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PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 2833 '*id) The Secretary shall, within six months after the date on which energy conservation standards are prescribed by the Secretary for hif^-intensity dischai^e lamps and distribution transformers pursuant to subsection CB)(2) and small electric motors pursuant to subsection (b)(2), prescribe labeling requirements for such lamps, transformers, and small electric motors. "(e) Beginning on the date which occurs six months after the date on wiuch a labeling rule is prescribed for a product under subsection (d), each manufacturer of a product to which such a rule applies shall provide a label which meets, and is displayed in accordance with, the requirements of such rule. "(fKD After the date on which a maniifacturer must provide a label for a product pursuant to subsection (e)— "(A) each such product shall be considered, for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 332(a), a new covered product to which a rule under section 324 applies; and "(B) it shall be imlawful for any maniifacturer or private labeler to distribute in commerce any new product for which an energy conservation standard is prescribea under subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) which is not in conformity with the applicable energy conservation standard. "(2) For purposes of section 333(a), paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be considered to be a part of section 332.". (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. — The table of contents of such Act is amended by striking out the item for section 346 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: "Sec. 346. Energy conservation standards for high-intensity discharge lamps, distribution transformers, and small elecmc motors.". (c) STUDY OF UTILITY DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS. —The Sec- 42 USC 63i7. retary shall evaluate the practicability, cost-effectiveness, and potential enerepr savings of replacing, or upgrading components of, existing utility distribution transformers during routine maintenance and, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, report the findings of such evaluation to the Congress with recommendations on how such energy savings, if any, could be achieved. SEC. 126. ENERGY EFFICIENCY INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL 42 USC 6292 OFFICE EQUIPMENT. note. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary shall, after consulting with the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association and other interested organizations, provide financial and technical assistance to support a volimtary national testing and information program for those types of commercial office equipment that are widely used and for which there is a potential for significant energy savings as a result of such program. (2) Such program shall— (A) consistent with the objectives of paragraph (1), determine the commercial office equipment to be covered under such program; (B) include specifications for testing procedures that will enable purchasers of such commercial ofnce equipment to make more informed decisions about the energy efficiency and costs of alternative products; and (C) include information, which may be disseminated through catalogs, trade publications, labels, or other mecha- 59-194 O—93 4:QL3(Pt. 4)