Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0033-0200
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: ENERGY STAR Product Labeling
Posted Date: 2021-11-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 222 (Monday, November 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66299-66300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25425]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0033; FRL 9295-01-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; 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) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), EPA's ENERGY STAR Product 
Labeling (EPA ICR Number 2078.08, 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 January 31, 
2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on May 26, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 22, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2003-0033, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA. 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 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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: 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: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
www.regulations.gov 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program developed in 
collaboration with industry to create a self-sustaining market for 
energy efficient products. The center piece of the program is the 
ENERGY STAR label, a registered certification label that helps 
consumers identify products that save energy, save money, and help 
protect the environment without sacrificing quality or performance.
    EPA partners with retailers, energy efficiency program sponsors 
(EEPS), and product brand owners who wish to use the ENERGY STAR label 
to differentiate products as more energy efficient. Retailers, EEPS, 
and product brand owners sign and submit a Partnership Application (PA) 
with EPA to become a partner, indicating that they voluntarily agree to 
fulfill the relevant program requirements referenced in the Partnership 
Agreement Form and Participation Form.
    Prior to labeling a product as ENERGY STAR, partners have eligible 
products tested in an EPA-recognized laboratory and certified by an 
EPA-recognized third-party certification body (CB). To minimize the 
burden on partners, EPA maintains an automated data exchange with CBs. 
The CBs share information with EPA on products they review from EPA-
recognized laboratories during the certification process. The XML-based 
data exchange allows the CBs to automatically transmit information on

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certified products to EPA from their database via web services. This 
automated system eliminates the need for paper submissions.
    The certification process also includes requirements for CBs to 
report to EPA products that were reviewed, but not eligible for 
certification, as well as to conduct post-market verification testing 
of a sampling of ENERGY STAR certified products. CBs complete a minimum 
amount of verification testing and share information with EPA on 
products verified twice a year. CBs report to EPA any post-market test 
data indicating a product may no longer meet the program requirements. 
While most product-related information is provided by CBs, partners are 
asked to submit to EPA annual unit shipment data for their ENERGY STAR 
certified products.
    Finally, partners that wish to receive recognition for their 
efforts in ENERGY STAR may submit an application for the Partner of the 
Year Award. Partners that have ENERGY STAR certified central air 
conditioners, air-source heat pumps, furnaces, geothermal heat pumps, 
and windows that meet the ENERGY STAR Most Efficient criteria may 
submit an application to gain ENERGY STAR Most Efficient recognition.
    Form Numbers: 5900-252, 5900-251, 5900-33, 5900-253, 5900-168, 
5900-206, 5900-207, 5900-28, 5900-208, 5900-210, 5900-228, 5900-234, 
5900-229, 5900-235, 5900-47, 5900-349, 5900-350, 5900-351, 5900-348, 
5900-35, 5900-37, 5900-38, 5900-39, 5900-41, 5900-42, 5900-43, 5900-44, 
5900-48, 5900-49, 5900-50, 5900-51, 5900-54, 5900-55, 5900-56, 5900-57, 
5900-58, 5900-230, 5900-224, 5900-227, 5900-166, 5900-165, 5900-164, 
5900-226, 5900-163, 5900-34, 5900-216, 5900-217, 5900-218, 5900-388, 
5900-254, 5900-255, 5900-439, 5900-440, 5900-415, 5900-416, 5900-438, 
5900-417, 5900-483.
    Respondents/affected entities: Partners in ENERGY STAR.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 2,732.
    Frequency of response: Initially/one-time, on occasion, semi-
annually, 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), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is no change of in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-25425 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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