49478 Fede"ral Register I Vol. 59, No. 187 I Wednesday, September 28, 1994 I Proposed Rules 

DEPARTMENT.OF ENERGY Copies of the transcript of the public (ANsn and'the International 

hearing and public commentneceived Commission on illumination (CIE). 

Office of Energy Efficiency and may be read at the Department of Energy 0. Discussion Renewable Energy Freedom of Information Reading Room, By this notice, the Department is Q U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 

10 CFR Part 430 Building, Room 1B-190, 1000 hposing definitions .for colored 

. [Docket No. EE-RM 84 22o-NOPR] Independence Avenue, SW., uorescent and incandescent lamps. 

WaSbington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6020, The Department is also proposi;ng to 

RIN: 1904-AA70 between the hours-of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., clarify the exemption for rough or 

Monday through Friday, except Federal vibration service incandescent reflector 

Energy Conservation Program for lamps by requiring a C-17 or C-22 

Consumer Products holidays. filament or by requiring a vibration test. 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

For more information conceming The proposed definitions will apply to p:S:Ucipation in this rulemaking those prOducts covered by sections Renewable Energy, Department of p · g, see Section VII., "Public 322(a)(14) and 325(1)(1) of the Act. Energy Comment," of SUPPLEMENTARY 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rule .and INFORMATION. A. Definitions 

Public Hearing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By this notice, the Department is 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy Terrence L Logee, U.S. Department of defining colored fluorescent and colored 

incandescent lamps because section (the Department) gives notice of a Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 321(a)(30)(B)(iii) and section proposed rulemaking to define colored · and Renewable Energy, Mail Station 321(a)(30)(C)(ii) of the Act contain fluorescent and incandescent lamps and E&-431, Forrestal Building, 1000 exemptions for these lamps without to define the exemption from energy Independence Avenue SW., defining them. After a meeting with conservation standards for a rough or Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586- lamp manufacturers and the National vibration service incandescent reflector 1689 Electrical Manufacturers Association, lamp. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department the Department believes that a colored requires the Department of Energy to of Energy, Office of General Counsel, lamp can be defined by using a suitable administer an energy conservation Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal minimum value of the Color Rendering program for certain major household Building, 1000 Independence Avenue Index (CRI) or a correlated color · appliances and commercial equipment, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) temperature. The National Institute of' including fluorescent and incandescent 586-9507 Standards and Technology personnel lamps. Today's proposed rule will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: have researched CRI values and clarify definitions for colored 

I. Introduction correlated color temperatures for many . fluorescent and incandescent lamps and different colored fluorescent and \\!ill clarify the exemption for rough or Part B of Title m of the Energy Policy incandescent lamps. The National vibration service incandescent reflector and Conservation Act (EPCA), Public Institute of Standards and Technology lamps. Law 94-163, as amended by the recommends and the Department agrees DATES: Written co~ents (eight copies) · National Energy Conservation Policy that either CRI or color temc=1ture·wpl in response to this notice mu,it be Act (NECPA), Public Law 95-819; the sufficiently define colored ps. The 

received by December 12, 1994. National Appliance Energy Department is proposing that a CRI 

Onl views, data, and arguments may Conservation Act (NAECA) of 1987, value less than 30 and a lamp color 

be presented at the public hearing to be Public Law 100-12, the National correlated t=ture either below 

held in Washington, DC., on November . · Appliance Energy Conservation 2,500°K for and yellow colors or 15, 1994. Requests to speak at the · Amendments of1988 (NAECA 1988), above 7,000°K for blue and green colors . hearing must be received by the Public Law 10D-357, and the Energy will allow an exemption for bona-fide 

Department no later than 4:00 p.m. Policy Act of 1992 (EP ACT), Public Law colored fluorescent lamps while 

c:cies of statements to be given at the 102-486, created the Energy requiring all of the "white" lamps to 

p lie hearing must be received by the Conservation Program for Consumer meet the standards. Likewise, colored 

