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CFR /  Title 10  /  Part 429  /  Sec. 429.52 Refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines.

(a) Sampling plan for selection of units for testing. (1) The requirements of Sec. 429.11 are applicable to refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine; and

(1) The requirements of Sec. 429.11 are applicable to refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine; and

(2) For each basic model of refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine selected for testing, a sample of sufficient size shall be randomly selected and tested to ensure that--

(i) Any represented value of energy consumption 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:

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Or,

(B) The upper 95 percent confidence limit (UCL) of the true mean divided by 1.10, where: [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR02MY11.086 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:

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Or,

(B) The lower 95 percent confidence limit (LCL) of the true mean divided by 0.90, where:[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR02MY11.087

(b) Certification reports. (1) The requirements of Sec. 429.12 are applicable to refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine; and

(1) The requirements of Sec. 429.12 are applicable to refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine; and

(2) Pursuant to Sec. 429.12(b)(13), a certification report shall include the following public product-specific information: The maximum average daily energy consumption in kilowatt hours per day (kWh/day), the refrigerated volume (V) in cubic feet (ft\3\) used to demonstrate compliance with standards set forth in Sec. 431.296, the ambient temperature in degrees Fahrenheit ([deg]F), and the ambient relative humidity in percent (%) during the test. [76 FR 12451, Mar. 7, 2011; 76 FR 24779, May 2, 2011, as amended at 76 FR 38292, June 30, 2011]