### .... 

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;' be included in the. overall estimate. of conditioners pursuant to section 323 (42 placarded hazardous materials cars**~** U.S.C. 6293) of ,the Energy Policy and

. which a petition for approval must con- Conservation Act (Act) (Pub.L. 94-163).

tain. ' By notice issued May 10, 1976 (41 FR the consumer of Imowing the estimated annual operating cost for room air conM ditioners whichwouldbe developedunder FEA's proposal. Sincethis revision is purelyprocedural 19977, May 14, 1976), FEA proposed to and relates to regulations mandated by**estab~h** Part430, entitled "Energy

### c;,0I?-- statute, it is not subject to the Depart- servatlOn**Progra~** for Appliances, m ment of Transportation policy concern- Chapter 

## n of Title- 10 of the Code of

. ing the evaluation of'regulatory impact Federal Regulations. That notice proIn responding 

### to these comments 

### it is important to note thatsection 323(a) (4) (A) of the Act Imposes a duty upon tho Administrator to prescribe test prooo· dures for determlnlng the estimated nn· nual operating costs of room air condi· tioners and other covered products un· less he determines, pursuant to sections, 323(a) (6) and 323 (b),thatsuchtestpro· • cedures cannotbe "reasonably designed"
or would be "unduly burdensome to con· duct." Moreover, in section 323 (b) (2). the Act requires that one element of the estimated annual operating cost shall be
a representative average·use cycle, as ,determined by the Administrator. (41 FR 16200; April 16, 1976)

.**~osed** a Subpart.A: to !"art 430, containIn consideration of the foregoing, mg**ge~~ral** provISlons, and a**SubP~rt** C, paragraph (b) (7) (11) of Rule 2, pub-**~ontammg** proposed energy efficlency lished at page 53030 of Vol. 41, FEDERAL unprovement ta:gets. A further**~roposal** REGISTER is revised to read as follows: of Subpart C**w~~** be necessary 

### 1I!- order

, to meet the reqUIrements of sectlon 325 Rule 2 Approval procedure: Construc- (a) (1) of the Act as amended by section tion between one-third and one-nal/ 161 of the Energy Conservation and mile (1,760 to 2,640 feet) (536 to 804 ProductionAct (Pub. L. 94-385). meters) • By notice issued July 22, 1976 (41 FR

.. .. .. .. .. 31237, July 27, 1976), FEA proposed an (b)

...... (7)

..... (li) number of DOT Specification 112A and 114A tank cars transporting flammable gas subject 

### to FRA Emergency Order No.5. 

# ., .. .. .. 

# .. amendment to proposed Part 430 to add
a Subpart B which would contain the appliance test proceaures required 

### to be prescribed by section 323 of the Act. Among its provisions, the notice issued July 22 set forth proposed test -procedures for room air conditioners. A no- tice clarifying the sampling provision of Issued atWashington, D.C., onMay 10, the proposed air conditioner test proFEA has reviewed these comments, as discussed further below, and has deter· mined thatit is appropriateto include in the test procedures which are being pre· scribed at this time for room all' con· ditioners a test procedure for the deter· mlnation of estimated annual operating costs, which test procedure incorporates
a representative average·use cycle of 750 hoursperyear. 1977. cedure was issued March 24,1977 (42 FR
BRUCE M. FLOHR, Df:puty Administrator. [FR Doc.77-15420Filed 5-31-77;8:45 am)

Title la-Energy CHAPTER II-FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION PART 43G-ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR APPLIANCES Test Procedures for Room Air Conditioners AGENCY: Federal Energy Administration. ' ACTION: FinalRule. SUMMARY: This rule prescribes final testproceduresforroom airconditioners. Appliance test procedures are one element of the appliance energy efficiency program required by the Energy Policy and Conset;vation Act. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 1977. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CON- 'TACT: '
James A. Smith (Program Office), Room 307, Old Post Office Building, 12th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20461 (202) 566- 4635