Department no later than 4 p.m. The Products other than Automobiles incandescent lamps must have CRI 

length of each presentation is limited to (Program).• the consumer and values below 50 and a lamp color 

15minutes. · commercial.products cummtly subject correlated temderature either below 

ADDRESSES: Written comments (eight to this Program (often referred to 2,S00°K for re and yellow colors or 

• copies) and requests to speak at the hereafter as "covered products") above 7,000°K for blue and green colors 

public heariilg are to be submitted to: , ~ude general service fluorescent to be exempt from standards. The 

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of ps and general service incandescent Department further proposes that these 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable lamps, the subject of today'~ notice. the lamps be designed,.designated and 

Energy, Proposed Definitions for c.ertain Department is publishing elsewhere in marketed ipecilically as colored lampi. 

Fluorescent Lamps and IncandeSc:ent this issue an Interim Final Rule DOE requests comments on the two 

Lamps, Docket No. EE-RM-94-22~ amending part 430 to establish test proposals for definitions of colored 

NOPR, Forrestal Building, 1000 procedures for flourescent and fluorescent and incandescent lamps. 

Independence Avenue, SW., incandescent lamps, incorporating by The Department also invites 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7140. reference test procedures adopted by the manufacturer's to send data mi CRI 

The hearing will begin at 9:3Ch.m. on illuminating Engineering Society (IES), measurements BQd color correlated 

November 15, 1994 and will be held at American National Standards Institute temperatures for colored fluorescent and 

the U.S. Department of Energy, Foriestal incandescent lamps. . Building, Room tE-245, 1000 •Put B ofntle m ofEPCA. •-dad. la · The Department believes that the 

Independence Avenue, SW., niflmd to In thla propol8d rule• Iba'" Act." Put ma8sumnents ~to determine if 

Wahington, DC. B af Title m la c:ocllfled at 42 U.S.C. 8291-41309. a Wnp is colored y the above 
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definition are minimal. 'lbe CRI is a 

required ~easure,ment for fluorescent 

lamps and manufacturers would only 

have to make a CRI measurement for 

lightly tinted incand~nt lamps sUch 

as "Jeweler's blue.'' The color 

temperature is derived from 

spectroradiometric measurements 

cmrelated to a blackbody and the 

spectroradiometric data for most lamps 

already exists so manufactmers use a 

chart to determine the correlated color 

temperature. 

Note that the "jeweler's blue" lamp 

may require a heavier tint to pus the 

proposed incandescent CRI cutoff so the 

DepartJTJent is advising the 

manufacturers to evaluate the CRI of any 

lightly tinted incandescent lamps. 

However, the Department believes that 

if the CRI for incandescent lamps is 

raised, that could allow a mmufacturer 

to circumvent the stand~ds with lightly 

tinted lamps. . 

a rough or vibration service exemption 

from the standards. 

Since nfiector lamps with C-9 ·filaments are marketed for long life and 

since there is no.industry consensus-for 

the C-9 filament as a vibration design, 

the Department is proposing to define a 

rougJi O{ vibration service application 

lamp as an Incandescent tamp 

designated and marketed specifically for 

rough orvibration service. Additionally, 

.this lamp must have either 8 support 

wires with a C-17 or C-22 filament 

configuration or the lamp must meet a 

vibration "test. The 6 support wires were 

proposed by one of the manufacturers 

and the Department believes that they 

will provide enough additional 

vibration :resistance while maintaining 

better lamp efficacy than the 12 support 

wires normally used in a rough or 

vibration service lamp. The proposed 

vibration test is a modified Naval test 

specification :a for ruggedness of large 

tungsten filament lamps and consists of 

a vibration frequency test going from 5 

to 33 Hz in 1 Hz increments and a z 

hour vibration en~ test at 33 Hz. 

