(a) Determination of represented value. Manufacturers must determine represented values, which includes certified ratings, for each basic model of general service lamp in accordance with following sampling provisions.

(1) The requirements of §429.11 are applicable to general service lamps, and

(2) For general service incandescent lamps, use §429.27(a);

(3) For compact fluorescent lamps, use §429.35(a);

(4) For integrated LED lamps, use §429.56(a);

(5) For other incandescent lamps, use §429.27(a);

(6) For other fluorescent lamps, use §429.35(a); and

(7) For OLED lamps and non-integrated LED lamps, use §429.56(a).

(b) Certification reports.

(1) The requirements of §429.12 are applicable to general service lamps;

(2) Values reported in certification reports are represented values;

(3) For general service incandescent lamps, use §429.27(b);

(4) For compact fluorescent lamps, use §429.35(b);

(5) For integrated LED lamps, use §429.56(b); and

(6) For other incandescent lamps, for other fluorescent lamps, for OLED lamps and non-integrated LED lamps, pursuant to §429.12(b)(13), a certification report must include the following public product-specific information: The testing laboratory's ILAC accreditation body's identification number or other approved identification assigned by the ILAC accreditation body, initial lumen output, input power, lamp efficacy, and power factor. For non-integrated LED lamps, the certification report must also include the input voltage and current used for testing.

(c) Rounding requirements.

(1) Round input power to the nearest tenth of a watt.

(2) Round initial lumen output to three significant digits.

(3) Round lamp efficacy to the nearest tenth of a lumen per watt.

(4) Round power factor to the nearest hundredths place.

(5) Round standby mode power to the nearest tenth of a watt.

[81 FR 72503, Oct. 20, 2016]


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