.. James E. Merna (Media Relations), Room 3104, 12th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20461 (202) 566-9833. Elliott D. Light (Office of the General Counsel), Room 5116-Federal Building, 12th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20461 '(202) 566-9750 or (202) 566-9380. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. BACKGROUND The Federal Energy Administration (FEA) hereby amendsChapterIIofTitle 10, Code ofFederal Regulations, inorder, to prescribe'test**pr~edures** for room,air 16811, March 30, 1977). Today FEA is establishing Part 430 as an amendment to ChapterIIof Title 10, Code ofFederal Regulations,byprescribingfinal room air

.conditioner test procedures in Subpart B and certain associated definitions and general provisions in Subpart A of Part 430.

Both the July 22 and theMarch 24 no- tices solicited oral andwritten comments from interested persons. A public hear- 'ing on the July 22 noti::e was scheduled September 10, 1976. Because only one respondent, theAssociation ofHomeAp- pliance Manufacturers (AHAM)
, re- quested the opportunity 

### to present its views orally. the public hearing,was not held. Instead, on September 30, 1976, the AHAM representativese prsented their views 

### to FEA at a conferenceheld in the offices of FEA. A hearing originally scheduled on April 15, 1977, for the March 24 notice was held on Apr-il 14, 1977.
B. DISCUSSION OF COMMENTS (a) Representative average·use cycle. The proposed regulations contained a representative average-use cycle repl·C· senting a national average annual air conditioner use time of 750 hours. Crlt· icism of the representative average·uso cycle was directed at themeaningfulness of any average annual use figure as well
as the value of 750 hours contained in 'lihe proposed regulations. It was also noted that the proposal was unclear as to whether this was 750 hours of opern· tion time or of compressor operating t.ime.

The comments took issue with the use of a national average air conditioner us· age figure on the grounds that it would often either underestimate or overest!· mate ,the time of operation of a par· ticular all' conditioner, depending upon the geographic areainwhich itwas used. Thus, anyvalue for the estimated annual opera€ing cost of room air conditioners based on the average use fleure would be similarly inaccurate. The conclusion reached in the comments, however. wns Comments were received from both that test procedures for the estimated
consumers andindustry.Commentsfrom annual operating cost should notbe pre. consumers accounted for a majority of scribed at all. As discussed above, this is the commentsreceived. Most of thecom- not a viable alternative. No suggestions ments of consumers, however, concerned were provided with regard to how tho the content ofthe label and the manner estimated annual operatingcostmightbe in which the energy-related information otherwisedetermined. should be expressed. As will be discussed Although the average annual operat. below, suchcomments arenotrelevant

### to ing time of airconditioners is admittedly this regulation, but will be considered in an approximation and may. in some the development of'regulations pertain- cases, misstate the actual operating time ing to labels. Comments from industry of a particular unit, it is representative
were directedto thelabel as well asmore of actualuse. Sincetheestimatednnnual technical questions concerning the pro- operating cost of all air condltloners wlll posed test procedure. The major issues beratedusing thesamevalue for the an. raisedby thecomments arediscussedbe- ' nual operatingtime, consumers will hnve low. a valid basis for comparing different

1. Representative Average-Use Cycle units. The average-use figure thus effcc· and Useful In/ormation. Several com- tuates the purpose of the Act. For this ments focused criticism upon the deter- reason, it has been retained in the final mination of the representative average- regulations.

use cycle forroom airconditioners of 750 Comments were also directed at tho hours annually and upon the utility 

### to 750 ,hourfigure itself. The only data sub-

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mitted were for air conditioner usage in representative of production units. Such sampling of. production units), may New York City for 1974-1975. The data testing includes cnlorimeter testing cthe differ.
were neither fully explained nor was laboratory methodology incorporared in While the various parts of the applithere any attempt

### to showhowthe data. Appendix F). Productionunits aremon- anceprosramidentifiedabovearenotin a1fect thenational average. It shouldbe itored 

