431.2—Definitions.
The following definitions apply for purposes of this part. Any words or terms not defined in this Section or elsewhere in this Part shall be defined as provided in Section 340 of the Act.
Act means the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6291-631 6.
Btu means British thermal unit, which is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
Covered equipment means any electric motor, as defined in § 431.12; commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning, and water heating product (HVAC & WH product), as defined in § 431.172; commercial refrigerator, freezer, or refrigerator-freezer, as defined in § 431.62; automatic commercial ice maker, as defined in § 431.132; commercial clothes washer, as defined in § 431.152; distribution transformer, as defined in § 431.192; illuminated exit sign, as defined in § 431.202; traffic signal module or pedestrian module, as defined in § 431.222; unit heater, as defined in § 431.242; commercial prerinse spray valve, as defined in § 431.262; mercury vapor lamp ballast, as defined in § 431.282; refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machine, as defined in § 431.292; walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer, as defined in § 431.302; metal halide ballast and metal halide lamp fixture, as defined in § 431.322.
DOE or the Department means the U.S. Department of Energy.
EPCA means the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6291-631 6.
Gas means propane or natural gas as defined by the Federal Power Commission.
Import means to import into the customs territory of the United States.
Independent laboratory means a laboratory or test facility not controlled by, affiliated with, having financial ties with, or under common control with the manufacturer or distributor of the covered equipment being evaluated.
ISO means International Organization for Standardization.
Manufacture means to manufacture, produce, assemble, or import.
Manufacturer means any person who manufactures industrial equipment, including any manufacturer of a commercial packaged boiler.
Manufacturer's model number means the identifier used by a manufacturer to uniquely identify the group of identical or essentially identical commercial equipment to which a particular unit belongs. The manufacturer's model number typically appears on equipment nameplates, in equipment catalogs and in other product advertising literature.
Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
State means a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States.
State regulation means a law or regulation of a State or political subdivision thereof.