PUBLIC LAW 100-12—MAR. 17, 1987
101 STAT. 109
January 1, 1995, shall apply to such products until the effective date of a rule issued under this section with respect to such products. "(B) After the publication of a final rule under subparagraph (A), Regulations. the Secretary shall publish a final rule no later than five years after the date of publication of the previous final rule. The Secretary shall determine in such rule whether to amend the standards in effect for the products described in paragraph (1). "(C) Any amendment prescribed under subparagraph (B) shall apply to products manufactured after a date which is five years after— "(i) the effective date of the previous amendment; or , iv. -:? "(ii) if the previous final rule did not amend the standards, the earliest date by which the previous amendment could have been effective; except that in no case may any amended standard apply to products manufactured within three years after publication of the final rule establishing such amended standard. "(c) STANDARDS FOR ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS.—(1) The energy efficiency ratio of room air conditioners shall be not less than the following for products manufactured on or after January 1, 1990:
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"Product Class: Without Reverse Cycle and With Louvered Sides: Less than 6,000 Btu 6,000 to 7,999 Btu 8,000 to 13,999 Btu 14,000 to 19,999 Btu 20,000 and more Btu Without Reverse Cycle and Without Louvered Sides: Less than 6,000 Btu 6,000 to 7,999 Btu 8,000 to 13,999 Btu 14,000 to 19,999 Btu 20,000 and more Btu With Reverse Cycle and With Louvered Sides With Reverse Cycle, Without Louvered Sides
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8.0 8.5 9.0 8.8 8.2 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.5 8.0
"(2)(A) The Secretary shall publish a final rule no later than Regulations. January 1, 1992, to determine if the standards established under paragraph (1) should be amended. Such rule shall contain such amendment, if any, and provide that the amendment shall apply to products manufactured on or after January 1, 1995. "(B) After January 1, 1992, the Secretary shall publish a final rule Regulations. no later than five years after the date of publication of a previous final rule. The Secretary shall determine in such rule whether to amend the standards in effect for room air conditioners. "(C) Any amendment prescribed under subparagraph (B) shall apply to products manufactured after a date which is five years after— "(i) the effective date of the previous amendment; or "(ii) if the previous final rule did not amend the standards, the earliest date by which a previous amendment could have been effective; except that in no case may any amended standard apply to products manufactured within three years after publication of the final rule establishing such amended standard. "(d)
STANDARDS FOR CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT
PUMPS.—(1) The seasonal energy efficiency ratio of central air conditioners and central air conditioning heat pumps shall be not less than the following:
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