Notice2025-14536
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Information Collection Activities Associated With EPA's Energy Star® Product Labeling (Renewal)
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Published
August 1, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "EPA's Energy Star Product Labeling" (EPA ICR Number 2078.09, OMB Control Number 2060- 0528) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2025. This notice allows for 60 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 146 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36159-36160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14536]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0033; FRL-12646-01-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Information Collection Activities Associated With EPA's Energy
Star[supreg] Product Labeling (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``EPA's Energy Star
Product Labeling'' (EPA ICR Number 2078.09, OMB Control Number 2060-
0528) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing
so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30,
2025. This notice allows for 60 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2025-0086; FRL-12646-01-OAR, to EPA online using
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method), 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Kwon, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division, Office of Air and Radiation, Mailcode 6202A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-8538; fax number: 202-343-2200;
email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd0ccd4d595d1dad6dec8fbdecbda95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="741f031b1a5a1e15191107341104155a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through November 30, 2025. 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.
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This notice allows 60 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>.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate 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; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate forms of information technology. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program developed in
collaboration with industry to create a self-sustaining market for
energy efficient products. The ENERGY STAR label is a registered
certification label that helps consumers identify products that meet
ENERGY STAR energy performance criteria. In order to protect the
integrity of the label and enhance its effectiveness in the
marketplace, EPA must ensure that products carrying the label meet
appropriate program requirements.
Program participants submit signed Partnership Agreements
indicating that they will adhere to logo-use guidelines and program
requirements. Retail partners commit to selling, marketing, and
promoting ENERGY STAR certified products. Product brand owner partners,
who are usually the manufacturer of the products, commit to having
participating products certified to meet specified energy performance
criteria based on a standard test method and EPA's third-party
certification requirements. These requirements for ENERGY STAR product
certification also include provisions for verifying the performance of
certified products through verification testing. The program's emphasis
on testing and third-party product review ensures that consumers can
trust ENERGY STAR certified products to deliver the energy savings
promised by the label. In rare circumstances where product brand
licensee's wish to partner with EPA, the Agency establishes the
appropriate contacts and relationships for the brand owner and licensee
through a joint brand owner and licensee template that both parties are
required to sign.
EPA sets criteria for ENERGY STAR products and facilitates the sale
of certified products by providing consumers with information about the
products. To set criteria for efficient products, EPA analyzes data on
the performance of products in select categories and in some cases
needs to request additional information on performance where data is
not already available. Based on guiding principles and using
established processes, EPA works with stakeholders to set criteria
based on this data. Once criteria are set and products are certified,
EPA obtains data on certified products in order to make that
information available to consumers. Product information is obtained by
Certification Bodies who certify performance and shared with EPA using
XML-based web services that validate and save the information in EPA's
database. With the automated process of obtaining certified product
data, certified model data is automatically updated daily on the ENERGY
STAR website.
To ensure that products are certified properly, the certification
process also includes requirements for Certification Bodies to report
to EPA products that were reviewed, but not eligible for certification.
To ensure continued product performance after initial certification,
EPA requires Certification Bodies to conduct post-market verification
testing of a sampling of ENERGY STAR certified products. Certification
Bodies are required to share information with EPA on products subjected
to this post-market testing twice a year and to immediately report any
certified products that no longer meet the program requirements. This
process allows EPA to monitor the ongoing performance of products and
maintain program integrity.
In order to monitor progress and support the best allocation of
resources, EPA also asks brand owner partners to submit annual shipment
data for their ENERGY STAR certified products. EPA is flexible as to
the methods by which partners may submit unit shipment data. For
example, many partners are given the option of arranging for shipment
data to be sent to EPA via a third party to ensure confidentiality. In
using any shipment data received directly from a partner, EPA only
shares aggregate information from multiple partners so as to protect
confidentiality. Finally, any ENERGY STAR recognition may ask Partners
to submit applications if they wish to participate.
Instrument/Form Numbers: 5900-163, 5900-164, 5900-165, 5900-166,
5900-168, 5900-207, 5900-208, 5900-216, 5900-217, 5900-218, 5900-224,
5900-227, 5900-228, 5900-230, 5900-234, 5900-251, 5900-252, 5900-253,
5900-254, 5900-255, 5900-28, 5900-33, 5900-34, 5900-348, 5900-35, 5900-
35, 5900-350, 5900-351, 5900-36, 5900-37, 5900-38, 5900-388, 5900-39,
5900-41, 5900-415, 5900-416, 5900-417, 5900-42, 5900-43, 5900-438,
5900-439, 5900-44, 5900-440, 5900-47, 5900-48, 5900-49, 5900-50, 5900-
501, 5900-51, 5900-53, 5900-54, 5900-55, 5900-56, 5900-57, 5900-58,
5900-483, 5900-719, 5900-720, 5900-671, 5900-670, 5900-719, 5900-720,
5900-671, 5900-671.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents for this information
collection request include Partners in ENERGY STAR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 2,732 (total).
Frequency of response: Initially/one-time, on occasion, semi-
annually, and annually.
Total estimated burden: 40,391 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,546,557 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The burden estimates presented in this
notice are from the last approval. EPA is currently evaluating and
updating these estimates as part of the ICR renewal process. EPA will
discuss its updated estimates, as well as changes from the last
approval, in the next Federal Register notice to be issued for this
renewal.
Suzanne Kocchi,
Associate Director, Office of Atmospheric Protection, Office of Air and
Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2025-14536 Filed 7-31-25; 8:45 am]
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