The Department requests comments on 

this proposal. 

m. Environmental Review 

Today's proposed rule also contains a definition of an exempt rough or · 

vibration.service incandescent reflector 

lamp. Section 321(a)(30)(C)(ii) of the Act 

contains an exemption for "rough or 

vibration semce applications" of 

incandescent retlector lamps without 

defining this term. After ll8V8J'al 

meetings with lamp manufacturers and Pursuant to ~on i(c)(2) of the 

the National mectrical Manufactumrs Federal Energy Administration Act a 

Association, the Department has copy of this notice has been submitted 

determined that there is no indlJSiry- to the Administrator of the 

wide accepted agreement on a definition Environmental Protection Agenty for 

for a rough or vibration service comment conceming the impact of this 

incandescent reflector lamp. Also, it Jm>posal on the ~ty of th.a . appears;that there an very few. . environment. ' . 

bican.deseent renector lamps whtch 8J8 .. Since teat procedures are used ta . marketed solely tor roup or vibration stanclardbe the meaaunment. of~ aervice applications. Flom~ study, usage, and~ not affect the qu8lity. IJl!' 

"Findings on Incandescent Refl8c:tor distributi~ of ensrgy usage, prescribtng 

Lamps," conducted by Lawrence test procedures will not result in any 

Berkeley Laboratories, DOE has environmental impacts. The D8partment 

determined that sales data for long-life of Energy, therefore, bu determined 

or vibration service applications are not that prescribing test procedures under 

collected separately and that . . the Program is u~ a major Ped8ral 

approximately 20 percent of the present action signHiamtly affecting the quality 

incandescent ~ector laD'lp mmet is of the.human en'Vironment wtthhi the 

comprised of·Jamps marketed for those meaning of the National Environmen~ 

purposes. The Department was unable ·Poli_cy Act of 1989. · . , 

to-separate the Jong-life reflector lamp .This Rul~g. which amends . market and the vibration s8rvice . . _ exiating.put 430 of11tla 10, will not 

reflector lamp market. Howevar,.most change tfie.anviJOnmantel effect of such 

. lamps designated as. "~liN' rather. ragulatlon. imd:ia mitem:wblchJs 

tbali "Vlhni.tton Semce''liave a ere "categorically axcluded.(A8)" by the 

filament with 4-supports. Additionally, Department of Energy's regulatkms on three large lamp maiwfactmen use a c- National Environmental Policy Act 

11 filament with 12 supports to · · Implementing Procedmes (10 CPR fart 

characterize theirrougb service 1021) (57 FR 15122, April 24, 1992 

incandescent nfiector lamp. The (appendix A to subput D, Categorical 

Department believes that lamps labeled Exclusion A&.). ~tly., neither 

and marketed for~ or~liratton . serv:lcashould.eitb8rmeeta:d8idon 'Oln11J1D11""" '!'todltiOIBceof~ud · . m.un ~ ' s........_lmDa.ms,.,_..,Dpmt~~· 

stan:::.,C-~la~~i':!: ~lfaftlT .. SpN!ftcatloa & .. ., ..... _. perfi) n..i.. -·-'- 1 __ ~ar;.....11 '" ~ .afl.lrpTmipmPllUmmtLampa (Slalpbolnl UM)... test ........ J',aurn. ...... ~~ ~_...J' 1or~ o...mbFS,197D- .. ~·· • • ,' ·~ , ' ' , • _,J j(~ ~ ·, ~ , , I 4 • ,,• 

\ - • •I . 

an Environmental Impact Statement nor 

an Environmental Assessment is 

required for this rule. . 

I\', Regulatory Planning and Revi~ 

Today's regulatorj action has been 

determined not ta be a "significant 

regulatory iu:tlon" under Executive 

Order 1Z868, "Regulatory Planning and 

Review," (58 PR 51735, ();lobar 4, 

1993). J\a:ordingly, today's action was 

not subject to review under the 

Executive Order by the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs. 

. V~ Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Rigulatory Flexibility Act (Pub. 

