FTC Amends EnergyGuide Label Requirements for Several Appliances
The Federal Trade Commission is amending its regulations on EnergyGuide labeling requirements for refrigerators, ceiling fans, central air conditioners and water heaters, in a final rule (here). The agency will also begin requiring that manufacturers submit links to an online version of a product’s EnergyGuide label to a central FTC database before distributing that product in the U.S., it said. Changes take effect June 12, 2017, except for some changes for ceiling fans that take effect Sept. 17, 2018.
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(Federal Register 09/15/16)