SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
FOR
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
NUMBER
2193.01
"
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITIES
ASSOCIATED
WITH
EPA'S
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
IN
THE
RESIDENTIAL
SECTOR"

DRAFT
July
1,
2005
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
Title
of
the
Information
Collection.......................................................................
1
1(
b)
Short
Characterization
and
Abstract
.....................................................................
1
2.
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2(
a)
Need
and
Authority
for
the
Collection..................................................................
7
2(
b)
Practical
Utility
and
Users
of
the
Data
...............................................................
10
3.
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3(
a)
Nonduplication
..................................................................................................
11
3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB..................................
12
3(
c)
Consultations
.....................................................................................................
12
3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
...................................................................
12
3(
e)
General
Guidelines
............................................................................................
13
3(
f)
Confidentiality...................................................................................................
13
3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions............................................................................................
13
4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents
and
SIC
Codes
..............................................................................
13
4(
b)
Information
Requested.......................................................................................
15
5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED
C
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
..............................................................................................
24
5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
.........................................................
24
5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility......................................................................................
24
5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
...........................................................................................
24
1
6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
..........................................................................
25
6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs.............................................................................
25
(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
..........................................................................
25
(
ii)
Estimating
Capital
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs........
25
6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost..................................................................
25
6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe..................................................................
26
6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
......................................................
32
(
i)
Respondent
Tally
...................................................................................
32
(
ii)
Agency
Tally..........................................................................................
32
6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden...........................................................................
36
6(
g)
Burden
Statement
..............................................................................................
36
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
1:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Joining
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
Related
Activities
Exhibit
2:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Program
Evaluation
Exhibit
3:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Quarterly
Reporting
Exhibit
4:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
Exhibit
5:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Outreach
Partnership
Exhibit
6:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Joining
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
Related
Activities
Exhibit
7:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Program
Evaluation
Exhibit
8:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Quarterly
Reporting
Exhibit
9:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
2
Exhibit
10:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Outreach
Partnership
TABLES
Table
1:
Table
1:
Number
of
Lender
Partners
In
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR                           ......
27
Table
2:
Number
of
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
in
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR.............................................................................................................
28
Table
3:
Anticipated
Evaluation
Subjects
to
be
Discussed
with
ENERGY
STAR
Home
builder
Partners                                 ...
29
Table
4:
Number
of
Verification
Organization
Partners
In
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR                                  ..
30
Table
5:
Number
of
Manufacturing
Plant
Partners
In
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
CR                           ...
31
Table
6:
Number
of
Partners
In
Outreach
Partnership
In
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR                           ..
32
Table
7:
Total
Estimated
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
Summary           .
33
Table
8:
Total
Estimated
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Summary            ...
35
3
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
Title
and
Number
of
the
Information
Collection
This
ICR
is
entitled
"
Information
Collection
Activities
Associated
with
EPA's
ENERGY
STAR
in
the
Residential
Sector,"
ICR
number
2193.01.
This
ICR
is
a
new
ICR
and
is
a
non­
rule
related
ICR.

1(
b)
Short
Characterization
or
Abstract
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
introduced
ENERGY
STAR
in
1992
to
label
energy
efficient
computers.
Since
then,
EPA
and
the
Department
of
Energy
(
DOE)
have
expanded
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
to
promote
energy
efficiency
in
over
40
product
categories
and
in
commercial
and
residential
buildings.
Increased
energy
efficiency
through
ENERGY
STAR
provides
cost
savings
to
businesses
and
homeowners,
reduces
greenhouse
gas
emissions
from
power
plants,
and
increases
U.
S.
energy
security
and
reliability.

EPA
announced
ENERGY
STAR
for
New
Homes
in
1995
as
part
of
its
effort
to
promote
energy
efficient
construction
in
the
new
homes
market.
EPA
rolled
out
its
existing
homes
effort
in
1999
to
promote
cost­
effective
upgrades
to
the
existing
homes
market.
These
two
efforts
promote
home
envelope
improvements
such
as
the
proper
installation
of
adequate
insulation,
air
sealing
of
holes
and
gaps
into
the
home,
and
installation
of
energy
efficient
windows.
In
addition
to
the
home
envelope,
EPA
promotes
energy
efficient
heating
and
cooling
equipment,
including
sealing
of
leaky
ducts
that
distribute
the
conditioned
air.

Throughout
ENERGY
STAR's
existence,
EPA
has
streamlined
its
information
collection
activities
to
focus
on
providing
incentives
and
public
recognition
to
organizations
for
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
(
e.
g.,
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
Program).
EPA
has
done
this
by
both
reducing
the
amount
of
information
collected
from
program
participants
and
by
utilizing
technology
(
i.
e.,
web­
enabled
databases)
to
more
efficiently
collect
information.
For
example,
EPA
has
utilized
the
Web
to
make
tools
and
other
resources
readily
available
to
help
both
organizations
and
consumers
overcome
the
barriers
to
evaluating
residential
energy
performance
and
investing
in
profitable
improvements.
EPA
has
also
utilized
the
Web
to
publicly
recognize
and
link
to
organizations
who
are
actively
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
in
the
residential
sector.

This
ICR
examines
the
information
collections
under
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
in
the
new
home
and
existing
home
sectors.
ENERGY
STAR
is
part
of
EPA's
Climate
Protection
Partnerships
Division
(
CPPD)
within
the
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation
(
OAR).
As
a
voluntary
program,
all
information
collection
activities
undertaken
are
of
a
voluntary
nature
and
respondents
are
not
required
to
participate.
Any
information
received
to
date
has
been
submitted
voluntarily
to
EPA.
EPA
believes
that
organizations
would
not
voluntarily
participate
in
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
if
they
did
not
benefit
from
their
participation
in
some
way.

Sections
1
through
5
of
this
document
describe
the
collections
(
e.
g.,
from
the
standpoint
of
need
and
use/
utility
of
the
information
collected).
These
sections
also
describe
respondent
4
and
Agency
activities.
In
Section
6,
EPA
estimates
the
total
annual
hour
and
cost
burden
to
respondents
and
the
Agency
under
the
collections.

ENERGY
STAR
IN
THE
RESIDENTIAL
SECTOR
The
ENERGY
STAR
Program
consists
of
the
following
participant
groups:

 
Home
Builder
Partners.
This
participant
group
includes
production
home
builders,
custom
home
builders,
manufactured
home
builders,
systems
builders,
and
developers.
Organizations
of
all
sizes
are
encouraged
to
join
the
Program.
Partners
make
a
commitment
to
building
and
selling
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.