L 96-345) (5 U.S.C. 601-612) requires 

that an asancy prepare an iniUal 

regulatory flexibilfty analysis and that it 

be published at the time the proposed 

rule is published. This requirement 

(which appears hi section 603) doea not 

apply if the agency "certifies that the 

rule will not, if promulgated, have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities." 

This rule affects manufactmers of 

general service .nuorescent ana 

incandescent lamps. As previously 

discussed, the rule would not have 

significant economic impact, but rather, 

would provide.common definitions and 

test methods. Therefore, the Department 

of Energy certifies that this rule, if 

promulgated, would not have a 

"significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities;'' -

VL Federalism R.aview '· .i~ :-~ :·:;. ··· 

Executive bider 12&12 (52.FR'.4-168s~ Oct. 30, 1987) requir8a that reguhitions 

orrules heJ8Viewed for any substanUal 

direct effects on States, on the . . relationship between the Federal · 

Government and. the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

respopsibilities among various levels of 

govemment. llthere are sufficient. . ... 

substantial dlnct.effects. then EXecative 

Order 1?612 reqtiires preparation Of a · 

~~antto be used bi.all " · · dedsions involved in promulpting,a.nd . 

imp_lementing a reguJation or a ral8. . ~ · 

Tb8 Depu:tmant.Of Energy has.. - \ t~~~ idantlfied a labstantial diract'eftictiliilt 

today's~ rule would haver on 

State governments. It would initially · pnempt fnconsistmt State iegulations. 

However, the Department of Energy has 

concluded that such effect is not 

sufficient to~ preparation of a , 

federalism assessment fcir the following . 

reason: the Ac:t·provk)es for subMquaat . ··.· 

Staie petitionafarexam~ 'llmS;E..; .. ~~~

dlQmJinatlon •to wluitb8r a Stat..1&W ? · ~ 

preftilsmilat be-made on a case-by-c:aie· .' · ~ 

&asJa··u.siug .criteria sat forth h1 the-.Ai:t' :· ·;ir. '"· 

When the Department of Eneru.. ' . . •. : ,: 

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receives such a petition, it will then be 

appropriate to consider preparing a 

federalism assessment consistent with 

the criteria in the Act. 

W. Public C.Omment 

A. Written Comment Procedures 

B. Public Hearing 

1. Procedures for Submitting Requests to 

Speak 

The time and place of the public · hearing are indicated at the beginning of 

this notice. The Department of Energy 

invites any person who has an interest 

Interested persons are invited to in today's proposed. rule, or w~o is a 

participate in the rulemaking by representative of a.group or cl8ss of 

submitting data, comments, or pers~ that has an interest in these 

information with respect to the definitions, to make a request for an. 

definitions set forth in this notice to the opportunity to make an oral 

address indicated at the beginning of the . presentation. Such requests should be 

notice directed to the address or telephone · . . number indicated at the beginning of 

Comments should be identified both this notice. Requests should be labeled 

on the envelope and on the documents "Definitions for Certain Fluorescent and 

as "Definitions for Certain Fluorescent Incandescent Lamps, Docket No •. EEand Incandescent Lamps, Docket No. RM-94-22o-NOPR "both on the · 

EE-RM-94-22o-NOPR." ~ght CB) copies document and on the envelope. are requested to be submitted. If The person making the request should 

possibl.e, the Departm~nt would briefly describe the interest concerned 

appreciate an electromc copy of the and state why he or she, either 

comments on a 3.5" diskette. The individually or as a representative of a 

Department is currently usin~ group or class of persona that have such 

WordPerfectTM 5.1. All submittals an interest, is.an appropriate 

received by the date specified at the spokesperson, and give a telephone 

beginning of this notice will be number where he or she may be 

considered by the Department of Energy · contacted. 

before final action is taken on the 2 C.Ond f H · proposed rule. . .. uct o eanng 

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR Th~ Department o( Energy reserves 

