National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988
PL 100-357 (S.2167), enacted 06/28/1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-357—JUNE 28, 1988 
102 STAT. 671 
Public Law 100-357 
100th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for Federal energy 
conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be referred to as the "National Appliance Energy 
Ck)nservation Amendments of 1988". 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMP BALLASTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—(1) Section 321(a) of the Energy Policy and Con-
servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(a)) is amended by adding the following 
new paragraph at the end: 
"(29)(A) The term 'fluorescent lamp ballast' means a device 
which is used to start and operate fluorescent lamps by provid-
ing a starting voltage and current and limiting the current 
during normal operation. 
"(B) The term 'ANSI standard' means a standard developed 
by a committee accredited by the American National Standards 
Institute. 
"(C) The term 'ballast efficacy factor' means the relative light 
output divided by the power input of a fluorescent lamp ballast, 
as measured under test conditions specified in ANSI standard 
C82.2-1984, or as may be prescribed by the Secretary. 
"(D)(i) The term T40T12 lamp' means a nominal 40 watt 
tubular fluorescent lamp which is 48 inches in length and one-
and-a-half inches in diameter, and conforms to ANSI standard 
C78.1-1978(R1984). 
"(ii) The term 'F96T12 lamp' means a nominal 75 watt tubu-
lar fluorescent lamp which is 96 inches in length and one-
and-a-half inches in diameter, and conforms to ANSI standard 
C78.3-1978(R1984). 
"(iii) The term 'F96T12HO lamp' means a nominal 110 watt 
tubular fluorescent lamp which is 96 inches in length and one-
and-a-half inches in diameter, and conforms to ANSI standard 
C78.1-1978(R1984). 
"(E) The term 'input current' means the root-mean-square 
(RMS) current in amperes delivered to a fluorescent lamp 
ballast. 
"(F) The term 'luminaire' means a complete lighting unit 
consisting of a fluorescent lamp or lamps, together with parts 
designed to distribute the light, to position and protect such 
lamps, and to connect such lamps to the power supply through 
the ballast. 
"(G) The term 'ballast input voltage' means the rated input 
voltage of a fluorescent lamp ballast. 
"(H) The term 'nominal lamp watts' means the wattage at 
which a fluorescent lamp is designed to operate. 
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"(I) The term 'power factor' means the power input divided by 
the product of ballast input voltage and input current of a 
fluorescent 
lamp ballast, as measured under test conditions 
specified in ANSI standard C82.2-1984, or as may be prescribed 
by the Secretary. 
"(J) The term 'power input' means the power consumption in 
watts of a ballast and fluorescent lamp or lamps, as determined 
in accordance with the test procedures specified in ANSI stand-
ard C82.2-1984, or as may be prescribed by the Secretary. 
"(K) The term 'relative light output' means the light output 
delivered through the use of a ballast divided by the light 
output delivered through the use of a reference ballast, ex-
pressed as a percent, as determined in accordance with the test 
procedures specified in ANSI standard C82.2-1984, or as may be 
prescribed by the Secretary. 
"(L) The term 'residential building' means a structure or 
portion of a structure which provides facilities or shelter for 
human residency, except that such term does not include any 
multifamily residential structure of more than three stories 
above grade.". 
Commerce and 
(2) Section 321(aXl) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(a)(1)) is amended by 
trade. 
inserting the following before the period at the end thereof: ", except 
that such term includes fluorescent lamp ballasts distributed in 
commerce for personal or commercial use or consumption.". 
(3) Section 321(aX6XB) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(aX6)(B)) is 
amended by striking out "(13)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(14)". 
(b) COVERAGE.—Section 322(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following: 
"(13) Fluorescent lamp ballasts.". 
(c) TEST PROCEDURES.—Section 323(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
6293(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"(5) With respect to fluorescent lamp ballasts manufactured on or 
after January 1, 1990, and to which standards are applicable under 
section 325, the Secretary shall prescribe test procedures that are in 
accord with ANSI standard C82.2-1984 or other test procedures 
determined appropriate by the Secretary.". 
(d) LABEUNG.—Section 324 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6294) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking out "(2) The" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"(2)(A) The"; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
"(B) The Commission shall prescribe labeling rules under this 
section applicable to the covered product specified in paragraph (13) 
of section 322(a) and to which standards are applicable under section 
325. Such rules shall provide that the labeling of any fluorescent 
lamp ballast manufactured on or after January 1, 1990, will indicate 
conspicuously, in a manner prescribed by the Commission under 
subsection (b) by July 1, 1989, a capital letter 'E' printed within a 
circle on the ballast and on the packaging of the ballast or of the 
luminaire into which the ballast has been incorporated.". 