 
Verification
Organization
Partners.
This
participant
group
includes
companies
involved
in
independently
verifying
that
homes
meet
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines
for
residential
energy
efficiency.
They
act
as
third­
party,
independent
providers
of
home
energy
rating
services.
There
are
two
types
of
verification
organizations
that
participate
in
ENERGY
STAR:
certified
home
energy
raters
and
accredited
home
energy
rating
providers.

 
Lender
Partners.
This
participant
group
commits
to
deliver
energy
efficient
mortgages
(
EEMs)
to
buyers
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
These
mortgages
use
the
present
value
of
future
utility
bill
savings
to
qualify
home
buyers
for
a
larger
mortgage.

 
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Sponsor
(
REPS)
Partners.
This
participant
group
includes
utilities;
national,
regional,
state,
or
local
government
entities;
or
other
organizations
involved
in
coordinating
and/
or
administering
a
publiclyfunded
energy­
efficiency
program
or
environmental
education
campaign
that
promotes
or
intends
to
promote
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.

 
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners.
This
participant
group
consists
of
utilities,
state
agencies,
and
local
associations
who
sponsor
and
promote
a
program
of
whole
house,
building
science­
based
improvements
to
existing
homes.
The
program
must
consist
of
a
bona
fide
whole
house
approach
to
energy
efficiency,
facilitation
of
the
installation
of
recommended
measures,
diagnostic
testing,
and
quality
assurance.

In
addition,
on
an
informal
basis
other
home
industry
professionals
such
as
realtors,
architects,
product
manufacturers,
and
retailers
can
promote
ENERGY
STAR
and
educate
the
public
about
the
environmental
and
economic
benefits
of
energy
efficient
homes.

The
following
paragraphs
describe
the
information
collections
applicable
to
these
groups.
5
JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Organizations
interested
in
joining
ENERGY
STAR
as
a
Partner
are
asked
to
submit
a
Partnership
Agreement
that
includes
their
basic
address
and
contact
information
and
describes
their
commitment
to
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
and
residential
energy
efficiency.
They
also
may
be
asked
or
encouraged
to
undertake
related
activities,
as
described
below.
Partners
are
eligible
for
various
recognition
programs
that
reward
organizations
for
their
level
of
support
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
to
the
public.

Home
Builder
Partners
In
order
to
join
ENERGY
STAR
as
a
Partner,
home
builders
are
asked
to
complete,
sign,
and
submit
a
Partnership
Agreement
to
EPA.
These
Partners
agree
to
build
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
and
to
promote
ENERGY
STAR
and
residential
energy
efficiency
as
options
in
preventing
pollution,
protecting
the
environment,
and
saving
money
on
utility
bills.
The
Agreement
also
gives
home
builders
the
option
of
committing
to
a
higher
level
of
participation.
This
includes
an
optional
commitment
to
build
all
of
their
homes
as
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes,
committing
to
offering
ENERGY
STAR's
Advanced
Lighting
Package
(
ALP)
to
home
buyers,
and
committing
to
offering
ENERGY
STAR's
Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP)
to
home
buyers.
ENERGY
STAR
provides
special
recognition
for
these
optional
commitments
on
its
Web
site.
For
both
the
ALP
and
IAP
commitments
there
is
one
additional
commitment
form
that
the
builder
completes
and
signs.

Home
Builder
Partners
also
agree
to
adhere
to
the
terms
of
the
Agreement.
These
include
following
ENERGY
STAR's
identity
guidelines
for
utilizing
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand
name
and
logos,
and
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
linking
guidelines
for
linking
to
Partner's
Web
sites.
Home
Builder
Partners
also
agree
to
build
at
least
one
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home
within
12
months
of
joining
as
a
Partner
or
risk
forfeiting
access
to
Partner­
only
benefits
such
as
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand
name
and
logos
and
being
listed
on
the
ENERGY
STAR
Web
site.

As
part
of
their
Partnership,
builders
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
manufactured
homes
are
asked
to
undertake
a
certification
process
whereby
the
manufacturing
plant
develops
and
implements
quality
control
procedures
and
makes
any
necessary
changes
to
its
manufacturing
process
to
ensure
that
it
is
properly
set­
up
to
consistently
produce
homes
ready
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualification.
This
certification
process
takes
on
average
three
days.
The
certification
process
involves
examining
the
plant's
manufacturing
process
for
areas
where
production
techniques
need
to
be
modified
to
improve
the
energy
efficiency
of
the
manufactured
home.
The
plant
must
also
produce
three
consecutive
homes
that
meet
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines
in
order
for
it
to
be
certified.
The
end
result
of
this
process
is
the
completion
of
a
one
page
plant
certification
form
by
the
plant
certifier
that
states
that
the
plant
has
been
fully
certified.
This
form
is
submitted
to
EPA
via
fax,
mail,
or
e­
mail.
The
plant
is
also
asked
to
keep
a
record
of
their
plant
certification
on
file,
as
well
as
a
copy
of
the
plant
certifier's
affidavit
of
qualifications,
site
inspection
checklists
for
each
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home
produced.

Verification
Organization
Partners
6
In
order
to
join
ENERGY
STAR
as
a
Partner,
verification
organizations
are
asked
to
complete,
sign,
and
submit
a
Partnership
Agreement
to
EPA.
There
are
two
types
of
verification
organizations.
One
is
the
certified
rater,
who
is
trained
and
certified
by
RESNET,
the
governing
body
for
verification
organizations,
to
analyze
and
evaluate
the
energy
efficiency
of
homes
and
to
assign
a
HERS
(
Home
Energy
Rating
System)
rating
to
the
home
based
on
its
estimated
energy
efficiency.
Second
is
the
accredited
rating
provider.
The
rating
provider
is
accredited
by
RESNET
and
is
responsible
for
overseeing
the
raters
and
for
implementing
quality
control
procedures.
These
Partners
agree
to
qualify
homes
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label
and
to
promote
ENERGY
STAR
and
residential
energy
efficiency
as
options
in
preventing
pollution,
protecting
the
environment,
and
saving
money
on
utility
bills.
These
Partners
also
agree
to
adhere
to
the
terms
of
the
Agreement.
These
include
ENERGY
STAR's
identity
guidelines
for
utilizing
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand
name
and
logos,
and
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
linking
guidelines
for
linking
to
Partner's
Web
sites.
Verification
Organization
Partners
also
agree
to
label
at
least
one
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home
within
12
months
of
joining
as
a
Partner
or
risk
forfeiting
access
to
Partner­
only
benefits
such
as
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand
name
and
logos
and
being
listed
on
the
ENERGY
STAR
Web
site.
Accredited
Home
Energy
Rating
Providers
agree
to
submit
to
EPA
each
calendar
quarter
an
online
report
via
EPA's
online
reporting
tool
called
HOST,
indicating
the
number
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
that
were
labeled.
Also,
by
becoming
a
Partner
Rating
Providers
agree
to
provide
EPA
with
copies
of
rating
reports
upon
request.

Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Sponsors
(
REEPS)

REEPS
interested
in
joining
ENERGY
STAR
are
asked
to
complete
and
submit
a
Partnership
Agreement
and
a
separate
Commitment
Form.
In
the
Agreement
they
agree
to
use
the
Partnership
and
the
ENERGY
STAR
Label
in
accordance
with
current
ENERGY
STAR
logo
use
and
Web
linking
guidelines
to
promote
energy
performance
as
an
easy
and
desirable
option
for
organizations
and
consumers
to
prevent
pollution,
protect
the
global
environment,
and
save
on
energy
bills.
A
REP
may
promote
ENERGY
STAR
any
number
of
ways,
for
example
by
offering
to
reimburse
home
builders
for
the
cost
of
getting
a
home
verified
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label.
On
the
separate
Commitment
Form
they
identify
the
ENERGY
STAR
program
area(
s)
they
agree
to
promote
and
fulfill,
such
as
consumer
products,
new
homes,
or
commercial
buildings.

Lenders
Lenders
interested
in
joining
ENERGY
STAR
are
asked
to
complete
and
submit
a
Partnership
Agreement.
In
the
Agreement
they
agree
to
use
the
Partnership
and
the
ENERGY
STAR
Label
to
promote
energy
performance
as
an
easy
and
desirable
option
for
organizations
and
consumers
to
prevent
pollution,
protect
the
global
environment,
and
save
on
energy
bills.
The
Partnership
Agreement
asks
lenders
to
provide
basic
address
and
contact
information,
to
specify
the
type
of
Energy
Efficient
Mortgage
(
EEM)
they
will
offer,
and
to
describe
the
methods
they
will
utilize
to
promote
EEMs
and
ENERGY
STAR.
Lenders
commit
to
adhering
to
ENERGY
STAR's
Identity
Guidelines
and
Web
Linking
Guidelines,
as
well
as
to
inform
7
ENERGY
STAR
of
the
number
of
EEMs
written
each
calendar
year.
Lenders
also
commit
to
having
one
staff
person
who
can
process
EEMs
and
can
answer
consumer
questions
about
EEMs.

Home
Performance
Partners
Home
Performance
Partners
are
organizations
that
sponsor
a
program
of
whole
house,
building
science­
based
improvements
to
existing
homes.
These
Partners
are
typically
a
utility
company,
state
agency,
or
a
local
association.
Organizations
interested
in
joining
ENERGY
STAR
as
Home
Performance
partners
are
asked
to
complete
a
Partnership
Agreement.
In
the
Agreement
they
commit
to
sponsoring
a
program
that
consists
of
a
bona
fide
whole
house
approach,
facilitation
of
the
installation
of
recommended
measures,
diagnostic
testing,
and
quality
assurance.
The
Partnership
form
asks
for
basic
address
and
contact
information.
In
addition,
the
Partnership
form
asks
Partners
to
submit
a
plan
to
EPA
each
year
for
implementing
the
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
program,
including
a
quality
assurance
plan
and
using
the
ENERGY
STAR
message
and
logos
in
marketing.
Partners
are
also
asked
to
submit
to
EPA
on
a
quarterly
basis,
information
about
market
indicators
that
summarize
and
quantify
the
market
for
energy
efficiency
home
improvements.
These
market
indicators
include
information
such
as
the
number
of
participating
contractors,
the
number
of
Home
Performance
jobs
completed,
actual
or
estimated
energy
savings
resulting
from
improvements
made,
and
consumer
and
program
costs.
This
information
will
allow
EPA
to
track
and
evaluate
the
progress
of
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
and
its
Partners
in
promoting
energy
efficiency
in
existing
homes.

EVALUATION
EPA
utilizes
information
collected
from
Partners
and
others
in
the
home
construction
and
improvement
sectors
to
evaluate
the
impact
of
ENERGY
STAR
on
the
building,
selling,
and
promotion
of
energy
efficient
new
homes
and
the
improvement
of
existing
homes.
This
is
to
ensure
that
ENERGY
STAR
maximizes
its
ability
to
transform
the
market
for
energy
efficient
homes,
and
maintains
its
brand
value
in
the
marketplace
as
the
symbol
for
energy
efficient
homes
and
products.
There
are
three
main
areas
of
evaluation:

 
Program
Evaluation
­
feedback
about
the
ENERGY
STAR
program
and
its
outreach
efforts,
collected
and
utilized
by
EPA
to
assess
and
improve
the
effectiveness
of
the
ENERGY
STAR
program
in
stimulating
and
transforming
the
market
for
energy
efficient
homes.
One
program
evaluation
activity
includes
gathering
feedback
from
Partners
on
the
effectiveness
of
ENERGY
STAR's
outreach
materials
such
as
its
Sales
Toolkit
for
home
builders,
used
by
builders
to
generate
co­
branded
marketing
materials
to
promote
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
to
homebuyers.
EPA
will
use
this
feedback
to
make
improvements
to
marketing
and
outreach
materials
to
meet
Partners'
marketing
and
outreach
needs.
Another
activity
includes
collecting
information
from
participants
in
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
to
obtain
feedback
on
their
Partnership
and
on
EPA's
outreach
efforts.

 
Partner
Evaluation
­
information
about
Partners'
level
of
interest
in
ENERGY
STAR,
8
collected
and
utilized
by
EPA
to
assess
Partners'
level
of
knowledge
of
and
participation
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
new
homes
and
the
improvement
of
existing
homes.
One
partner
evaluation
activity
includes
contacting
home
lender
and
utility
partners
to
determine
their
current
incentive
programs
and
level
of
knowledge
about
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
and
energy
efficient
home
improvements.
This
information
is
used
to
update
EPA's
records
of
the
Partner's
current
ENERGY
STAR­
related
incentive
programs
or
other
outreach
programs
being
used
to
promote
ENERGY
STAR.
This
information
is
also
provided
to
the
public
via
the
Internet
to
provide
public
access
to
incentives
being
offered
for
the
purchase
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
and
improving
the
energy
efficiency
of
existing
homes.

