Notice2025-20452
Agency Information Collection Activities Request; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's ENERGY STAR Product Labeling (Renewal)
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Published
November 20, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted 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. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 1, 2025 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52382-52383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20452]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0086; FRL 13088-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities Request; Submission to
the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EPA's ENERGY STAR Product Labeling (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 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
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accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30,
2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on August 1, 2025 during a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2003-0033, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method), <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c3d713d3238712e7118333f3739281c392c3d723b332a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2a3efa3aca6efb0ef86ada1a9a7b682a7b2a3eca5adb4">[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: Katherine Vokes, 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#03756c6866702d6862776b66716a6d66436673622d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31475e5a54421f5a5045595443585f54715441501f565e47">[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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on August 1, 2025 during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 36159). 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 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. To protect the integrity of
the label, EPA works to ensure that products carrying the label meet
appropriate program requirements.
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 and works with stakeholders to set criteria
based on established processes.
EPA partners with retailers, energy efficiency program sponsors
(EEPS), service providers and product brand owners who wish to use the
ENERGY STAR label to differentiate products as more energy efficient.
Partners sign Partnership Agreements that require adherence to logo-use
guidelines and program requirements, as well as promotion of ENERGY
STAR certified products through product offerings.
To have products third-party certified as ENERGY STAR, product
brand owner partners are required to have eligible products tested in
an EPA-recognized laboratory and certified by an EPA-recognized third-
party certification body (CB). EPA maintains an XML-based automated
data exchange for CBs to share information with EPA on certified
products
To monitor the ongoing performance of products and maintain program
integrity, EPA also requires CBs to conduct post-market verification
testing of a sampling of ENERGY STAR certified products and share
information with EPA on products verified twice a year. For
thermostats, there are additional reporting requirements to verify
product performance.
To monitor progress and support the best allocation of resources,
EPA requires partners to submit data on annual shipments of and
installations and incentives for ENERGY STAR certified products.
Finally, for any ENERGY STAR recognition, EPA may ask Partners to
submit applications if they wish to participate.
Form Numbers: 5900-441, 5900-34, 5900-216, 5900-217, 5900-218,
5900-252, 5900-253, 5900-33, 5900-37, 5900-35, 5900-38, 5900-388, 5900-
227, 5900-415, 5900-483, 5900-164, 5900-42, 5900-208, 5900-41, 5900-
168, 5900-28, 5900-39, 5900-44, 5900-351, 5900-207, 5900-165, 5900-416,
5900-350, 5900-166, 5900-43, 5900-224, 5900-51, 5900-719, 5900-35,
5900-48, 5900-49, 5900-163, 5900-417, 5900-50, 5900-348, 5900-230,
5900-720, 5900-35, 5900-234, 5900-671, 5900-54, 5900-55, 5900-47, 5900-
56, 5900-57, 5900-58, 5900-228, 5900-227.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents for this information
collection request include Partners and Recognized Bodies in ENERGY
STAR.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 3,877.
Frequency of response: Initially/one-time, on occasion, semi-
annually, annually.
Total estimated burden: 44,110 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $3,018,554.69 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. Consultations indicated burden estimates required minor changes;
the primary driver in the increase in burden was the number of
estimated respondents due to an increase in program participation.
Total estimated costs also increased slightly as a result of updating
the loaded hourly rates for major occupational groups.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-20452 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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