 88 FR 16082 (Mar. 15, 2023) (DOE Final Rule).
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4 88 FR 58575 (Aug. 28, 2023) (cost figure
rounded consistent with 16 CFR 305, Appendices
K1 and K2).
5 See 5 U.S.C. 603–604.
6 5 U.S.C. 605.
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3. In § 305.27, revise paragraph
(b)(1)(i)(F) to read as follows:
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§ 305.27
Paper catalogs and websites.
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(F) Televisions. The estimated annual
operating cost determined in accordance
with this part, and a disclosure stating
‘‘Your energy cost depends on your
utility rates and use. The estimated cost
is based on 16 cents per kWh and 5
hours of use per day. For more
information, visit www.ftc.gov/energy.’’
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4. Revise Prototype Labels 8, 9, and 10
and Sample Labels 14, 15, and 16 in
Appendix L to read as follows:
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7/9
Arial Narrow
consumer purchase.
12/14.4
EnERGY
GUIDE•
2 pl. rule
Estimated Yearly
Energy Cost
f l l l t - - - - - - 18 pt.
Arial Narrow
.75 pt. rule
Arial Narrow Bold
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Arial Narrow,
and 5 hours per day use
bold where indicated
• Estimated yearly electricity
use of this model: 206 kWh
• Your cost depends on
your utility rates and use.
Cost Range of
Similar Models
(50" -54")
• 1 - - Text becomes
8pt ---+------►
Arial Narrow
PMS Yellow
when on black fill
9/10.8
Arial Narrow
30 pt
Arial Bold,
baseline shift 2 pt.
36 pt
Arial Bold
13 pt.
Arial Narrow
baseline shift 2 pl.
Minimum label size right angle triangle 4.5" x 4.5"
* Typeface is Arial Narrow and Arial or equivalent type style. Type sizes shown are minumum allowable.
Use bold or heavy typeface where indicated. Type is black printed on process yeHow or equivalent
color background. Energy Star logo, if applicable, must be at least 0.36" wide.
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Television Label
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30 pt
Arial Bold,
baseline shift 3 pt.
12pt.
Arial Narrow Bold
36pt.
Arial Bold
3 pt. rule
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Arial Narrow
label before coosumer pun:hase.
• Based on 16 cents per kWh
and 5 hours use per day ◄•----- 8/9.6
• Estimated yearly electricity
Arial Narrow,
use of this model: 206 kWh
bold where indicated
• Your cost depends on
your utility rates and use.
EnERGY
GUIDE•
◄I-----
8 pt. ------►Television
Arial Narrow Bold
Bpi.
Arial Bold
8/9.6
Arial Narrow Bold
9pl
Arial Narrow
Text becomes
PMS Yellow
when on black fill
Bpi.
Arial Narrow
13 pt
Arial Narrow
baseline shift 2pl
2 pl rule
18 pt.
Arial
Narrow
Minimum label size 1.5" x 5.25
* Typeface is Arial Narrow and Arial or equivalent type style. Type sizes shown are minumum allowable.
Use bold or heavy typeface where indicated. Type is black printed on process yellow or equivalent
color background. Energy Star logo, if applicable, must be at least 0.36" wide.
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Rectangular Television Label
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Arial Narrow
EnERGY
GUIDE+
8 pt.
Arial Narrow Bold
XVZ Corporation
ModelABC-L
8/9.6
Arial Narrow Bold
Estimated Yearly..,...,..____ 12114_4
Energy Cost
Arial Narrow Bold
36 pt. - - - . . . - - " " " " - , , &
Arial Bold
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Arial Narrow
0.75 pt rule
2 pt rule
Cost Range of
9/10.8 -----a► Similar Models
Arial Narrow
(50" - 54") ►
13 p t . - - - - + - - - - - Arial Narrow
baseline shift 2 pt.
Ma-----
Text becomes
PMSYellow
when on black fill
• Based on 16 cents per kWh - - - - - - - 8/9.6
and 5 hours use per day
Arial Narrow
• Estimated yearly electricity
bold where indicated
use of this model: 206 kWh
• Your cost depends on
your utility rates and use.
8 pt.
Arial Narrow
8 pt.
Arial Bold
Visit He.gov/energy
Minimum label size 1.5" x 5.5"
• Typeface is Arial Narrow and Arial or equivalent type style. Type sizes shown are minumum allowable.
Use bold or heavy typeface where indicated. Type is black printed on process yellow or equivalent
color background. Energy Star logo, if applicable, must be at least 0.36" wide.
Prototype Label 10, Vertical
Rectangular Television Label
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Federal law
prohibits removal
of this label before
consumer purchase.
EnERGY
GUIDE+
Estimated Yearly
Energy Cost
• Based on 16 cents per kWh
and 5 hours per day use
• Estimated yearly electricity
use of this model: 206 kWh
• Your cost depends on
your utility rates and use.
$33
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Cost Range of
Similar Models
(50"-54")
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Federal law
prohibits removal
of this label before
consumer purchase.
EnERGY
GUIDE+
• Based on 16 cents per kWh
and 5 hours per day use
• Estimated yearly electricity
use of this model: 159 kWh
• Your cost depends on
your utility rates and use.