 
Market
Evaluation
­
information
about
ENERGY
STAR
in
the
marketplace,
collected
and
utilized
by
EPA
to
assess
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
new
and
existing
homes
and
the
impact
on
residential
energy
demand.
One
market
evaluation
activity
includes
contacting
home
builders
for
their
observations
on
the
impact
that
ENERGY
STAR
has
had
on
the
supply
and
demand
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
compared
to
non­
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
This
information
will
be
used
to
measure
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
the
supply
and
demand
for
energy
efficient
homes
and
to
determine
trends
in
the
residential
sector
with
respect
to
energy
demand
and
energy
efficiency.

While
EPA
has
identified
several
specific
topics
for
evaluation,
the
Agency
has
not
yet
developed
specific
questions
or
methods
for
collecting
the
information.
EPA
will
determine
these
parameters
based
on
a
range
of
considerations
(
e.
g.,
the
number
of
Partners
to
be
contacted,
the
number
of
questions
to
be
asked,
and
the
nature
of
the
questions)
at
such
time
that
it
seeks
to
collect
the
information.
EPA
will
make
every
attempt
to
utilize
electronic
means
of
collecting
feedback
from
partners.
EPA
believes
Partner
feedback
is
essential
for
the
Agency
to
ensure
that
the
Program
effectively
meets
Partners'
needs
in
successfully
building
and
promoting
energy
efficient
homes,
which
in
turn
ensures
that
the
Program
meets
EPA's
goals
of
reducing
residential
energy
consumption
and
reducing
air
pollution.

QUARTERLY
REPORTING
In
order
for
EPA
to
track
Partners'
level
of
activity
and
give
them
credit
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
they
build,
label,
and/
or
sponsor,
EPA
needs
to
collect
basic
information
each
calendar
quarter
about
the
number
of
qualified
homes
that
Partners
have
built,
labeled,
and/
or
sponsored.
The
Homes
Online
Submittal
Tool
(
HOST)
is
a
password
protected,
online
reporting
form
designed
to
allow
Rating
Provider
Partners
to
electronically
submit
readily­
available
and
basic
information
about
qualified
homes
at
their
convenience
and
from
their
own
computer.
Information
collected
includes:
the
name
of
the
home
builder,
city
and
state
of
the
home,
name
of
the
certified
rater
responsible
for
qualifying
the
home,
name
of
the
accredited
rating
provider,
name
of
the
retailer
(
only
for
manufactured
homes),
the
names
of
any
REPS
or
other
sponsoring
organizations,
the
name
of
the
developer
partner
if
applicable,
the
rating
method
used
to
qualify
the
home,
and
the
number
of
qualified
homes
produced.
The
information
submitted
by
Partners
is
reviewed
by
EPA
and
then
accepted
into
ENERGY
STAR's
Partner
database,
the
Integrated
Strategic
Tracking
and
Reporting
(
iSTAR)
database.
This
9
information
is
then
displayed
on
the
ENERGY
STAR
Web
site
to
publicly
recognize
organizations
and
their
level
of
activity
in
building,
qualifying,
and
sponsoring
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
Data
fields
to
be
added
to
HOST
include
a
designation
for
home
with
the
Advanced
Lighting
Package
(
ALP)
and
homes
containing
the
Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP).
Until
these
datafields
are
added
to
HOST,
EPA
expects
Partners
to
submit
this
information
manually
outside
of
HOST.

In
addition,
each
year
EPA
uses
this
quarterly
report
information
to
recognize
Partners
who
have
built,
rated
or
sponsored
significant
numbers
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
with
engraved
plaques
 
these
plaques
are
known
as
achievement
awards.
The
final
part
of
the
reporting
process
is
the
option
for
Partners
to
order
ENERGY
STAR
label
stock
from
EPA.
These
labels
are
placed
in
all
homes
that
have
been
qualified
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label.
By
combining
the
reporting
and
label
ordering
process
into
a
single
electronic,
paperless,
online
form,
EPA
has
attempted
to
minimize
the
reporting
burden
on
Partners,
while
at
the
same
time
minimizing
data
entry
error
and
maximizing
data
collection
efficiency.

ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
Organizations
interested
in
receiving
recognition
for
their
efforts
in
building,
qualifying,
and/
or
sponsoring
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
may
submit
an
application
for
an
ENERGY
STAR
Award.
These
awards
are
handed
out
annually
by
EPA.
The
award
application
consists
of
a
narrative
description
of
the
Partner's
activities
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
in
the
residential
sector,
its
success
stories,
and
a
description
of
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
their
business.
The
application
may
include
photos
or
multimedia
elements
to
illustrate
to
EPA
the
Partner's
activities
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR.
EPA
currently
issues
the
following
awards
under
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program:

 
Sustained
Excellence­
eligible
organizations
include
all
Residential
Partners.
 
Homes
Partner
of
the
Year
­
eligible
organizations
include
all
Residential
Partners.
 
Excellence
in
Energy
Efficiency
and
Environmental
Education
­
eligible
organizations
include
REPS
Partners.
 
Provider
Partner
of
the
Year
­
eligible
organizations
include
accredited
home
energy
rating
provider
Partners.
 
Excellence
in
Home
Improvement
­
eligible
organizations
include
utilities,
state
agencies,
and
local
associations.

OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
Partners
have
the
option
of
participating
in
an
outreach
partnership,
whereby
Partners
contribute
resources
to
the
development
and
distribution
of
a
public
outreach
and
education
campaign
about
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
A
one
page
commitment
form
is
completed
by
the
Partners
and
submitted
to
EPA.
This
form
requests
Partner
contact
information
as
well
as
the
amount
of
resources
to
be
provided
and
details
about
the
type
of
media
to
be
used
for
the
outreach
campaign.
It
also
asks
Partners
to
submit
a
corporate
logo
for
inclusion
in
the
outreach
materials.
10
The
Outreach
Partnership
includes
the
option
of
participating
in
a
coupon
program.
This
program
involves
Partners
offering
discount
coupons
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
products
such
as
lighting
and
ceiling
fans
to
prospective
homebuyers.
The
Outreach
Program
requires
coordination
and
implementation
by
local
Partners
to
develop
and
distribute
the
outreach
materials
as
well
as
recruit
showrooms
and
develop,
print
and
distribute
coupons.
EPA
works
closely
with
Partners
in
interested
markets
to
help
facilitate
a
successful
campaign.

