Notice2024-01805
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's ENERGY STAR Program in the Residential Sector (Renewal)
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Published
January 30, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), EPA's ENERGY STAR Program in the Residential Sector (EPA ICR Number 2193.05, OMB Control Number 2060- 0586) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 18, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01805]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0500; FRL-11705-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EPA's ENERGY STAR Program in the Residential Sector (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), EPA's ENERGY STAR Program in the
Residential Sector (EPA ICR Number 2193.05, OMB Control Number 2060-
0586) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
January 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on April 18, 2023, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before February 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0500 to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#46276b2728226b346b2229252d23320623362768212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdace0aca3a9e0bfe0a9a2aea6a8b98da8bdace3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA's policy is that all
comments received will be included in the public docket without change
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shadid, Energy Star
Residential Branch, Mail code 6202A, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202) 343-9058; fax number: (202) 343-2204; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccbfa4ada8a5a8e2b6adafa4adbeb58ca9bcade2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="76051e17121f12580c17151e17040f3613061758111900">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through January 31, 2024. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on April 18, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 23671). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting
documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be
collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket
can be viewed online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in person at the EPA
Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: ENERGY STAR[supreg] is a voluntary energy efficiency
labeling and public outreach program aimed at forming public-private
partnerships that prevent air pollution rather than control it after
its creation. This ICR covers information collection activities under
the ENERGY STAR program within the new residential construction and
existing residential construction markets. ENERGY STAR promotes energy
efficient new home construction and cost-effective energy efficiency
improvements in existing homes.
Form Numbers: 5900-188, 5900-266, 5900-268, 5900-269, 5900-270,
5900-420, 5900-421, 5900-422, 5900-423, 5900- 424, 5900- 425, 5900-426,
5900-427, 5900-428, 5900-429, 5900-446, 5900-447.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents in this ICR include
ENERGY STAR partners, including home builders, multifamily high rise
developers, manufactured home plants, verification organizations, and
energy efficiency program sponsors. Also included are oversight
organizations and HVAC contractors.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 1,256 (total).
Frequency of response: Once, quarterly, annually, and on occasion.
Total estimated burden: 208,824 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $20,656,339 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 30,976 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due to increasing energy codes and a
shift to more individually verified homes. EPA updated program
technical specifications to be more rigorous in the verification
process while trying to reduce the number of items required to verify
homes for the ENERGY STAR label. Additionally, a natural market shift
occurred, resulting in an increase in individually verified homes and a
reduction in sampled homes. The sampling protocol enables partners to
test one in seven homes in what is termed a `sample set.' ENERGY STAR
partners have a choice when verifying homes to use a sampling or
individually verified protocol. Due to various market forces, ENERGY
STAR partners increasingly choose to individually verify homes instead
of using the sampling protocol. EPA expects this trend to continue as
ENERGY STAR partners become more Environmental, Social and Governance
(ESG) and data-driven-focused.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-01805 Filed 1-29-24; 8:45 am]
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