Challenge Testing
i)
Have in place a challenge testing procedure, and contractual provisions for challenge testing.
ii)
A challenge may be initiated only when the CB has conveyed details of the challenge to the challengee, or confirmed the challenger has independently done so,4 and the CB received the following:
(1)
Identification of the challenged model number; and,
(2)
Identification of the challenged parameters and the basis for the challenge. This basis may be but is not limited to marketing material that claims better performance than the data the CB has on record, or the results from a product test the challenger performs on its own, and for which it pays without reimbursement by the CB no matter the results of the CB’s subsequent challenge test.
iii)
Upon the failure of a product to meet the performance requirements of the relevant ENERGY STAR product specification, the CB shall notify the ENERGY STAR partner and EPA within two business days.