2.
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2(
a)
Need
and
Authority
for
the
Collection
EPA's
ENERGY
STAR
Programs
are
an
important
part
of
the
overall
effort
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
President
Bush
has
made
ENERGY
STAR
a
key
element
of
his
National
Energy
Policy
and
his
climate
change
initiative.
ENERGY
STAR
is
a
voluntary
program
aimed
at
preventing
pollution
rather
than
controlling
it
after
its
creation.
ENERGY
STAR
focuses
on
reducing
utility­
generated
emissions
by
reducing
the
demand
for
energy
via
voluntary
commitments
by
a
wide
range
of
organizations.
These
voluntary
commitments
not
only
yield
the
environmental
benefits
of
a
reduction
in
energy
consumption
and
air
pollution,
but
also
provide
participating
organizations
with
the
marketing
and
economic
benefits
they
seek
from
participation
in
a
voluntary
environmental
program.
The
information
collection
activities
described
in
this
ICR
are
necessary
in
order
for
ENERGY
STAR
to
track
and
analyze
the
market
for
energy
efficient
homes,
which
allows
ENERGY
STAR
to
design
its
marketing
programs
and
resources
to
fit
the
needs
of
its
Partners,
as
well
as
to
provide
public
recognition
and
market
differentiation
to
participating
organizations.

JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Partnership
Agreement
EPA
needs
to
collect
initial
information
from
organizations
to
formally
establish
their
Partnership
in
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program.
The
Partnership
Agreement
is
submitted
by
organizations
in
the
residential
sector
that
commit
to
building,
marketing,
selling,
and/
or
sponsoring
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
to
reduce
residential
energy
consumption
and
protect
the
environment.
The
Partnership
Agreement
provides
EPA
with
basic
yet
necessary
information
on
the
organizations
(
e.
g.,
contact
information).
The
Partnership
Agreement
is
submitted
by
home
builders,
home
energy
raters,
utility
programs/
regional
energy
efficiency
programs,
and
lenders
and
then
entered
into
a
searchable
Web
database.
These
organizations
agree
to
leverage
ENERGY
STAR
by
utilizing
it
as
their
marketing
platform
to
promote
residential
energy
efficiency
and/
or
to
build
and
sell
energy
efficient
homes.
By
signing
the
Agreement,
an
organization
is
agreeing
to
use
the
ENERGY
STAR
name
and
logos
in
accordance
with
ENERGY
STAR's
guidelines.
The
ENERGY
STAR
name
and
logos
are
registered
trademarks,
meaning
that
the
Partnership
Agreement
serves
as
a
legally
enforceable
document
that
protects
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand.
The
information
collected
by
the
Partnership
Agreement
is
also
used
by
EPA
for
communication
purposes
in
sending
information
to
partners
11
regarding
their
ENERGY
STAR
partnership
and
developments
within
ENERGY
STAR.
EPA
also
uses
the
information
to
provide
public
recognition
to
organizations
that
voluntarily
join
as
Partners
and
who
make
additional
commitments
such
as
ALP
and
IAP,
and
to
provide
the
public
easy
access
to
organizations
who
are
actively
building,
selling,
and
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
across
the
U.
S.

In
a
related
activity,
manufactured
housing
Partners
are
asked
to
participate
in
a
plant
certification
process
that
involves
developing
quality
control
tools
and
procedures.
This
is
necessary
to
ensure
that
the
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
produced
by
these
builders
consistently
meet
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines
and
that
there
is
a
process
in
place
to
quickly
correct
problems
should
they
arise.

In
a
related
activity,
verification
organization
Partners
are
asked
to
provide
EPA
with
copies
of
home
energy
rating
reports
upon
request.
This
is
necessary
as
part
of
EPA's
process
for
resolving
disputes
that
may
arise
in
the
process
of
building,
labeling,
and
selling
an
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home.
A
copy
of
the
rating
report
is
sometimes
necessary
in
order
to
resolve
disputes
as
to
the
energy
efficiency
of
the
home.

Lender
Partners
are
asked
to
provide
EPA
with
periodic
updates
of
the
number
of
energy
efficient
mortgages
(
EEMs)
written.
This
is
necessary
so
EPA
can
track
the
market
for
EEMs
and
their
impact
on
the
market
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.

Also
in
a
related
activity,
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
are
asked
to
develop
and
submit
within
two
months
of
activating
their
partnership,
a
plan
to
implement
a
program
that
meets
the
criteria
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR.
This
plan
is
to
describe
how
contractors
shall
perform
the
whole
house
evaluation
and
link
recommended
improvements
with
contractors
who
can
perform
the
improvements.
The
plan
shall
also
describe
the
Partners'
quality
assurance
plan
to
ensure
proper
installation
of
improvements.
This
information
is
necessary
for
EPA
to
protect
and
maintain
the
value
of
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand
and
to
ensure
that
the
Partner
has
a
workable
plan
in
place
to
implement
the
program
efficiently
and
effectively.
These
Partners
are
also
asked
to
submit
to
EPA
on
a
quarterly
basis,
information
about
market
indicators
that
summarize
and
quantify
the
market
for
energy
efficiency
home
improvements.
This
information
is
necessary
for
EPA
to
track
and
evaluate
the
progress
of
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
and
its
Partners
and
to
make
changes
to
its
outreach
efforts
based
on
this
information.

