PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007
121 STAT. 1567
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‘‘(9) WALK-IN COOLERS AND WALK-IN FREEZERS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of test procedures for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers: ‘‘(i) The R value shall be the 1/K factor multiplied by the thickness of the panel. ‘‘(ii) The K factor shall be based on ASTM test procedure C518–2004. ‘‘(iii) For calculating the R value for freezers, the K factor of the foam at 20°F (average foam temperature) shall be used. ‘‘(iv) For calculating the R value for coolers, the K factor of the foam at 55°F (average foam temperature) shall be used. ‘‘(B) TEST PROCEDURE.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2010, the Secretary shall establish a test procedure to measure the energy-use of walk-in coolers and walkin freezers. ‘‘(ii) COMPUTER MODELING.—The test procedure may be based on computer modeling, if the computer model or models have been verified using the results of laboratory tests on a significant sample of walkin coolers and walk-in freezers.’’. (d) LABELING.—Section 344(e) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6315(e)) is amended by inserting ‘‘walkin coolers and walk-in freezers,’’ after ‘‘commercial clothes washers,’’ each place it appears. (e) ADMINISTRATION, PENALTIES, ENFORCEMENT, AND PREEMPTION.—Section 345 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6316) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (B) through (G)’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(h) WALK-IN COOLERS AND WALK-IN FREEZERS.— ‘‘(1) COVERED TYPES.— ‘‘(A) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, section 327 shall apply to walkin coolers and walk-in freezers for which standards have been established under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 342(f) to the same extent and in the same manner as the section applies under part A on the date of enactment of this subsection. ‘‘(ii) STATE STANDARDS.—Any State standard prescribed before the date of enactment of this subsection shall not be preempted until the standards established under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 342(f) take effect. ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—In applying section 327 to equipment under subparagraph (A), paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall apply. ‘‘(2) FINAL RULE NOT TIMELY.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary does not issue a final rule for a specific type of walk-in cooler or walkin freezer within the timeframe established under paragraph (4) or (5) of section 342(f), subsections (b) and (c)
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