Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 5900-447 ENERGY STAR Awards Application - Raters	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-446 ENERGY STAR Awards Application - Homebuilders	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-429 Rater Design Review Checklist	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-428 HVAC Design Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-427 HVAC Design Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-426 HVAC Commissioning Checklist	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-425 Core Application for EPA Recognition: HVAC Quality installation Oversight Organization	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-423 Application for EPA Recognition: Home Certification Organization	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-422 ENERGY STAR MULTIFAMILY HIGH RISE PROGRAM Photo Template	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-421 Quarterly Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-270 ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Submittal Validation Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-269 MFHR Testing & Verification Worksheets	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-268 Performance Path Calculator	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-266 ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Project Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-188 Online Partnership Agreement Residential Verification Organization	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 5900-188 Online Partnership Agreement Residential Builder	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 5900-421 Quarterly Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2193ss05.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-01-29	Available
2023 ESRB Exhibits for ICR_2193.05_DRAFT_BBedits.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-29	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	ENERGY STAR Awards Application - Raters
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	ENERGY STAR Awards Application - Homebuilders
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Rater Design Review Checklist
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	HVAC Design Report
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	HVAC Design Report
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	HVAC Commissioning Checklist
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Core Application for EPA Recognition: HVAC Quality installation Oversight Organization
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for EPA Recognition: Home Certification Organization
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	ENERGY STAR MULTIFAMILY HIGH RISE PROGRAM Photo Template
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Quarterly Report
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Submittal Validation Form
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	MFHR Testing & Verification Worksheets
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Performance Path Calculator
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Project Application
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Online Partnership Agreement Residential Verification Organization
44052	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Modified	Online Partnership Agreement Residential Builder
191109	Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: States and Locals	Form and Instruction	Modified	Quarterly Report

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2060-0586	ICR Reference No: 202401-2060-010
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201907-2060-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2193.05
Title: Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/30/2024

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	323,562	282,224
Time Burden (Hours)	208,824	177,847
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: ENERGY STAR 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 7403 Name of Law: Clean Air Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 23671	04/18/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 5890	01/30/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: Private Sector	5900-188, 5900-188, 5900-266, 5900-268, 5900-270, 5900-269, 5900-421, 5900-422, 5900-423, 5900-425, 5900-426, 5900-427, 5900-428, 5900-429, 5900-446, 5900-447	Online Partnership Agreement Residential Builder ,   Online Partnership Agreement Residential Verification Organization ,   ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Project Application ,   Performance Path Calculator ,   MFHR Testing & Verification Worksheets ,   ENERGY STAR Multifamily High Rise Submittal Validation Form ,   Quarterly Report ,   ENERGY STAR MULTIFAMILY HIGH RISE PROGRAM Photo Template ,   Application for EPA Recognition: Home Certification Organization ,   Core Application for EPA Recognition: HVAC Quality installation Oversight Organization ,   HVAC Commissioning Checklist ,   HVAC Design Report ,   HVAC Design Report ,   Rater Design Review Checklist ,   ENERGY STAR Awards Application - Homebuilders ,   ENERGY STAR Awards Application - Raters
Energy Star Program in the Residential Sector: States and Locals	5900-421	Quarterly Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	323,562	282,224	0	16,436	24,902	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	208,824	177,847	0	12,316	18,661	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: 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. Verification: EPA made an effort to reduce the number of items requiring verification but program technical specifications have been revised requiring more rigorous verification. Additionally, the burden estimate has been adjusted due to a natural market shift from homes being rated via sampling to being individually rates which requires more hours to complete. Awards: EPA sunset one of the award category program types resulting in reduced volume of applications and therefore respondents to the awards.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $67,591

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/30/2024

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