Does the standard apply to ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits manufactured in the United States and abroad?
Yes, the standards promulgated by EPACT 2005 do apply to ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits manufactured domestically and imported to the United States. More specifically, the standards established by Section 135(c)(4) of EPACT 2005 require that ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits “manufactured on or after” a given date shall be subject to the specified standards. (42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)) Section 321 of EPCA defines the term “manufacture” as meaning “to manufacture, produce, assemble or import.” (42 U.S.C. 6291(10)) Therefore, DOE interprets the effective date of these regulations to be the date on which a product is manufactured, produced, assembled or imported. For example, imported products must meet or exceed the regulations on the date they are imported to the United States, not the day they are shipped from the country of manufacture.