### to assure the accuracy of the eJ!ect at this**t1m~,** section 323(C} of the noted that the methodology used 

### to ar- nameplate values by manufacturers Actpro\1des: rive at the 750 nour :figure included de- using test methods which correlate with ElrecUve 90 days aftera testprocedurerule termiIlation of the average hours of air thecalorimeterprocedure. applJcable to a. covered product is prescrfbed conditioner operation in 138 cities (in-

- The industry objected to the tampling uuder this**~ection.** no nunu!acturer. dtscluding New York) weighted by popula- provision on general grounds that it tributor. retallerorprIvatelabelerma7make tion.A changeinthevalueforNewYork would severely disrupt current industry IlDj representatfon- City would not significantly change the practice by requiring that the rating of (1) inv.T1Ung (Including a representation ona.lnbel). or valueofthenationalaverage. air conditioning units be delayed unW (2) in any bro:ldcast**ndvertls~ment.** reIn the proposed regulations, the aver- afterproductionwasinitiated.Thiscould spectIng the energy' consumption of such age usage cycle was established 

### to be 750 create serIous scheduling problems in productor cootof energyconsumed by such hours. This value is adopted in the final their advertlslng and distrIbution pro- product.**uul~** suchproQucthasbeen tested regulations. The phrase "hours of com- grams. As an alternative, the industry -in a.ccordmlce w!th such test procedure and pressor operation"hasbeen added

### to the proposed that nameplate vnlues be used such repre:;entntion fairly discloses the refinal regulations to make clear that the and that'tolerances be plnced on actual sultsor suchtesting. 750 hour :figure applies 

### to compressor _wt values related t6 the nameplate In order ''to el1mlnate the problems

- operatingtime.

. value. A manufacturer, underthe indus- discussedaboveassociatedWith a general



### . <b) Usefulness to Consumers. For try approach, must" demonstrate that 

### a. sampling provision. proposed § 430.23(f) many of the reasons stated above, PEA particular production unit, when tested has 'been limited in thefinal testprocebelieves that an estimated'annual oper- in accordance wIth the testmethodology dures to testing whIch sectIon 323Cc) of ating cost for room air conditioners in", of Appendix F, would be within these the Act wouldrequirereg:m:Ung theadcorporating a.750-hour representative tolerances. vertis1ng of room air conditioners. The average-use cYcle is likely to assist con- The purpose of PEA's sampling provi- sampling- requirements which applyonly

sumers in-making purcha,<;ing decisions. sionwas 

### to assure that the values deter- forpurposes ofadvertisinghavebeen reMoreover the utility 

### to the conSumer mined by a manufacturer for measures organJzed into § 430.24(f) of. the final of 

### thiS information on appliance labels of energy consumption could be valldly test procedures. Section 430.24(f) is .is sUbject- 

### to the fUrther review of the compared wIth the values of such mens- slmllar to proposed § 430.23(f) but with FI'C. Section 324(c) (1) <A) of the Act ures given by other manufacturers. FEA severalr6'lislons. Mostnotably.themiits providesthattheestinlatedannualoper- also intended that testing of room air tested are required to be representative

-ating costs may not be included on any conditioners not be unduly burdensome o! productionunits.

### oractualproduction label if the PrC 

### "determines that such to conduct. The industry commented units. ThIs change is intended to reduce 

### disc!osure**~** 

### not likely.to assis,t.consum- "that a sampling approach did not fulfill the burden which might be caused by
ers 

### m-ma1cingpurchastng deCtStons or is

- these purposes FIrst a manufacturer requiringpost-productionratingofbasic

- noteconomically feasible," inwhich**cas~** could meet the

# PEA requirement despite models in every instance of testingpurthe FI'C."shall -require disclosure of a significant**~ar1abll1ty** in the energy con- suant 

### to section 323(c) oftheAct. Even di1ferent useful measure of energy con- sumption and cooling capacity vnlues of pre-production testing pursmtnt to sec- sumption (determined in accordance productionunitssimplybytestinga!arge tion 323Cc) mustbe calorimetric testing.**wi~** test**pro;e~~;s prescrI~ed**  under number of units. Second, application of Manufacturers arenotrequired totest Section 323)

- (EmphaslS added.) sampling 

### to production units 

### to deter- unless they choose to make representa-**Accor?in~~'** the**c~mme~t,<;** .concerning mine the rating of a particular basIc tlonsregardinga measureof. energycon-

. th-e deslI'ability of mcluding cost data. modelwouldbeburdensome. swnption identified in or based upon

on the label**(a.~** wpll as all consumer The industry comments raise serious § 430.22Cf). Itshould alsobeemphasized commentsregardingthelabel)**hav~**been questions regardingtheeffectof thepro- thatthetestproceduresprescribedtooay**~orwarded** 

### .to the**~C** for considex:ation posed sampling provision on present In- apply only totheinitialrating of a basic

m developmg**l~~eling** rules applicable dustry practice. However, the need for model. toroomrorconditioners.. representative, compa.rnble\"nlues forthe Inresponse to commentsfrom the in-

. 2. 

### Use ofnameplate values. number to various measures of energy consumption dustry certain technIcal changes have be**t~ted.** Comments were !eceived 

### re- remains pa.ra.mount. For thisreason, the alsobeenmadeinthesamplinglanguage. gar?ing the method by which the test suggestionthatnameplatevaluesbeused Speclfical1y. the mean of the sample is**y~l'lablCS)**.(energy consumption and cool- as the basis for these measures is re- required to be within 5 percent of the mg caI;'aclty) should**b~** derived. Specifi- jected. The nameplnte vnlue provIdes no estimate of. the true mean of the basic cally, It was'**sug~ested** that nameplate guarantee that itisrepresentative ofthe model population. rather than measured**valu~** for these typIcal or average performance of room 3. 

### Energy savings features. As noted pa:ameters sh?uld be used m the re- airconditioners. in the comments, the proposed regula- qUlI'ed calculations. Comments were also tlons did not prov.lde a mechanism by directe(l atthe proposedsamplingprovi- }iaving determined not. to use name- which the contribution of special design sion (section430.23(f»)

. plate values, the industrys crItlcfsms of features to reduced energy consumption

Thecommentsdirectedattheproposed

. the proposed samplingprovision stillre- couldbeevaluated. Onecommentidentisamplingprovision are closely tiM

## to the main. A large part of the dI1llculty wIth fied an optional**automati~** fan control industry suggestion that nameplate val- this provision is due 

### to its scope. Tests as such an energy saving feature and
ues for electrical input and cooling ca- procedures prescrIbed under section 323 recommended a methodology by which padtybeused todeterminethemeasures of the Act are intended 

### to be used, for the amount ofenergy saved by this feaof energy con'ffiIIlption applicable to example, for labeling under section 324, turecouldbecalculated. "' room air conditioners. As proposed, the in monitoring of the progress of manu- The automaticfan cycleis designed to sampling provision of § 430 23<f) re- facturers toward accompllshing the en- reduce energy consumption of air condi- . d t t· f ;ts .' ergy efficiency Improvement targets qUlI'e**~** me: 0**un~** takenfrom actual under section 325, and in enforcement tioners by shutting offthefan when the production. TheFEA !,ampllngprovisio?- testing under section 326. These aspects thermostat turns off the compressor. As
was**~us.**

### to- be.aoplied**~ter** room all' ofthe applianceprogramhavenot,how- with most energy saving features, the
ti c?onnd.ltiOnmg uruts were m full produc- ever, been implemented. Itis quitepossf_ automatic fan may be optiOnal with the

- user. However, unlike features on other

. Manufacturers pointed· out that the ble that the objectives of appUance test- appliances. use of the optional fan cycle nameolat.e vallles are detennined prIor ingunder each of theseparts of thepro- may be attended by effects which may to production through proc(>dures which gram, as well as the Instructions on how act to reduce the theoretical savings or include the testing of units which are a test procedure should be appUed Ce.g.,- which actually result in greater energy

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### 27898 RULES AND REGULATIONS


