Source: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/6314?quicktabs_8=2
Timestamp: 2013-12-11 09:36:20
Document Index: 423195977

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 6314', '§ 6314', '§ 6314', '§ 343', '§ 441', '§ 5115', '§ 122', '§ 136', '§ 302', '§ 302', '§ 312', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 136', '§ 122', '§ 122', '§ 122', '§ 122', '§ 63142012112', '§ 63142012112']

42 USC § 6314 - Test procedures | Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code | LII / Legal Information Institute
USC › Title 42 › Chapter 77 › Subchapter III › Part A-1 › § 6314	prevnext
42 USC § 6314 - Test procedures
Prescription by Secretary; requirements (1)
Test procedures.— (A)
Amendment.—At least once every 7 years, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of each class of covered equipment and—
With respect to small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, packaged terminal air conditioners, packaged terminal heat pumps, warm-air furnaces, packaged boilers, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks to which standards are applicable under section 6313 of this title, the test procedures shall be those generally accepted industry testing procedures or rating procedures developed or recognized by the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute or by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, as referenced in ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 and in effect on June 30, 1992.
If the Secretary prescribes a rule containing such a determination, the rule may establish an amended test procedure for such product that meets the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. In establishing any amended test procedure under this subparagraph or subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall follow the procedures and meet the requirements specified in section 6293
If the Secretary prescribes a rule containing such a determination, the rule may establish amended test procedures for such electric motors that meets the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. In establishing any amended test procedure under this subparagraph or subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall follow the procedures and meet the requirements specified in section 6293
In the case of commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, the test procedures shall be—
In the case of self-contained refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers to which standards are applicable under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 6313
(c) of this title, the initial test procedures shall be the ASHRAE 117 test procedure that is in effect on January 1, 2005.
In the case of commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers with doors covered by the standards adopted in February 2002, by the California Energy Commission, the rating temperatures shall be the integrated average temperature of 38 degrees F ( 2 degrees F) for refrigerator compartments and 0 degrees F ( 2 degrees F) for freezer compartments.
The Secretary shall issue a rule in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) to establish the appropriate rating temperatures for the other products for which standards will be established under section 6313
In establishing the appropriate test temperatures under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall follow the procedures and meet the requirements under section 6293
If a test procedure other than the ASHRAE 117 test procedure is approved by the American National Standards Institute, the Secretary shall, by rule—
If a new test procedure is adopted under clause (i)—
(e) of this title shall apply; and
In the case of automatic commercial ice makers, the test procedures shall be the test procedures specified in Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute Standard 810–2003, as in effect on January 1, 2005.
If Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute Standard 810–2003 is amended, the Secretary shall amend the test procedures established in subparagraph (A) as necessary to be consistent with the amended Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute Standard, unless the Secretary determines, by rule, published in the Federal Register and supported by clear and convincing evidence, that to do so would not meet the requirements for test procedures under paragraphs (2) and (3).
The Secretary shall comply with section 6293
(e) of this title in establishing any amended test procedure under this paragraph.
With respect to commercial clothes washers, the test procedures shall be the same as the test procedures established by the Secretary for residential clothes washers under section 6295
Walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.— (A)
In general.— For the purpose of test procedures for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers:
Test procedure.— (i)
In general.— Not later than January 1, 2010, the Secretary shall establish a test procedure to measure the energy-use of walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.
Computer modeling.— The test procedure may be based on computer modeling, if the computer model or models have been verified using the results of laboratory tests on a significant sample of walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.
Publication in Federal Register; presentment of oral and written data, views, and arguments by interested persons Before prescribing any final test procedures under this section, the Secretary shall—
Prohibited representations (1)
Effective 180 days (or, in the case of small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, automatic commercial ice makers, commercial clothes washers, packaged terminal air conditioners, packaged terminal heat pumps, warm-air furnaces, packaged boilers, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks, 360 days) after a test procedure rule applicable to any covered equipment is prescribed under this section, no manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler may make any representation—
Assistance by National Institute of Standards and Technology The Secretary may direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to provide such assistance as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out his responsibilities under this part, including the development of test procedures.
(Pub. L. 94–163, title III, § 343, as added Pub. L. 95–619, title IV, § 441(a),Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3270; amended Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5115(c),Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 102–486, title I, § 122(b), (f)(2),Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2808, 2817; Pub. L. 109–58, title I, § 136(f),Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 641; Pub. L. 110–140, title III, §§ 302(b), 312(c),Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1552, 1566.)
2007—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–140, § 302(b), inserted subsec. heading, added par. (1), and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “The Secretary may conduct an evaluation of a class of covered equipment and may prescribe test procedures for such class in accordance with the provisions of this section.”
Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 110–140, § 312(c), added par. (9).
2005—Subsec. (a)(4)(A), (B). Pub. L. 109–58, § 136(f)(1)(A), inserted “very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment,” after “large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment,”.
Subsec. (a)(6) to (8). Pub. L. 109–58, § 136(f)(1)(B), added pars. (6) to (8).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 109–58, § 136(f)(2), inserted “very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers, automatic commercial ice makers, commercial clothes washers,” after “large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment,” in introductory provisions.
1992—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–486, § 122(b)(1)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “If the Secretary has conducted an evaluation of a class of covered equipment under section 6313 of this title, he may prescribe test procedures for such class in accordance with the following provisions of this section.”
Subsec. (a)(4), (5). Pub. L. 102–486, § 122(b)(1)(B), added pars. (4) and (5).
Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 102–486, § 122(f)(2), redesignatedsubsec. (d), relating to reevaluations, as (c).
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 102–486, § 122(b)(2), inserted “(or, in the case of small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment, packaged terminal air conditioners, packaged terminal heat pumps, warm-air furnaces, packaged boilers, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks, 360 days)” after “180 days”.
1988—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–418substituted “National Institute of Standards and Technology” for “National Bureau of Standards”.
42 USCDescription of ChangeSession YearPublic LawStatutes at Large § 63142012112-210 [Sec.] 10(c)(2)126 Stat. 1525 § 63142012112-210 [Sec.] 10(a)(2)126 Stat. 1522 This is a list of parts within the Code of Federal Regulations for which this US Code section provides rulemaking authority.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.10 CFR - Title 10—Energy10 CFR 431 - ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT