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[CITE: 42USC6311]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                     CHAPTER 77--ENERGY CONSERVATION
 
               SUBCHAPTER III--IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 
                 Part A-1--Certain Industrial Equipment
 
Sec. 6311. Definitions

    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) Packaged terminal air-conditioners and packaged terminal 
        heat pumps.
            (E) Warm air furnaces and packaged boilers.
            (F) Storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and 
        unfired hot water storage tanks.
            (G) Any other type of industrial equipment which the 
        Secretary classifies as covered equipment under section 6312(b) 
        of this title.

        (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, 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;

    without regard to whether such article is in fact distributed in 
    commerce for industrial or commercial use.
        (B) The types of equipment referred to in this subparagraph (in 
    addition to electric motors and pumps, small and 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) are as follows:
            (i) compressors;
            (ii) fans;
            (iii) blowers;
            (iv) refrigeration equipment;
            (v) electric lights;
            (vi) electrolytic equipment;
            (vii) electric arc equipment;
            (viii) steam boilers;
            (ix) ovens;
            (x) kilns;
            (xi) evaporators; and
            (xii) dryers.

        (3) The term ``energy efficiency'' means the ratio of the useful 
    output of services from an article of industrial equipment to the 
    energy use by such article, determined in accordance with test 
    procedures under section 6314 of this title.
        (4) The term ``energy use'' means the quantity of energy 
    directly consumed by an article of industrial equipment at the point 
    of use, determined in accordance with test procedures established 
    under section 6314 of this title.
        (5) The term ``manufacturer'' means any person who manufactures 
    industrial equipment.
        (6) The term ``label'' may include any printed matter determined 
    appropriate by the Secretary.
        (7) The terms ``energy'', ``manufacture'', ``import'', 
    ``importation'', ``consumer product'', ``distribute in commerce'', 
    ``distribution in commerce'', and ``commerce'' have the same meaning 
    as is given such terms in section 6291 of this title.
        (8) The term ``small commercial package air conditioning and 
    heating equipment'' means air-cooled, water-cooled, evaporatively-
    cooled, or water source (not including ground water source) 
    electrically operated, unitary central air conditioners and central 
    air conditioning heat pumps for commercial application which are 
    rated below 135,000 Btu per hour (cooling capacity).
        (9) The term ``large commercial package air conditioning and 
    heating equipment'' means air-cooled, water-cooled, evaporatively-
    cooled, or water source (not including ground water source) 
    electrically operated, unitary central air conditioners and central 
    air conditioning heat pumps for commercial application which are 
    rated at or above 135,000 Btu per hour and below 240,000 Btu per 
    hour (cooling capacity).
        (10)(A) The term ``packaged terminal air conditioner'' means a 
    wall sleeve and a separate unencased combination of heating and 
    cooling assemblies specified by the builder and intended for 
    mounting through the wall. It includes a prime source of 
    refrigeration, separable outdoor louvers, forced ventilation, and 
    heating availability by builder's choice of hot water, steam, or 
    electricity.
        (B) The term ``packaged terminal heat pump'' means a packaged 
    terminal air conditioner that utilizes reverse cycle refrigeration 
    as its prime heat source and should have supplementary heat source 
    available to builders with the choice of hot water, steam, or 
    electric resistant heat.
        (11)(A) The term ``warm air furnace'' means a self-contained 
    oil- or gas-fired furnace designed to supply heated air through 
    ducts to spaces that require it and includes combination warm air 
    furnace/electric air conditioning units but does not include unit 
    heaters and duct furnaces.
        (B) The term ``packaged boiler'' means a boiler that is shipped 
    complete with heating equipment, mechanical draft equipment, and 
    automatic controls; usually shipped in one or more sections.
        (12)(A) The term ``storage water heater'' means a water heater 
    that heats and stores water within the appliance at a 
    thermostatically controlled temperature for delivery on demand. Such 
    term does not include units with an input rating of 4000 Btu per 
    hour or more per gallon of stored water.
        (B) The term ``instantaneous water heater'' means a water heater 
    that has an input rating of at least 4000 Btu per hour per gallon of 
    stored water.
        (C) The term ``unfired hot water storage tank'' means a tank 
    used to store water that is heated externally.
        (13)(A) The term ``electric motor'' means any motor which is a 
    general purpose T-frame, single-speed, foot-mounting, polyphase 
    squirrel-cage induction motor of the National Electrical 
    Manufacturers Association, Design A and B, continuous rated, 
    operating on 230/460 volts and constant 60 Hertz line power as 
    defined in NEMA Standards Publication MG1-1987.
        (B) The term ``definite purpose motor'' means any motor designed 
    in standard ratings with standard operating characteristics or 
    standard mechanical construction for use under service conditions 
    other than usual or for use on a particular type of application and 
    which cannot be used in most general purpose applications.
        (C) The term ``special purpose motor'' means any motor, other 
    than a general purpose motor or definite purpose motor, which has 
    special operating characteristics or special mechanical 
    construction, or both, designed for a particular application.
        (D) The term ``open motor'' means a motor having ventilating 
    openings which permit passage of external cooling air over and 
    around the windings of the machine.
        (E) The term ``enclosed motor'' means a motor so enclosed as to 
    prevent the free exchange of air between the inside and outside of 
    the case but not sufficiently enclosed to be termed airtight.
        (F) The term ``small electric motor'' means a NEMA general 
    purpose alternating current single-speed induction motor, built in a 
    two-digit frame number series in accordance with NEMA Standards 
    Publication MG1-1987.
        (G) The term ``efficiency'' when used with respect to an 
    electric motor means the ratio of an electric motor's useful power 
    output to its total power input, expressed in percentage.
        (H) The term ``nominal full load efficiency'' means the average 
    efficiency of a population of motors of duplicate design as 
    determined in accordance with NEMA Standards Publication MG1-1987.
        (14) The term ``ASHRAE'' means the American Society of Heating, 
    Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers.
        (15) The term ``IES'' means the Illuminating Engineering Society 
    of North America.
        (16) The term ``NEMA'' means the National Electrical 
    Manufacturers Association.
        (17) The term ``IEEE'' means the Institute of Electrical and 
    Electronics Engineers.
        (18) The term ``energy conservation standard'' means--
            (A) a performance standard that prescribes a minimum level 
        of energy efficiency or a maximum quantity of energy use for a 
        product; or
            (B) a design requirement for a product.

(Pub. L. 94-163, title III, Sec. 340, as added Pub. L. 95-619, title IV, 
Sec. 441(a), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3267; amended Pub. L. 102-486, title 
I, Sec. 122(a), (f)(1), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2806, 2817.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Par. (1)(B) to (G). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 122(a)(1), added 
subpars. (B) to (F) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (G).
    Par. (2)(B). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 122(a)(2), in introductory 
provisions, substituted ``pumps, small and 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)'' for ``pumps)'', redesignated cls. (vi) to (x) and 
(xii) to (xiv) as cls. (v) to (ix) and (x) to (xii), respectively, and 
struck out former cls. (v) and (xi) which read ``air conditioning 
equipment;'' and ``furnaces;'', respectively.
    Par. (3). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 122(f)(1), substituted ``(3) The'' 
for ``(3) the''.
    Pars. (8) to (18). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 122(a)(3), added pars. (8) 
to (18).

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 6312, 6316, 6317 of this 
title.