### consumption. In 

### particular, it is not proposed in Subpart A (41 FE 

### 19977, 41 knOwn how the cycling of the fan will FE 

### 31237). No comments were received affect theoperationtime ofthecompres- regarding these defiirltions. All defini-
sor. For example, thermostats generally tions appearing in section 321 of the Act
sense air temperature as it arrives atthe were incorporated into the regulations air conditioner.With the fan also turned by reference. Definitions of the terms off, thethermostatmaysense a tempera- "Administrator," "Btu," and "FEA" ture other than room temperature. This have been added to Subpart A for the may cycle the air conditioner on and off purpose of clarification. The definition
more frequently than would occur if 

### the of the term "basic model" for room air fan operated independently of the ther- conditioners has been changed. The promostat. Consequently, compressor run- posed definition defined basic model as nlngtimewould increase andtheamount having identical electiical and cooling of energy saved 'by cutting off the fan output ratings. FEA has determined that would be reduced. this definition was too restrictive since

Compressor running time may also in- every room air·conditionermanufactured
crease if air conditioner use patterns will possess slightly different ratings.
were changed as a result of the auto- The'new definition of basic model re- matic fan. Such a change might result qUi,res that all room air conditioners if 

### fan shut-off were to affect the distri- within a basic model have essentially bution of conditioned air in the room in identical functional physical and elecwhich the air conditioner 

### 18 installed. trical characteristics. The intent is to The user may find lower thermostat set- create basic models that contain room tings necessary to achieve the samelevel air' conditioners that perform with es- of comfort achieved onthenormal cycle; sentially identical cooling output and

The problems cited above should not energy input ratings, but may differ be read to suggest that the Agency will
, slightly due tomanufacturingtolerances. not, under any circumstances, consider Further, acceptable physical differences the energy savings of lIutomatic fan cy-' can include non-functional charactercles. However, until it is clear how these istics such as trim, color, mounting factors can be taken into account, it is method, sales model number, and.brand not possible to evaluate the value of the name.' automatic fan cycle. Manufacturers are It should be noted that some of the encouraged to submit data with regard definitions prescribed today may be apto the energy savings attributable to the plicable to test procedures for other automatic fan cycle. appliances (some of which have re-

While the final regulations do not centlv been proposed). While these defimake provision for the optional auto- nitions are final, comments to the effect matic fan control or other energy sav- that any of these definitions are inap- ingS features FEA intends to propose plicable 

### to-a particular appliance will be modifications to the final regulations evaluated to determine whether amendwhen it can be determined that a par- ment or modification is appropriate. ticular design featUre contributes to re- 3. Application 

### 0/ test procedures. As 

### duced energyconsumption andwhen this discussed previously, the final room air contribution can reasonably be quanti- conditioner test procedures prescribed fied. today must be applied before represenC. REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED
1. Test procedures. 

### The test proce- dures for room air conditioners 'prescribed today are inclUded in Subpart B an!l are substantially the same as those proposed. As 

### with the proposed procedures, testsmethods and conditions
are based upon two national standardsAmerican National Standard Z234.1- 1972, "Room Ait Conditioners," and American Society. of Heating, Refrig-( erating and, Air Conditioning Engineers Standard 16-69, "Method of Testing for RatingRoom Air Conditioners." The ap- plicable provisions'of each, of these standards is incorporated in and made a part of FEA's regulations prescribing testprocedures forroom airconditioners. For purposes of FEA's program, the in-

.,corporated provisions of the referenced standardsremain applicable aspresently written, regardless of any subsequent ,amendment of either standard by, the standard setting organizations, until further amendmentbyFEA.

2. General provisions. 

### Also prescribed today are certain general provisions and certain definitions applicable to room air conditioners which were previously tations regarding a measure of energy consumption can be made. Because the purposes and needs of the different elements of the appliance program (e.g., labeling, targets) vary, application of the standardtestmethodologyprescribed today may differ in some respects for each program element.**Instructio~s** 

### how to apply the standard test methodology will be proposed for comment as these other elements of the appliance program are developed.