EVALUATION
EPA
will
collect
information
from
selected
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
and
other
industry
professionals
to
periodically
evaluate
ENERGY
STAR's
effectiveness
in
encouraging
the
market
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
new
homes
and
energy
efficient
improvements
to
existing
homes.
This
information
allows
EPA
to
both
qualitatively
and
quantitativly
evaluate
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
the
market
for
energy
efficiency
in
the
new
home
and
existing
home
sectors.
This
in
turn
allows
EPA
to
improve
its
energy
efficiency
guidelines,
outreach
materials,
and
recognition
programs
so
that
Partners'
needs
and
expectations
are
met,
they
are
encouraged
to
remain
active
12
in
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program,
and
so
that
ENERGY
STAR
continues
to
be
effective
in
educating
the
public
on
the
environmental
and
economic
benefits
of
energy­
efficient
homes.
For
example,
EPA
intends
to
contact
Partners
about
the
effectiveness
of
EPA's
pilot
program
to
incorporate
indoor
air
quality
features
into
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
EPA
will
use
Partners'
feedback
to
improve
its
technical
specifications
so
they
are
both
environmentally
and
economically
feasible,
as
well
as
to
determine
homebuyers'
reaction
to
the
pilot
program.
EPA
intends
to
contact
Partners
to
evaluate
the
utility
bill
and
energy
savings
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
versus
non­
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
This
information
will
give
EPA
real,
empirical
data
that
it
can
use
to
evaluate
the
true
impact
of
ENERGY
STAR
on
the
energy
efficiency
of
homes
and
to
modify
its
guidelines
and
outreach
materials
if
necessary
based
on
this
information.
EPA
intends
on
evaluating
the
impact
of
outreach
programs
and
marketing
materials
so
it
can
improve
its
public
education
efforts
and
improve
its
ability
to
educate
the
public
on
the
benefits
of
energy
efficient
homes.
EPA
also
intends
on
evaluating
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
select
sectors
of
the
housing
industry
such
as
the
affordable
housing
sector,
multifamily
housing
sector,
and
manufactured
housing
sector.
This
is
so
EPA
can
better
target
housing
sectors
that,
historically,
have
been
underrepresented
in
efforts
to
improve
residential
energy
efficiency,
and
to
bring
about
a
market
transformation
toward
energy
efficient
homes.

QUARTERLY
REPORTING
In
order
for
EPA
to
track
its
progress
in
encouraging
Partners
to
build
and
sell
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes,
it
needs
to
have
a
mechanism
by
which
it
can
periodically
collect
information
on
the
number
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
being
built
and
labeled
by
Partners
on
a
quarterly
basis.
Also,
this
information
is
needed
so
EPA
can
estimate
the
amount
of
energy
and
greenhouse
gases
being
reduced
as
a
result
of
Partners'
actions
in
building
and
selling
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
Finally,
this
information
is
used
in
evaluating
Partners
for
various
special
recognition
programs
such
as
the
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
and
achievement
awards.

ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
An
award
application
is
needed
from
Partners
interested
in
earning
an
ENERGY
STAR
award
so
that
EPA
staff
can
evaluate
a
Partner's
effort
in
promoting
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand
and
compare
Partners
with
each
other
to
select
the
Partner
that
has
achieved
the
most
in
terms
of
promoting
the
brand.
This
in
turn
serves
to
encourage
other
organizations
to
participate
in
building
and
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.

OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
The
information
collected
on
the
commitment
form
used
for
the
Outreach
Partnership
is
necessary
because
it
provides
a
written
record
of
the
type
and
level
of
commitment
being
made
by
Partners
to
develop
a
public
outreach
campaign
to
educate
and
inform
the
public
about
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility
and
Users
of
the
Data
13
JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Partnership
Agreement
EPA
uses
information
submitted
in
the
Partnership
Agreement
to
officially
establish
an
organization's
participation
in
ENERGY
STAR
and
to
provide
organizations
with
public
recognition
of
their
ENERGY
STAR
Partnership.
Address
and
contact
information
from
the
Agreement
are
entered
into
the
iSTAR
(
Integrated
Strategic
Tracking
and
Reporting)
database
to
serve
as
a
source
of
general
information
and
as
a
contact
list
for
updating
Partners
on
information
relevant
to
their
ENERGY
STAR
Partnership.
EPA
uses
the
Partnership
Agreement
to
enforce
its
trademark
of
the
ENERGY
STAR
name
and
logos
as
well
as
to
commit
Partners
to
providing
EPA
with
rating
report
information
upon
request.
The
Agreement
also
gives
Builder
Partners
the
option
of
making
a
commitment
to
building
100%
of
their
homes
to
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines,
offering
ENERGY
STAR's
Advanced
Lighting
Package
(
ALP)
in
their
homes,
and/
or
offering
ENERGY
STAR's
Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP).
These
additional
commitments
are
made
by
the
Partner
simply
by
initializing
the
applicable
section
of
the
Agreement.
The
ALP
commitment
entails
the
optional
completion
of
an
ALP
Builder
Verification
Form
that
is
completed
by
a
third­
party
builder
inspector.
EPA
asks
that
this
form
be
provided
to
the
home
buyer
as
written
proof
that
a
builder
has
installed
the
ALP
as
intended.
The
IAP
commitment
entails
the
completion
of
a
commitment
form
by
the
home
builder.
This
form
asks
the
builder
to
submit
marketing
materials
to
EPA
for
review
and
approval,
and
to
provide
EPA
with
an
informal
evaluation
of
the
builder's
experience
with
the
IAP.

This
information
is
entered
into
iSTAR
and
used
to
provide
Builder
Partners
additional
recognition
on
the
ENERGY
STAR
Web
site's
Partner
Locator
Tool,
which
is
accessed
by
those
in
the
home
building
industry
as
well
as
by
home
buyers
searching
for
ENERGY
STAR
partners
in
their
state.
Information
from
the
Agreement
is
also
used
by
EPA
to
generate
usernames
and
passwords,
which
are
used
by
Partners
to
access
"
Partner
Only"
resources
on
the
ENERGY
STAR
Web
site,
such
as
downloading
Partner­
only
logos
and
accessing
the
online
reporting
tool,
HOST.

Manufactured
Housing
Plant
Certification
Information
collected
and
maintained
as
part
of
a
manufactured
housing
partner's
plant
certification
process,
including
the
plant
certification
form,
is
used
by
EPA
and
the
manufacturing
plants
themselves
to
ensure
that
a
manufacturing
plant
is
ready
and
able
to
consistently
produce
homes
that
are
ready
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualification
and
that
these
homes
are
installed
properly
and
according
to
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines.
This
in
turn
protects
the
brand
recognition
and
value
associated
with
the
ENERGY
STAR
name
and
logo
in
the
residential
sector.
This
information
is
also
used
by
the
plants
to
correct
any
problems
that
arise
during
the
production
and
installation
process.

Home
Energy
Rating
Reports
14
The
information
contained
in
home
energy
rating
reports
that
are
provided
to
EPA
upon
request
by
home
energy
rating
providers
is
used
by
EPA
as
part
of
its
process
for
resolving
issues
that
may
arise
between
home
builders,
home
owners,
and
home
energy
raters
regarding
the
energy
efficiency
of
an
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home.
This
information
is
part
of
a
dispute
resolution
process
that
EPA
has
in
place
to
handle
home
owner
complaints
about
homes
they
own
that
have
the
ENERGY
STAR
label.

The
Number
of
Energy
Efficient
Mortgages
(
EEMs)
Written
EPA
uses
information
collected
from
lender
Partners
on
the
annual
number
of
EEMs
written
to
track
and
monitor
the
market
for
EEMs
and
to
analyze
the
impact
of
EEMs
on
the
market
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
and
energy
efficient
improvements
to
existing
homes.

Implementation
Plan
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
EPA
will
use
the
program
implementation
plan
that
is
prepared
and
submitted
by
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
to
ensure
that
these
Partners
have
a
realistic
plan
to
manage
and
consistently
deliver
a
program
for
making
whole­
house
energy
efficiency
improvements
and
for
sourcing
contractors
who
can
perform
this
work.
EPA
will
refer
to
this
plan
when
verifying
a
Partner's
program
for
delivering
the
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
to
its
customers.

Market
Indicators
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
EPA
will
use
information
provided
by
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
on
the
program's
effect
on
the
market
for
whole­
house
energy
efficiency
improvements
to
track
and
monitor
the
program's
progress
in
promoting
energy
efficient
home
improvement
projects.

EVALUATION
EPA
will
use
information
collected
from
Partners
and
others
in
the
new
home
construction
and
home
improvement
sectors
to
evaluate
the
impact
of
ENERGY
STAR
on
the
building,
selling,
and
promotion
of
energy
efficient
new
homes
and
the
improvement
of
existing
homes.
EPA
will
also
use
this
information
to
improve
its
ability
to
serve
the
needs
of
those
in
the
home
construction
and
home
improvement
industries
who
wish
to
build
and
promote
energy
efficient
homes.
This
collection
activity
will
ensure
that
ENERGY
STAR
maintains
its
brand
value
in
the
marketplace
as
the
symbol
for
energy
efficient
homes
and
products,
and
that
it's
education
and
outreach
efforts
are
well
designed
and
targeted
and
properly
executed
given
current
market
conditions.

This
evaluation
information
may
also
be
used
by
EPA
or
shared
with
other
organizations
as
part
of
public
outreach
or
education
campaigns
promoting
the
environmental
and
economic
benefits
of
energy­
efficient
new
and
existing
homes.
15
QUARTERLY
REPORTING
EPA
will
use
the
information
obtained
via
the
quarterly
reporting
process
to:
generate
estimates
of
the
amount
of
energy
and
air
pollution
saved
from
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes,
generate
short
and
long­
term
goals
for
energy
and
air
pollution
reduction
that
will
feed
into
the
budget
formulation
process
for
ENERGY
STAR,
and
to
determine
Partners
who
are
deserving
of
special
recognition
via
EPA's
ENERGY
STAR
Awards,
Achievement
Awards,
and
other
special
recognition
programs.
This
information
is
also
used
by
EPA
to
inform
the
public
as
to
the
progress
being
made
in
reducing
residential
energy
use
and
in
reducing
air
pollution.

ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
Information
collected
from
Partners
via
the
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
application
process
will
be
used
by
EPA
to
evaluate
the
level
of
activity
and
brand
support
provided
by
Partners
and
to
determine
which
Partners
will
earn
an
ENERGY
STAR
award
in
the
various
award
categories
being
offered.
This
information
will
also
be
used
by
EPA
as
part
of
its
efforts
to
promote
ENERGY
STAR
and
the
successes
achieved
by
organizations
that
have
committed
themselves
to
promoting
energy
efficient
homes.
The
awards
themselves
will
be
used
by
Partners
to
promote
their
success
as
a
Partner.

OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
The
information
collected
on
the
commitment
form
used
by
Partners
to
participate
in
the
Outreach
Partnership
campaign
is
used
by
EPA
as
an
agreement
between
EPA
and
Partners
as
to
the
terms
of
the
outreach
campaign
to
be
co­
developed.
This
includes
the
type
of
media
to
be
used
and
the
resources
to
be
contributed
by
all
Partners
towards
the
campaign.

3.
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3(
a)
Nonduplication
The
information
collected
under
this
ICR
has
not
been
collected
by
EPA
or
any
other
federal
agency.
In
addition,
the
requested
information
is
based
on
a
particular
point
in
time;
therefore,
information
that
is
not
up­
to­
date
is
not
sufficient.
CPPD
will
ensure
that
information
collected
will
not
duplicate
any
ongoing
recordkeeping
or
reporting
functions
currently
utilized
for
participation
in
any
of
CPPD's
programs.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
of
1995,
EPA
will
solicit
public
comments
on
this
ICR
using
a
60­
day
comment
period
via
an
announcement
in
the
Federal
Register.
16
3(
c)
Consultations
In
preparing
this
ICR,
EPA
did
not
conduct
industry
or
State
consultations.
Because
EPA
works
closely
with
ENERGY
STAR
participants,
the
Agency
already
has
a
good
idea
of
the
time
needed
to
carry
out
its
information
collections.
Therefore,
EPA
relied
on
the
expertise
of
Agency
staff
in
developing
the
ICR's
hour
and
cost
assumptions.
In
addition,
the
Agency
accessed
its
current
databases
(
e.
g.,
iSTAR)
and
documentation
to
estimate
the
number
of
respondents
and
activities.
The
Agency's
data
sources
are
kept
up­
to­
date
based
on
participant
submittals
(
e.
g.,
submittals
of
Partnership
Agreements,
quarterly
reports)
and
therefore
are
the
most
reliable
sources
for
estimation
purposes.

3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Partnership
Letter
or
Agreement
The
Partnership
Agreement
is
submitted
on
a
one­
time
basis;
less
frequent
collection
is
not
possible.

Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP)
Form
The
Indoor
Air
Package
form
is
submitted
on
a
one­
time
basis;
less
frequent
collection
is
not
possible.

Manufactured
Housing
Plant
Certification
Form
The
manufactured
housing
plant
certification
form
is
submitted
when
the
manufacturing
plant
has
completed
its
ENERGY
STAR
certification
process;
less
frequent
collection
is
not
possible.

Home
Energy
Rating
Report
The
home
energy
rating
report
is
submitted
upon
EPA's
request.
Less
frequent
collection
would
hinder
EPA's
ability
to
confirm
the
energy
efficiency
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
when
necessary.

