[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24395-24396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08304]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years an information 
collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before June 20, 2023. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent 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 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

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Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-5B, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, or by email at 
[email protected] or by calling (240) 354-1304.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) whether the 
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    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 Review: extension; (4) 
Purpose: The proposed collection will enable DOE to understand the 
universe of organizations participating in building load management 
programs, including the following four voluntary programs: 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 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 of program participants and names of organizations and 
addresses; estimates of how many homes they can get to participate in 
the programs; information about building stock (no building owner 
information is collected), and load management strategies. The 
collected information helps DOE understand the participating partners' 
activities and progress toward achieving scheduled milestones enabling 
DOE to make decisions about the best way to respond to partners' needs 
to improve their operations and actions to lower energy consumption and 
improve affordability; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 672; 
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 45,189. (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 19,365. (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: zero dollars. DOE estimates 
that there are no additional costs to participants other than the costs 
associated with the burden hours.
    Statutory Authority: The U.S. Code, Title 42, Chapter 149, 
Subchapter IX, Part A, Section 16191--Energy Efficiency.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 5, 
2023, by James R. Carlisle, Acting Director, Building Technologies 
Office, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. 
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by 
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with 
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE 
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit 
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official 
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no 
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-08304 Filed 4-19-23; 8:45 am]
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