.

The requirements of § 

### 430.24(f) of the final regwations apply until such time
as final labeling requirements for a par- ticular measure of energy consumption and the associated test procedure appli- cation provision are prescribed. After that time, all representations regarding
a measure of.energy consumption cov- ered by a labeling rule mustbe the same as represented onthe'label.

. D. UNIT COSTS OF ENERGY. Under section 323(b) (2) of the Act, FEA is to provide manufacturers information as to the representative average unit costs of energy. This information will soon be provided in a following issue of the FEDERAL REGISTER. In 

### consideration of the foregoing, Chapter 

## n of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth**be~** 

### low, effective July 5, 1977. (Energy Polley and Conservation Aot, pub. L. 94-163, as amended by Pub. L. 04-304: Federal Energy Administration Act ot 10'14, Pub. L. 93-275, as amended by Pub. Ii. 04- 385; E.O. 11790,39 FR 23185.)



### Issued in 

### Washington, D.C., May 

### 24, 1977. ERIC J. 

### PYax, Acting General Counsel, Federal Energy Administration. 

### Chapter II of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations is amended by establishtne Part 430, to read as follows:

. Subpart A-Genetal Provisions Sec. 430.1 Purpose lind scope. 430.2 Definitions.
, Subpart B-Test Procedures
430.21 Purpose andscope. ·430.22 Test procedures tor measures ot 

### en· ergy consumption. 430.23 Units to be tested (Reserved). 430.24 Representations regarding me[lSurcs ot energy consumption. Appendices A-E [Reserved1 Appendix F-Uniform test method for measuring the energy consumption ot room air conditioners: Subpart A-General Provisions § 430.1 Purp"ose nnd scope.



### This part establishes the regulations for theimplementation ofPartB ofTitle 

### m (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Pub. L. 

### 94- 163), as amended by Pub. L. 

### 94-386, which establishes an energy**conserva~** 

### tion program for consumer products other than automobiles. § 430.2 Definitions.



### For purposes Of this part, words shall be defined as provided for in section 321 of the Act and as follows---

"Act" means the Energy PolicY and Conservation Act (Pub. L. 

### 94-163), I\S amended by Pub. L. 

### 94-385.

"Administrator': means the**AdminiS~** 

### trator of the Federal Energy Administration.

"Btu" means ,British thermal unit, which is the quantity of heat reqUired to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.

"Basic model" means all units of a given type of covered product**manufac~** 

### tured by one manufactllrer and:

(1)

### -(5) rReserved] (6) With respect 

### to room air**condi~** 

### tioners, having essentially identical functional physical and electrical characteristics.

"FEA" means the Federal Energy**Ad~** 

### ministration.

"Room air conditioner" means an**cn~** 

### cased assembly designed as a unit for mounting in a window or through the wall for the purpose of providing delivery of conditioned air to an enclosed

FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 42, NO. 105-WE·DNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1977

### space. It includes a prime source of re- frigeration and may include a means for ventilating and heating. Subpart.B-TestProcedures § 430.21**Purpos~** andscope.**~** 

### subpart contains test proceduresrequired to be prescribed by FEA 

### pursuant to section 323 

### of the Act. 

### RULES AND REGULATIONS
subpartsuchthat,foreachsuchmeasure of energy consumption, there is 

### a probability of not less than 0.95 

### that the

mean of the sampleis within 

### ±5 percent of the estimate of the true mean of such

measures of the basic model. (2) 

### Thesam'ple sclectedforparagraph (f) (1) 

### of this section shall be comprised of units which are production units, or arerepresentative ofproductionunits, of § 430.22**Tes~** procedures for measures 

### thebasicmodelbeingtested. ofenergycOll!!umption. (3) 

### A basic model havlDg dual volt- (a)-(e) [Reserved] • age 

### ratings shall be separately tested at (f) 

### Room air conditioners.-(l) ';['he each design voltage such that the re- estimated annual. operating cost for. quirements of paragraph 

