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42 U.S.C. § 6314 — Purposes and coverage
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**(a) Congressional statement of purpose** It is the purpose of this part to improve the efficiency of electric motors and pumps and certain other industrial equipment in order to conserve the energy resources of the Nation.
**(b) Inclusion of industrial equipment as covered equipment** The Secretary may, by rule, include a type of industrial equipment as covered equipment if he determines that to do so is necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
**(c) Inclusion of component parts of consumer products as industrial equipment** The Secretary may, by rule, include as industrial equipment articles which are component parts of consumer products, if he determines that—
(1) such articles are, to a significant extent, distributed in commerce other than as component parts for consumer products; and
(2) such articles meet the requirements of [section 6311(2)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6311/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim) (other than clauses (ii) and (iii)).
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**(a) Congressional statement of purpose** It is the purpose of this part to improve the efficiency of electric motors and pumps and certain other industrial equipment in order to conserve the energy resources of the Nation.
**(b) Inclusion of industrial equipment as covered equipment** The Secretary may, by rule, include a type of industrial equipment as covered equipment if he determines that to do so is necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
**(c) Inclusion of component parts of consumer products as industrial equipment** The Secretary may, by rule, include as industrial equipment articles which are component parts of consumer products, if he determines that—
(1) such articles are, to a significant extent, distributed in commerce other than as component parts for consumer products; and
(2) such articles meet the requirements of [section 6311(2)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6311/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim) (other than clauses (ii) and (iii)).
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For purposes of this part—
(1) The term “covered equipment” means one of the following types of industrial equipment:
(A) Electric motors and pumps.
(B) Small commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
(C) Large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
(D) Very large commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
(E) Commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers.
(F) Automatic commercial ice makers.
(G) Walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers.
(H) Commercial clothes washers.
(I) Packaged terminal air-conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps.
(J) Warm air furnaces and packaged boilers.
(K) Storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks.
(L) Any other type of industrial equipment which the Secretary classifies as covered equipment under [section 6312(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6312/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2)
(A) The term “industrial equipment” means any article of equipment referred to in subparagraph (B) of a type—
(i) which in operation consumes, or is designed to consume, energy;
(ii) which, to any significant extent, is distributed in commerce for industrial or commercial use; and
(iii) which is not a “covered product” as defined in [section 6291(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6291/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), other than a component of a covered product with respect to which there is in effect a determination under [section 6312(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6312/c&num=0&edition=prelim);
without regard to whether
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**(a) Prescription by Secretary** If the Secretary has prescribed test procedures under [section 6314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6314&num=0&edition=prelim) for any class of covered equipment, he shall prescribe a labeling rule applicable to such class of covered equipment in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
**(b) Disclosure of energy efficiency of articles of covered equipment** A labeling rule prescribed in accordance with this section shall require that each article of covered equipment which is in the type (or class) of industrial equipment to which such rule applies, discloses by label, the energy efficiency of such article, determined in accordance with test procedures under [section 6314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6314&num=0&edition=prelim). Such rule may also require that such disclosure include the estimated operating costs and energy use, determined in accordance with test procedures under [section 6314 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6314&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Inclusion of requirements** A rule prescribed in accordance with this section shall include such requirements as the Secretary determines are likely to assist purchasers in making purchasing decisions, including—
(1) requirements and directions for display of any label,
(2) requirements for including on any label, or separately attaching to, or shipping with, the covered equipment, such additional information relating to energy efficiency, energy use, and other measures of energy consumption, including instructions for the maintenance, use, or repair of the covered equipment, as the Se
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
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1 So in original. No subpar. (B) has been enacted.
Subsec. (a)(7)(A) to (C). Pub. L. 110–140, § 314(b)(4)(B),
substituted ‘‘For equipment manufactured on or after
January 1, 2010, the’’ for ‘‘The’’.
Subsec. (a)(7)(D). Pub. L. 110–140, § 314(b)(4)(C), added
subpar. (D).
Subsec. (a)(8), (9). Pub. L. 110–140, § 314(b)(3), inserted
‘‘(other than single package vertical air conditioners
and single package vertical heat pumps)’’ after ‘‘heat-
ing equipment’’ in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 110–140, § 314(b)(5), added par.
(10).
Subsec. (b)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 110–140, § 313(b)(1), added
par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3)
and (4), respectively.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–140, § 312(b), added subsec. (f).
2005—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–58, § 136(b)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘Small, large, and very large’’ for ‘‘Small and
large’’ in heading.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 109–58, § 136(b)(2), inserted ‘‘but
before January 1, 2010,’’ after ‘‘January 1, 1994,’’ in in-
troductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–58, § 136(b)(3), inserted ‘‘but
before January 1, 2010,’’ after ‘‘January 1, 1995,’’ in in-
troductory provisions.
Subsec. (a)(6)(A). Pub. L. 109–58, § 136(b)(4)(A), des-
ignated existing provisions as cl. (i), substituted ‘‘Janu-
ary 1, 2010’’ for ‘‘October 24, 1992’’, inserted ‘‘and very
large commercial package air conditioning and heating
equipment, or if ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1, as in ef-
fect on October 24, 1992, is amended with respect to
any’’ after ‘‘large commercial package air conditioning
and heating equipment,’’, and added cl. (ii).
Subsec. (a)(6)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 109–58, § 136(b)(4)(B), in-
serted ‘‘and very large commercial package air condi-
tio
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