[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67736-67737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26680]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-year extension of its Programs for Improving Energy Efficiency in 
Buildings, OMB Control Number 1910-5184. The proposed collection will 
enable DOE to better understand and improve building energy load 
management programs including the following four voluntary programs 
aimed at reducing energy costs and improving occupant comfort in 
buildings: The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program, the Home 
Energy Score Program, the Better Buildings Residential Network, and the 
Zero Energy Ready Home Program. The information gathered by DOE in 
these four programs is necessary for DOE to run the programs 
effectively.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
January 10, 2020. If you anticipate that you will be submitting 
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time 
allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your 
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer 
may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, and 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 
fax at 202-586-4617 or by email to [email protected].

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 
Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-5B, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,

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DC 20585-0121 or by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Request: {Renewal{time}  (4) Purpose: The proposed collection will 
enable DOE to better understand and improve building energy load 
management programs including the following four voluntary programs 
aimed at reducing energy costs and improving occupant comfort in 
buildings: 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 these 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 and addresses of voluntary program 
participants and organizations; estimates of how many homes these 
program implementers can get to participate in the programs, and 
information about building stock (no building owner or occupant 
information is collected) and load management strategies. The collected 
information helps DOE understand the participating partners' activities 
and their progress toward achieving scheduled milestones. This, in 
turn, enables DOE to respond to partners' needs and assist them in 
improving their operations to lower energy consumption and improve 
affordability. DOE published a notice and request for comments related 
to this current request for OMB clearance to collect information on 
August 16, 2019 (84 FR 41987) and received no comments; (5) Annual 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 962; (6) Annual Estimated Number of 
Total Responses: 92,584; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 
14,383; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
zero dollars.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 16191.

    Signed in Washington, DC on December 4, 2019.
Alexander N. Fitzsimmons,
Deputy Assistant Secretary For Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-26680 Filed 12-10-19; 8:45 am]
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