## (n (1) 

### of this



### room air**~onditioners,** 

### expressed. in dol-

. section are satisfied at each rating. lars per year, shall be detenruned by

.. multiplying the following three factors: (4) 

### Whenever 

### a rule appllcable to (i) 

### Electrical input power in kilowatts room airconditioners is

### prescribed under

as determined in accordance with 4.2 

### section 324 

### of the Act, this 

### paragraph or'Appendix F 

### to this 

### subpart, (ii) 

### The shall not apply to any 

### label covered by

• representative average-use .cycle of 750 

### such rule, and all representations of any



### hours

## .c:. f compressor**op~ratlon** 

### per yea.:, measure of energy consumption covered and (lll) 

### A representatIve average umt cost of electrical energy in dollars per by such rule shall be identical to the ·killowatt-hour as provided by the Ad- measure of.energy consumption 

### on the ministrator, the resulting product then label being rounded off to the nearest dollar APPENDIX F-UNIFORU TEsT MEnIOD FOn 

### per year. MEASOJUNG THE ENERGY CON=t>nON CP

. (2) 

### The energy efficiency ratio for RoOlot Am CONDITIONE!l5

. 

### room air 

### conditioners, expressed in 1. Test method. Tho test method for tc:;t

### Btu's per watt-hour, shall be the quo- Ingroom alr concUUoners sball con\llst ofap

### tient of: (D 

### The cooling capacity in pl1cntlon of the methods and concUtlons In 

### Btu's per hour as determined·in accord- Amerlcnn Nntlonal Stnndard CANS) Z234.1- 

### ance with 4.1 

### of Appendix F 

### to this 

### sub- 1972. "Room A1r Conditioners," rcctlons 4, 5. 

### part divided by: (ll) 

### The electrical in- 6.1, nnd 6.5. and 1nAmerlcnn SOCiety ofHeat

### put power in watts as determined in lnb. Refrigerating and A1r COndltlonlng En

### accordance with 4.2 

### of Appendix F 

### to gincers (ASHRAE) Standard 16-69, "Matbod this 

### subpart the resulting quotient then of TeSting for**~tlng** Room Air Conditioners!' 

### beingrounded offto 

### the nearest 0.1 

### Btu 2. Test condftfo7l$. Establlah tho test'con

### per watt-hour. dltlons described In.sections 4 and 5 of ANS (3) 

### The average annual energy con.: Z234.1-1972 and 1n accordanco**}~1th** ASHRAE 

### sumptionjor-room -air conditioners. ex- Standard 16-69. 

### pressed in kilowatt-hours peryear, shall 3. lI!easurcmcnts. Measuro the quantities 

### be determined by multiplying together delincnted In cectlon 5 of,ANS Z234.1-1(172. 

### the.following two factors: (i) 

### Electrical 4. Calculations. 4.1 Cnlculate the cooling 

### input power 'in kilowatts as determined' cnpaclty (e"llrcssed 1n Btulhr) 113 requlred 

### in accordance with 4.2 

### of Appendix F -In section 6.1 of ANS Z234.1-1972 and 1n ac-



### _

to this 

### subpart, and tiD 

### A representative cordnnce ,vlth ASHRAE·St:1ndard 1G-t;9.



### . average use cycle of 750 

### hours of com- 4.2. Determlno tho electrleal JWwcr input



### . pressor operation per year, the resulting' (expressed.in watts)**~** required by :;ecUon



### product then being rounded off to the 6.5 of ANS Z234.1-19.2 and In accordanco 

### nearest kilowatt-hour per year. with ASHRAE Stnndard 16-69.

_(4) 

### Other useful measures of energy (FE Doc.'17-15419 File:l**~1-77:8:45** ami 

### consumption for room air 

### conditioners shall be those measures of energy con- sumption which the AdministJ:ator determines are likely to assist consumers in making purchasing decisions and which are derived from the application of Appendix F to this 

### subpart. § 430.23 UniiS to he tested. [Reserved] § 430.24 Representations regarding

measures ofenergyconsumption. 

