42 U.S.C. § 6315: Labeling

If the Secretary has prescribed test procedures under section 6314 of this title 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. 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 . 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 . requirements and directions for display of any label, 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 Secretary determines necessary to provide adequate information to purchasers, and requirements that printed matter which is displayed or distributed at the point of sale of such equipment shall disclose such information as may be required under this section to be disclosed on the label of such equipment. indicate the energy efficiency of the motor on the permanent nameplate attached to such motor; prominently display the energy efficiency of the motor in equipment catalogs and other material used to market the equipment; and include such other markings as the Secretary determines necessary solely to facilitate enforcement of the standards established for electric motors under section 6313 of this title . indicate the energy efficiency of the equipment on the permanent nameplate attached to such equipment or other nearby permanent marking; prominently display the energy efficiency of the equipment in new equipment catalogs used by the manufacturer to advertise the equipment; and include such other markings as the Secretary determines necessary solely to facilitate enforcement of the standards established for such equipment under section 6313 of this title . Before prescribing any labeling rules for a type (or class) of covered equipment, the Secretary shall consult with, and obtain the written views of, the Federal Trade Commission with respect to such rules. The Federal Trade Commission shall promptly provide such written views upon the request of the Secretary. publish proposed labeling rules in the Federal Register, and afford interested persons an opportunity (of not less than 45 days’ duration) to pre- sent oral and written data, views, and arguments on the proposed rules. A labeling rule prescribed under this section shall take effect not later than 3 months after the date of prescription of such rule, except that such rules may take effect not later than 6 months after such date of prescription if the Secretary determines that such extension is necessary to allow persons subject to such rules adequate time to come into compliance with such rules. labeling in accordance with this section is technologically and economically feasible with respect to such class; significant energy savings will likely result from such labeling; and labeling in accordance with this section is likely to assist consumers in making purchasing decisions. When requested by the Secretary, any manufacturer of industrial equipment to which a rule under this section applies shall supply at the manufacturer’s expense a reasonable number of articles of such covered equipment to any laboratory or testing facility designated by the Secretary, or permit representatives of such laboratory or facility to test such equipment at the site where it is located, for purposes of ascertaining whether the information set out on the label, or otherwise required to be disclosed, as required under this section, is accurate. Any reasonable charge levied by the laboratory or facility for such testing shall be borne by the United States, if and to the extent provided in appropriations Acts. A labeling rule under this section shall not apply to any article of covered equipment the manufacture of which was completed before the effective date of such rule. Until such time as labeling rules under this section take effect with respect to a type (or class) of covered equipment, this section shall not affect any authority of the Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act [ 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.] to require labeling with respect to energy consumption of such type (or class) of covered equipment.