10 C.F.R. § 429.48

Illuminated exit signs.

Last amended: 2017Year: 2026Length: 222 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 10 C.F.R. § 429.48 (2026)

(a) Sampling plan for selection of units for testing. (1) The requirements of § 429.11 are applicable to illuminated exit signs; and (2) For each basic model of illuminated exit sign selected for testing, a sample of sufficient size shall be randomly selected and tested to ensure that— (i) Any represented value of input power demand or other measure of energy consumption of a basic model for which consumers would favor lower values shall be greater than or equal to the higher of: (A) The mean of the sample, where: Or, (B) The upper 95 percent confidence limit (UCL) of the true mean divided by 1.10, where: and (ii) Any represented value of the energy efficiency or other measure of energy consumption of a basic model for which consumers would favor higher values shall be less than or equal to the lower of: (A) The mean of the sample, where: Or, (B) The lower 95 percent confidence limit (LCL) of the true mean divided by 0.90, where: (b) Certification reports. (1) The requirements of § 429.12 are applicable to illuminated exit signs; and (2) Pursuant to § 429.12(b)(13), a certification report shall include the following public product-specific information: The input power demand in watts (W) and the number of faces. [76 FR 12451, Mar. 7, 2011; 76 FR 24778, May 2, 2011]
Cross-references to the CFR
429.11429.12
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