### (a)-(e) [Reserved] (f) 

### Room 

### 3.ir conditioners.-(l) Ex

### cept as provided in paia'graph (f) (4) of this 

### paragraph, no manufacturer, dis

### tributor, retailer, or private labeler of
room air 

### conditioners may make any. 

### representation with respect to or based upon a measure or measures of energy consumption describedin §- 430.22(f) 

### un- less. a sample of sufficient size of each basic model for which such representation is 

### made has been tested in accord-
ance· with applicable provisions of this. PART 44O-WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW·INCOME. PERSONS Establishment

### ofRegul:itlons 

### AGENCY: Federal Energy Admlnistra-

. tion. ACTION: Final 

### rule. SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Administration (FEA) 

### hereby estabUshes regulations for a program 

### ot weatherization assistance for low-income persons. These regulations setforth the

### requirements for the development and im

### plementation of a weatherIzation program to assist in achieving a healthful dwelllng environment and maximum practicable energy conservation in 

### the dwelllngs of low-income persons, particularly elderly and handicapped lo\},,- income persons, 

### 1il order both to aid 

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those persons least able to afford higher energy costs and to conserve needed en- ergy. EFFECTIVE

### DATE: May 25, 1977. 

### FOR FURTHER 

### INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary M. Bell, 

### Director, Office of WeatherizationAsslstance.Room 6443, 

### FederalEnergyAdministration.WaShington, D.C. 20461 (202-566-3091). 

### SUPPLEMENTARY Th"FORMATION:

-

A. Introduction. B. Def/nftfcms. C. Allocatfon ollunds. D. State applfcatfcms. E. l.ocaZ applfcatfcms.- F. Admfnfstratflle requirements. O. Minimum proflTam requirements. H. Allou:able e:rpenditures: 1. Labor costs. 2. InstaUation CQ6ts• 3. Costofweatherization nuteria1s. 4. Admlnlstratlve**c~ts.** L Standards lor weatherf::atfon. J. Elfgfbfe dU1cUfng units. K. AdmfnfstratfIJc reu£ew. L. Technfcal assfstance. 

### A. I:.-nODUcnoN 

### On AprU I, 1977. 

### the Federal Energy Administration published 

### a proposed rule (42 Flt 17470) 

### to establish 

### a program of weatherization assistance for low-income persons.

.

FEA 

### received 50 

### written comments on the proposed rulemaking. and 106 

### individuals testified atthe publlc hearings held by the Regional Offices during the 

### weck 

### ot AprU 18. 1977. 

### and by the Na

### tional Office onApril 25, 1977. 

### Virtually all 

### of the commenters supported the goals and concept of the proposal. but many 

### suggestions were made that re- sulted in significant changes in thefinal rule.

WIth the issuance of this final rule. 

### the Federal Energy Administration (FEA) 

### amends Chapter II 

### of Title 10. 

### Code ofFederalRegulations, toestablish
no 

### program of weatherization assistance for low-income persons pursuantto Part 

### A, 42 

### U.s.C. 6861-6872, 

### ofTitleIV

### ofthe Energy Conservation and Production Act (Act), Pub. L. 94-385, 90 

### Stat. 1125 et seq.



### Although most of the comments FEA 

### received addressed specific sections or items in the proposed rulemaking. some comments were more general. Thirteen commenters expressed the view that grants should be made directly to Community Action AgencIes (CAA's) to avoid creating a new bureaucracy. Since tbe enabling leglslation provides. with certain clearly defined exceptions. that funding for weatherization projects must be 

### administeredbythe states, FEA 

### has not incorporated this 

### suggestion in the final rulemaking.

Twelve commenters ·recommended that FEA 

### should model 

### its guidelines
more closely after 

### those developed by the Community Services Administration (CSA) for its weatherization program. However, since the·Actdelegatesrespon- &Ibility for Implementing the legislation. which is 

### markedly different inmany re- spects from CSA's authorizing legislaFEDERAt REGISTER, VOL. 42, NO. lOS-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1977