1004.11, any person submitting the nght to sel~ the persons to be 

information which he or she believes to heard at the heanng, to schedule the 

be confidential and exempt by law from res~ve presentations, and to 

public disclosure should submit one ~sh the procedures governing the 

complete copy of the document and conduct of the hearing. ~ length of . 

seven copies if cossible from which each presentation is limited to 15 

' li ed. be minutes. the information ev to A Department of Energy ofJicial will 

confidential has been deleted. The be designated to preside at the hearing. De~ent of ~rgy will make its own The hearing will not be a judicial or an 

detemunation with regard to the evidentiary-type hearing, but will be 

confidential sta~ of~ information conducted in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

and ~tit .according to its 533 and section 336 of the Act. At the 

detemunation. conclusion of all initial oral statements 

· Factors of interest to the Department at each day of the hearing, each penon 

of Energy when evaluating requests to who has made an oral statement will be 

treat as confidential information that given the opportunity to make a 

has been submitted include: Cl) A clarifying rebuttal statement, subject to 

description of the itetna; (2) an . time liinftations. The nbuttal statement 

indication as to whether and why such will be given in the order in which the 

items are customarily treated as initial statements were made. 

confidential within the industry; (3) Any further procedural rules needed 

whether the information is generally far the proper conduct of the hearing. known by, or available from, other ' will be announced by the p~ding 

sources; C4) wliether the information has official. · 

previously been made available to A ~pt of the hearing-will.be 

others without obligation concerning its made, and the en~ record of this 

confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the rulemak:ing, including the tramcript, 

competitive injury to the submitting ~be retained by-the Department of 

person which would result from public Energy and made availabl8 for . disclosure; (6) an indication as to wh~ tnspection at the Department of Energy 

such information might lose its Freedom of Information Reading Room 

confidential character d,ue to the u provided at the beginning of this 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosme . notice. Any person may purchase a copy 

of the information would be contruy to · of the transcript from th8 tnmscribfns 

the public interest. reporter. . . . . 

C. Issues for Public Comment 

The Deparbnent of Energy is 

interested in receiving comments and 

data concerning the accuracy and · 

workability of these definitions. Also, 

the Deparbnent of Energy welcomes 

discussion on improvements or 

alternatives to these approaches. In 

particular, the Department of Energy is 

interested in gathering comments on the 

following: 

• Color temperature ranges for 

colored fluorescent and incandescent 

lanips. · . 

• Appropriateness of the prescribed 

filaments fc;ir the rough or vibration 

service incandescent reflector lamp. 

• Applicability of the proposed 

vibration test to determine the ·rough or 

vibration service exemption for 

incandescent reflector lamps. 

List of Subjects in 10 CFR. Part _430 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Energy conservation, 

Household appliances. 

Issued in Washington, DC, August 10. 

1994~ 

Quiltine A. EniD, 

Assistant Secnitary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Enmxr. 

For the reasons set-forth in the 

preamble, part 430 of chapter n of title 

10, c.ode of Federal Regulations, is 

proposed to be amended as set forth 

below. 

PART 430-ENERGY CONSERVATION "PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER 

PRODUCTS 

1. '1be authority citation for Part 430 . 

continues to ~du follows: 

Aalhority: 42 U.S.C. 6291~309. 

2. Section 430·.2 is proposed to be 

amended by adding definitions for 

"c.olored Fluomsc:ent Lamp," "C.Olored 

Incandescent Lamp," and Rough or 

Vibration Service Exemption" in 

· alphabetical order to read as follo~: . 

1 acu DeftnltlonL 

* * *' *· * 

Colored Fluorescent Lamp means a 

lamp designed and designated with a 

CRI less than 30, as determined 

according to the method given in CIE 

. Publication 13.2 Cu incorporated by 

reference in 10 CFR 430.22) or which 

has a lamp conelated color temperature 

either below 2500°K or above 7 ,OOO"K. 

