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Ref : EIC 111/2

14 November 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 701/2011

US : Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

The US Department of Energy (DoE) issued in the Federal Register (FR) of 14 November 2011 a final rule to adopt new and amended federal energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts. It has determined that the new and amended energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified. The final rule will be effective from 13 January 2012. Compliance with the new and amended standards established for fluorescent lamp ballasts is required as of 14 November 2014. The FR notice is available at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-14/pdf/2011-28451.pdf. 

DETAILS

2.The new and amended energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts will be applied to the following product class:

  • Instant start and rapid start ballasts (not classified as residential) that are designed to operate 4-foot medium bipin lamps, 2-foot U-shaped lamps, and 8-foot slimline lamps;
     

  • Programmed start ballasts (not classified as residential) that are designed to operate 4-foot medium bipin lamps, 2-foot U-shaped lamps, 4-foot miniature bipin standard output lamps, and 4-foot miniature bipin high output lamps;
     

  • Instant start and rapid start ballasts (not classified as sign ballasts) that are designed to operate 8-foot high output lamps;
     

  • Programmed start ballasts (not classified as sign ballasts) that are designed to operate 8-foot high output lamps;
     

  • Sign ballasts that operate 8-foot high output lamps;
     

  • Instant start and rapid start residential ballasts that operate 4-foot medium bipin lamps, 2-foot U-shaped lamps and 8-foot slimline lamps; and 
     

  • Programmed start residential ballasts that are designed to operate 4-foot medium bipin lamps and 2-foot U-shaped lamps.

ENQUIRIES

3.For enquiries concerning this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5403.

Yours faithfully,




(Ms Cindy CHENG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry