§ 431.85 - Materials incorporated by reference.  


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  • § 431.85 Materials incorporated by reference.

    (a) General. We incorporate by reference the following standards into subpart E of part 431. The material listed has been approved for incorporation by reference by the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Any subsequent amendment to a standard by the standard-setting organization will not affect the DOE regulations unless and until amended by DOE. Material is incorporated as it exists on the date of the approval and a notice of any change in the material will be published in the Federal Register. All approved material is available for inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030 202–741–6030 or go to http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html. Also, this material is available for inspection at U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024, 202-586-2945202–586–2945, or go to: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/. Standards can be obtained from the sources listed below.

    (b) HI. The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) merged in 2008 with the AHRI. Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute to become the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). The Hydronics Institute BTS-2000 Testing Standard can be obtained from AHRI. For information on how to obtain this material, contact the Hydronics Institute Section of AHRI, P.O. Box 218, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-0218, (866) 408-3831, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22201, (703) 524–8800, or go to: http://www.ahrinet.org/Content/OrderaStandard_573. aspx.

    (1) The Hydronics Institute Division of GAMA BTS-2000 Testing Standard, (“HI BTS-2000, Rev 06.07”), Method to Determine Efficiency AHRI Standard 1500–2015, (“ANSI/AHRI Standard 1500–2015”), “2015 Standard for Performance Rating of Commercial Space Heating Boilers, Second Edition (Rev 06.07), 2007, IBR approved for § 431.86.

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    ” ANSI approved November 28, 2014, IBR approved for appendix A to subpart E as follows:

    (i) Section 3—Definitions (excluding introductory text to section 3, introductory text to 3.2, 3.2.4, 3.2.7, 3.6, 3.12, 3.13, 3.20, 3.23, 3.24, 3.26, 3.27, and 3.31);

    (ii) Section 5—Rating Requirements, 5.3 Standard Rating Conditions: (excluding introductory text to section 5.3, 5.3.5, 5.3.8, and 5.3.9);

    (iii) Appendix C—Methods of Testing for Rating Commercial Space Heating Boilers—Normative, excluding C2.1, C2.7.2.2.2, C3.1.3, C3.5–C3.7, C4.1.1.1.2, C4.1.1.2.3, C4.1.2.1.5, C4.1.2.2.2, C4.1.2.2.3, C4.2, C5, C7.1, C7.2.12, C7.2.20;

    (iv) Appendix D. Properties of Saturated Steam—Normative.

    (v) Appendix E. Correction Factors for Heating Values of Fuel Gases—Normative.

    (2) [Reserved].

    [74 FR 36354, July 22, 2009, as amended at 81 FR 89305, Dec. 9, 2016]