Colored Incandescent Lamp means a 

lamp designed and designated with a 

CRI less than 50, u determined 

according to the method giV811 in CIE. 

Publication 13.2 Cu incorporated by 

iafmence in 10 CFR 430.22) or which 
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has a lamp correlated color temperature 

either below 2500"K or above 7,ooo•x •. 

* * * * • 

Rough or Vibration Service 

Incandescent Reflector Lamp means 

either an incandescent lamp in which a 

C-17 or C-22 filament is mounted with 

no less than six supports·not including 

the lead wires or an incandescent lamp 

which meets the requirements of the 

vibration test in Appendix R(4.3.4) to 

Subpart B of Part 430. The ~ent 

configurations are depicted in chapter 

six of the Hluminating Engineering 

Society lighting Handbook, 8th Edition, 

New York, 1993. Additionally, these 

lamps must be designated and marketed 

specifically for rough or·vibration 

service applications. · 

* * * * *. 

3. Section 430.25, paragraph (b) is 

amended by revising the first sentenc& 

to read as follows: 

§ 430.25 Laboratory Accreditation 

Program. 

* * * * * Cb) The test procedures for general 

service fluorescent lamps, general 

service incandescent lamps, 

incandescent reflector lamps, medium 

base compact fluorescent lamps, and 

rough or vibration service incandescent 

reflector lamps as specified in Appendix 

·R to this subpart. shall be conducted by 

test laboratories accredited by NVLAP or an accrediting organization 

recognized by NVLAP. * * * 

8. Appendix R to Subpilrt B of Part 

430-Uniform Test Method for 

. Measuring Average Lamp Efficacy (LE) 

and Color·Randering Index (CRI) of 

General Service Fluorescent and 

Incandescent Lamps, Incandescent 

Reflector Lamps, and Medium Base 

Compact Fluorescent Lamps is amended 

by adding paragraphs 4.3.4, 4.3.4.1, 

4.3.4.2, 4.3.4.3, 4.3.4.4, and 4.3.4.5 to 

read as follows: 

Appendix R. to Subpart B of Part 430-

Uniform Test M,thod .for Measuring 

Average Lamp Efficacy (LE) and Color 

Rendering Index (CR.I) of Electric 

Lamps 

* * * * * 

4. Test Methods and Measurements 

* * * * * 

4.3 Incandescent Reflector Lamps 

* * * * * 

4.3.4 The following vibration test shall be 

used to determine whether an incandescent 

lamp qualifies for a rough or vibration service 

application. 

4.3.4.1 · The vibration frequency test 

consists of vibrating an illuminated lamp 

with a sinusoidal wave shape from 5 to 33 

Hz ln dlBcrete frequency intervals of 1 Hz, at 

• 

the amplitudes shown in the table below. At 

each integral frequency, the vibration shall be 

maintained ~five minutes. 

AMPLITUDES OF VIBRATION (1k TOTAL 

. ExCURSION) 

F19qU9nCy range (Hz) 

5 to 15 ·------· 0.030 :t 0.008 

16 to 25 ....... --.... -... 0.020 :t 0.004 

28 to 33 .. -·----..... D.010 :t 0.002 

4.3.4.2 The endurance test consists of a 

two hour vibration test of an illuminated 

lamp using a sinusoidal wave shape at a 

frequency of 33 HZ and an amplitude of 

0.010 :t .002 incheL 

4.3.4.3 The vibration frequency and 

endurance tests shall be performed with the 

direction of vibration along the lamp stem 

and in two directions perpendicular to the 

stem. 

4.3.4.4 A sample of five lamps shall be 

nmdomly chosen from a production lot; no 

failures are permitted. 

4.3.4.5 The test report shall list the 

testing company, date, place and test 

engineer/technician. It shall also list the 

lamp manufacturer, type of lamp, production 

date code, and pea or fall for the vibration 

frequency and endurance tests for each lamp. 

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(FR Doc. 94-23749 Filed 9-27-94; 8:45 am) 

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