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(50"-54")
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Sample Label 14, Triangular Television
Labels
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Federal law prohibils removal of this
label before consumer purchase.
EnERGY
GUIDE+
EnERGY
GUIDE+
XYZ Corporation
ModelABC-L
XYZ Corporation
ModelABC-L
Television
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Energy Cost
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• Based on 16 cents per kWh
and 5 hours use per day
• Estimated yearly electricity
use of this model: 206 kWh
• Based on 16 cents per kWh
and 5 hours use per day
• Estimated yearly electricity
use of this model: 159 kWh
• Your cost depends on
your utility rates and use.
• Your cost depends on
your utility rates and use.
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Sample Label 16, Horizontal Television
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BILLING CODE 6750–01–C
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Part 202
[Docket No. FR–6321–F–02]
RIN 2502–AJ63
Changes in Branch Office Registration
Requirements
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner is issuing final
regulations to amend the Department of
Housing and Urban Development’s
(HUD) requirement for branch office
registration. The final rule removes the
requirement that lenders and
mortgagees register each branch office
where they conduct FHA business with
HUD. After considering public
comments received in response to the
proposed rule HUD published on March
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Cost Range of Similar Models (50" - 54")
1, 2023, this final rule adopts the
proposed rule without change.
DATES: Effective March 4, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
By direction of the Commission.
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
SUMMARY:
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Federal law prohibits removal of this
label before consumer purchase.
Television
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Timothy Laramie, Mortgagee Approval
Analyst, U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20410, telephone
number 202–402–6814 (this is not a tollfree number). HUD welcomes and is
prepared to receive calls from
individuals who are deaf or hard of
hearing, as well as individuals with
speech or communication disabilities.
To learn more about how to make an
accessible telephone call, please visit
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/
telecommunications-relay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On March 1, 2023, HUD published the
‘‘Changes in Branch Office Registration
Requirements’’ proposed rule (‘‘the
proposed rule’’) in the Federal
Register. 1 In the proposed rule, HUD
sought to revise 24 CFR 202.5(k) and (i)
by eliminating the requirement that a
lender or mortgagee register all branch
offices used to conduct FHA business.
This change would give lenders and
mortgagees (1) the option to select
which offices to register and maintain as
branch offices with HUD, and (2) make
fees applicable to each branch office
that a lender or mortgagee registers with
HUD, rather than applying fees to each
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and 5 hours use per day
• Estimated yearly elecbicity
use of this model: 206 kWh
• Your cost depends on
your utility rates and use.
Visit ftc.gov/energy
• Based on 16 cents per kWh
and 5 hours use per day
• Estimated yearly electricity
use of this model: 159 kWh
• Your cost
dependson
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your utility
rates and use.
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branch office where they are authorized
to originate Title I or Title II loans. HUD
based these changes on the mortgage
industry’s evolution over time, the
advancement of technology, and due to
no longer needing to maintain several
branch offices to conduct FHA business
nationwide.
Prior to 1995, HUD required each
mortgagee office to get approval from
the FHA Field Office(s) located where
the lender or mortgagee intended to
submit mortgages for insurance
endorsement.2 After 1995, HUD
expanded the geographic areas where
lenders and mortgagees were allowed to
conduct FHA business. The expansion
allowed FHA Field Offices to create a
‘‘lending area’’ and permitted lenders
and mortgagees to conduct business
with several FHA Field Offices within
that area. HUD required that lenders and
mortgagees ‘‘maintain at least one
approved branch office within a
‘lending area from which loans are
submitted to the FHA Field Offices.’’ 3
Currently, HUD follows its policy from
HUD Handbook 4000.1 that was
established in September of 2015. This
policy calls a geographic area where a
2 See HUD, Mortgagee Letter 95–36: Mortgagee
Approval—Single Family Loan Production—
Revised Mortgagee/Program Requirements, Aug. 2,
1995, https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/DOC_
20554.TXT.
3 Id.; See also HUD Handbook 4060.1 REV–1,
Mortgagee Approval Handbook I (4060.1)—Chapter
5 Part A. Branch Offices, https://www.hud.gov/
sites/documents/40601C5HSGH.PDF.
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[FR Doc No: 2024-02036]
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 305
RIN 3084-AB15
Energy Labeling Rule
AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (``Commission'') amends its
Energy Labeling Rule (``Rule'') by publishing new ranges of
comparability for required EnergyGuide labels on televisions.
DATES: The amendments are effective May 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Relevant portions of the record of this proceeding,
including this document, are available at https://www.ftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hampton Newsome, (202) 326-2889, or
Hong Park, (202) 326-2158, Attorneys, Division of Enforcement, Bureau
of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Room CC-6316, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Commission issued the Energy Labeling Rule in 1979 pursuant to
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of
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1975 (``EPCA'').\1\ The Rule covers several categories of major
household products, including televisions. It requires manufacturers of
covered products to disclose specific energy consumption or efficiency
information (derived from Department of Energy (``DOE'') test
procedures) at the point of sale. In addition, each label must include
a ``range of comparability'' indicating the highest and lowest energy
consumption or efficiencies for comparable models. The Commission
updates these ranges periodically.