(2) by striking out "(13)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(14)" in 
subsection (aX3) and in paragraphs (IXB), (3), and (5) of subsec-
tion (b); and 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following; 
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"(7) Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of this subsection shall not 
apply to the covered product specified in pareigraph (13) of section 
322.". 
(e) STANDARDS.—(1) Subsection (g) of section 325 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 6295(g)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting "; FLUORESCENT LAMP BALLASTS;" after 
"DRYERS" in the heading; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
"(5) Except as provided in paragraph (6), each fluorescent lamp 
ballast— 
"(A)(i) manufactured on or after January 1,1990; 
"(ii) sold by the manufacturer on or after April 1, 1990; or 
"(iii) incorporated into a luminaire by a luminaire manufac-
turer on or after April 1,1991; and 
"(B) designed— 
"(i) to operate at nominal input voltages of 120 or 277 
volts; 
"(ii) to operate with an input current frequency of 60 
Hertz; and 
"(iii) for use in connection with an F40T12, F96T12, or 
F96T12HO lamps; 
shall have a power factor of 0.90 or greater and shall have a ballast 
efficacy factor not less than the following: 
Ballast 
Total 
Ballast 
Application for Operation of 
Input 
Nominal 
Efficacy 
Voltage 
Lamp Watts 
Factor 
one F40T12 lamp 
120 
40 
1.805 
277 
40 
1.805 
two F40T12 lamps 
120 
80 
1.060 
277 
80 
1.050 
two F96T12 lamps 
120 
150 
0.570 
277 
150 
0.570 
two F96T12HO lamps 
120 
220 
0.390 
277 
220 
0.390 
"(6) The standards described in paragraph (5) do not apply to (A) a 
ballast which is designed for dimming or for use in ambient 
temperatures of 0° F or less, or (B) a ballast which has a power 
factor of less than 0.90 and is designed for use only in residential 
building applications. 
"(7)(A) The Secretary shall publish a final rule no later than 
January 1, 1992, to determine if the standards established under 
paragraph (5) should be amended, including whether such standards 
should be amended so that they would be applicable to ballasts 
described in paragraph (6) and other fluorescent lamp ballasts. Such 
rule shall contain such amendment, if any, and provide that the 
amendment shall apply to products manufactured on or after Janu-
ary 1,1995. 
"(B) After January 1,1992, the Secretary shall publish a final rule 
no later than five years after the date of publication of a previous 
final rule. The Secretary shall determine in such rule whether to 
amend the standards in effect for fluorescent lamp ballasts, includ-
ing whether such standards should be amended so that they would 
be applicable to additional fluorescent lamp ballasts. 
"(C) Any amendment prescribed under subparagraph (B) shall 
apply to products manufactured after a date which is five years 
dPter— 
"(i) the effective date of the previous amendment; or 
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"(ii) if the previous final rule did not amend the standards, 
the earliest date by which a previous amendment could have 
been effective; 
except that in no case may any amended standard apply to products 
manufactured within three years after publication of the final rule 
establishing such amended standard.". 
(2) Subsection (i) of section 325 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)) is 
amended by striking out "(13)" in paragraphs (1) and (2) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "(14)". 
(3) Subsection (eXl)(C) of section 325 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
6295(eXlXC)) is amended by inserting "Volume" after "Rated 
Storage". 
(4) Section 325 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (jXB)— 
(i) by inserting "fluorescent lamp ballasts," after "clothes 
dryers,"; and 
(ii) by striking out "hearing" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"heating"; and 
(B) in subsection (k)— 
(i) by inserting "and in paragraph (13)" after "(11)" in 
paragraph (1); and 
(ii) by inserting "fluorescent 
lamp ballasts," 
after 
"clothes dryers," in paragraph (3XB). 
(f) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—(1) Section 327(bXl) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 6297(bXl)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ", or in the case of any portion of any 
regulation which establishes requirements for fluorescent lamp bal-
lasts, was prescribed or enacted before the date of the enactment of 
the National Appliance Energy Clonservation Amendments of 1988". 
(2) Section 327(bX4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6297(bX4)) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ", or is a 
regulation (or portion thereof) regulating fluorescent lamp ballasts 
other than those to which paragraph (5) of section 325(g) is 
applicable". 
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(3) Section 327(cXl) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 6297(cXl)) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ", except State and local 
that a State regulation (or portion thereof) regulating fluorescent governments, 
lamp ballasts other than those to which paragraph (5) of section 
325(g) is applicable shall be effective only until the effective date of a 
standard that is prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (7) of 
such section and is applicable to such ballasts". 
Approved June 28, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2167 (H.R. 4158): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-685 accompanying H.R. 4158 (Comm. on Energy and 
Commerce). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-345 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): 
May 19, considered and passed Senate. 
June 13, H.R. 4158 considered and passed House; proceedings vacated and 
S. 2167 passed in lieu.