Notice2023-08304
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
April 20, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24395-24396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08304]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years an information
collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before June 20, 2023. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below
as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Mr. Chris Early, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-5B,
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-
0121 or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#42012a302b316c0723302e3b0227276c262d276c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94d7fce6fde7bad1f5e6f8edd4f1f1baf0fbf1baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Mr. Chris Early, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
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Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-5B, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1b299839882dfb490839d88b19494df959e94df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="befdd6ccd7cd90fbdfccd2c7fedbdb90dad1db90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a> or by calling (240) 354-1304.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) whether the
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
5184; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Programs for Improving
Energy Efficiency in Buildings; (3) Type of Review: extension; (4)
Purpose: The proposed collection will enable DOE to understand the
universe of organizations participating in building load management
programs, including the following four voluntary programs: the Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR Program, the Home Energy Score Program,
the Better Buildings Residential Network, and the Zero Energy Ready
Home Program. DOE encourages and assists the people and organizations
that voluntarily participate in energy efficiency programs to build or
renovate buildings for the purposes of improved efficiency,
reliability, and affordability. The partners who voluntarily
participate in the programs include: home builders, building trades and
building-related associations, home design professionals, home energy
raters and auditors, home inspectors, building consultants,
manufacturers of building products, retailers, utility companies,
financial institutions, non-profit organizations, educational
institutions, energy program administrators and implementers, Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR sponsors, state or local government energy
offices or agencies, and other organizations that believe peer sharing
will help them improve their effectiveness in encouraging effective
energy upgrades. DOE proposes to continue to collect information such
as names of program participants and names of organizations and
addresses; estimates of how many homes they can get to participate in
the programs; information about building stock (no building owner
information is collected), and load management strategies. The
collected information helps DOE understand the participating partners'
activities and progress toward achieving scheduled milestones enabling
DOE to make decisions about the best way to respond to partners' needs
to improve their operations and actions to lower energy consumption and
improve affordability; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 672;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 45,189. (7) Annual
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 19,365. (8) Annual Estimated
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: zero dollars. DOE estimates
that there are no additional costs to participants other than the costs
associated with the burden hours.
Statutory Authority: The U.S. Code, Title 42, Chapter 149,
Subchapter IX, Part A, Section 16191--Energy Efficiency.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 5,
2023, by James R. Carlisle, Acting Director, Building Technologies
Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-08304 Filed 4-19-23; 8:45 am]
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