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\1\ 42 U.S.C. 6294; 44 FR 66466 (Nov. 19, 1979). EPCA also
requires the Department of Energy (``DOE'') to set minimum
efficiency standards and develop test procedures to measure energy
use.
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II. Range Updates for Televisions
The Commission amends its television ranges in 16 CFR 305.25(f)(5)
based on test data generated from DOE's revised test procedure. In a
rule document published in October 2022 issuing range updates for other
covered products, the Commission postponed television range updates
until DOE finalized a new test procedure for those products.\2\ The
document stated the FTC would publish updated ranges after data derived
from the upcoming test procedure became available. DOE has issued a
final test update, and new data is now available.\3\ Accordingly, this
publication contains the updates to the television ranges, along with
related sample labels. In addition, these amendments update the cost
figure on the television label to 16 cents per kWh based on the most
recent national electricity cost information published by DOE.\4\
Manufacturers should begin using the new ranges on labels for newly-
produced units no later than May 2, 2024.
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\2\ 87 FR 61465 (Oct. 12, 2022); see 87 FR 11892 (Mar. 2, 2022)
(DOE NPRM).
\3\ 88 FR 16082 (Mar. 15, 2023) (DOE Final Rule).
\4\ 88 FR 58575 (Aug. 28, 2023) (cost figure rounded consistent
with 16 CFR 305, Appendices K1 and K2).
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III. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act relating to a
Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis \5\ are not applicable to this
proceeding because the amendments do not impose any new obligations on
entities regulated by the Energy Labeling Rule. These technical
amendments merely provide a routine change to the range and cost
information already required on EnergyGuide labels. The Commission has
concluded, therefore, that a regulatory flexibility analysis is not
necessary, and certifies, under Section 605 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, that the amendments announced today will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.\6\
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\5\ See 5 U.S.C. 603-604.
\6\ 5 U.S.C. 605.
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IV. Paperwork Reduction Act
The current Rule contains recordkeeping, disclosure, testing, and
reporting requirements that constitute information collection
requirements as defined by 5 CFR 1320.3(c), the definitional provision
within the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') regulations that
implement the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA''). OMB has approved the
Rule's existing information collection requirements through February
29, 2024 (OMB Control No. 3084-0069). The amendments now being adopted
do not change the substance or frequency of the recordkeeping,
disclosure, or reporting requirements and, therefore, do not require
further OMB clearance.
V. Other Matters
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
the OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this
rule as not a ``major rule,'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305
Advertising, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Labeling,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, 16 CFR part 305 is amended as follows:
PART 305--ENERGY AND WATER USE LABELING FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS UNDER
THE ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT (``ENERGY LABELING RULE'')
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1. The authority citation for Part 305 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6294.
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2. In Sec. 305.25, revise paragraphs (f)(4) and (5) to read as
follows:
Sec. 305.25 Television labeling.
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(f) * * *
(4) Estimated annual energy costs determined in accordance with
this part, and based on a usage rate of 5 hours in on mode and 19 hours
in standby (sleep) mode per day, and an electricity cost rate of 16
cents per kWh.
(5) The applicable ranges of comparability for estimated annual
energy costs based on the labeled product's diagonal screen size,
according to the following table:
Table 1 to Paragraph (f)(5)
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Annual energy cost ranges for
televisions
Screen size (diagonal) -------------------------------------
Low High
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16-20'' (16.0 to 20.49'')......... $7 $7
21-23'' (20.5 to 23.49'')......... (*) (*)
24-29'' (23.5 to 29.49'')......... 5 15
30-34'' (29.5 to 34.49'')......... 8 30
35-39'' (34.5 to 39.49'')......... 19 20
40-44'' (39.5 to 44.49'')......... 13 51
45-49'' (44.5 to 49.49'')......... 40 40
50-54'' (49.5 to 54.49'')......... 22 51
55-59'' (54.5 to 59.49'')......... 24 69
60-64'' (59.5 to 64.49'')......... 29 113
65-69'' (64.5 to 69.49'')......... 27 110
69.5'' or greater................. 32 155
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* No data.
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3. In Sec. 305.27, revise paragraph (b)(1)(i)(F) to read as follows:
Sec. 305.27 Paper catalogs and websites.
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(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) * * *
(F) Televisions. The estimated annual operating cost determined in
accordance with this part, and a disclosure stating ``Your energy cost
depends on your utility rates and use. The estimated cost is based on
16 cents per kWh and 5 hours of use per day. For more information,
visit www.ftc.gov/energy.''
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4. Revise Prototype Labels 8, 9, and 10 and Sample Labels 14, 15, and
16 in Appendix L to read as follows:
BILLING CODE 6750-01-P
Appendix L to Part 305--Sample Labels
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Prototype Label 8, Triangular Television Label
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Prototype Label 9, Horizontal Rectangular Television Label
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Prototype Label 10, Vertical Rectangular Television Label
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Sample Label 14, Triangular Television Labels
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Sample Label 15, Vertical Television Labels
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Sample Label 16, Horizontal Television Labels
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By direction of the Commission.
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02036 Filed 2-1-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-C