Annual
Update
on
Energy
Efficient
Mortgages
(
EEMs)

Lender
Partners
submit
the
number
of
EEMs
written
once
per
year.
Less
frequent
collection
would
not
allow
EPA
to
evaluate
the
supply
and
demand
for
EEMs
in
a
timely
manner,
thus
reducing
EPA's
ability
to
meet
the
needs
of
its
lender
Partners.

Commitment
Form
for
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Sponsors
(
REEPS)
17
The
commitment
form
submitted
by
REEPS
upon
joining
ENERGY
STAR
is
done
on
a
one­
time
basis;
less
frequent
collection
is
not
possible.

Implementation
Plan
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
A
plan
for
implementing
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
is
submitted
by
Partners
on
a
one­
time
basis;
less
frequent
collection
is
not
possible.

Web
Designs
and
Materials
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
submit
Web
designs
and
content
containing
ENERGY
STAR
information
on
an
as­
needed
basis.
Less
frequent
collection
would
not
allow
EPA
to
effectively
monitor
and
protect
the
use
of
the
ENERGY
STAR
logos
and
brand
name.

Quarterly
Updates
of
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Activity
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
submit
information
about
market
indicators
that
summarize
and
quantify
the
market
for
energy
efficiency
home
improvements.
This
information
is
necessary
for
EPA
to
track
and
evaluate
the
progress
of
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
and
its
Partners
and
to
make
timely
changes
to
its
outreach
efforts
based
on
this
information.
Less
frequent
collection
would
prevent
EPA
from
meeting
the
outreach
needs
of
its
Partners
in
marketing
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
to
the
public.

Changes
in
Referral
Network
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
submit
updates
to
their
contractor
referral
network
on
an
as­
needed
basis.
Less
frequent
collection
would
not
allow
EPA
to
keep
track
of
contractors
qualified
to
perform
Home
Performance
jobs
and
would
not
allow
EPA
to
provide
this
information
to
the
public.

EVALUATION
EPA
will
ask
selected
Partners
to
provide
feedback
on
their
participation
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
in
the
residential
sector,
on
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
homes
and
home
improvement
solutions,
and
on
ENERGY
STAR's
policies
and
outreach
initiatives.
EPA
expects
to
collect
information
on
these
issues
an
average
of
once
a
year
from
selected
Partners.
Collection
of
information
any
less
frequent
than
this
would
greatly
reduce
the
robustness
and
timeliness
of
the
information,
thus
minimizing
EPA's
ability
to
serve
the
needs
of
its
Partners
and
to
maximize
the
energy
savings
and
pollution
reductions
that
are
possible
via
voluntary
partnerships
with
organizations
within
the
residential
construction
and
home
improvement
sectors.
It
would
also
hinder
EPA's
ability
to
quantify
the
economic
and
environmental
costs
and
benefits
associated
with
building
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
and
improving
the
energy
efficiency
of
existing
homes.
This
information
is
used
by
EPA
to
determine
its
progress
in
reducing
energy
demand
and
greenhouse
gas
emissions
via
ENERGY
18
STAR
Partnerships.

QUARTERLY
REPORTING
Quarterly
reports
are
submitted
each
calendar
quarter
(
four
times
a
year).
Less
frequent
collection
would
cause
delays
in
tracking
the
number
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
built,
which
would
prevent
EPA
from
having
a
robust
database
of
up­
to­
date
information
on
the
number
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
built,
the
amount
of
energy
reduced,
and
the
amount
of
greenhouse
gases
removed
from
the
air.
This
in
turn
would
cause
the
ENERGY
STAR
Web
site,
which
displays
information
contained
in
the
database,
to
be
outdated.
It
would
also
prevent
EPA
from
effectively
protecting
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand
because
it
would
not
have
access
to
current
data
used
to
determine
active
Partners
who
are
actively
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
versus
inactive
Partners
who
are
not
promoting
ENERGY
STAR.

ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
The
ENERGY
STAR
award
applications
are
submitted
on
an
annual
basis.
Less
frequent
collection
would
prevent
EPA
from
obtaining
current
year
information
on
Partners
and
would
prevent
EPA
from
providing
annual
public
recognition
to
outstanding
Partners.
Partners
are
not
required
to
submit
an
award
application.

OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
The
Outreach
Partnership
commitment
form
is
submitted
on
an
annual
basis
in
conjunction
with
each
year's
outreach
campaign.
Less
frequent
collection
would
prevent
Partners
from
participating
in
the
partnership
each
year
and
from
gaining
annual
public
recognition
from
this
participation.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
Information
collections
performed
under
this
clearance
will
follow
all
of
OMB's
General
Guidelines
regarding
federal
data
collection.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
Participation
in
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
is
voluntary
and
may
be
terminated
by
participants
or
EPA
at
any
time.
EPA
does
not
expect
to
deem
any
information
collected
under
the
Program
to
be
CBI
(
Confidential
Business
Information).

3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
The
information
collections
do
not
ask
sensitive
questions,
such
as
those
pertaining
to
sexual
attitudes
or
behavior
or
religious
beliefs.
No
questions
of
a
sensitive
nature
are
asked
of
participants
with
ENERGY
STAR.
19
4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents
and
SIC
Codes
The
following
is
a
list
of
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(
SIC)
codes,
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes,
and
associated
industries
that
may
be
affected
by
information
collections
covered
under
this
ICR
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program.
Note
that,
at
the
end
of
this
list,
EPA
has
included
a
number
of
NAICS
codes
that
do
not
have
a
corresponding
SIC
code.
EPA
has
included
an
asterisk
in
the
SIC
code
column
to
indicate
that
no
corresponding
SIC
code
exists.

(
THIS
LIST
IS
NOT
YET
COMPLETE.
NEED
TO
INCLUDE
CODES
FOR
HOME
ENERGY
RATERS,
LENDERS,
STATE
AND
LOCAL
UTILITIES
AND
SPONSORS,
REALTORS,
ARCHITECTS)

Industry
Group
152:
General
Building
Contractors­
residential

1521
General
Contractors­
Single­
Family
Houses

1522
General
Contractors­
Residential
Buildings,
Other
Than
Single­
Family
Industry
Group
153:
Operative
Builders

1531
Operative
Builders
Industry
Group
154:
General
Building
Contractors­
nonresidential

1541
General
Contractors­
Industrial
Buildings
and
Warehouses

1542
General
Contractors­
Nonresidential
Buildings,
Other
than
Industrial
Buildings
and
Warehouses
Industry
Group
171:
Plumbing,
Heating
And
Air­
conditioning

1711
(
i)
Plumbing,
Heating
and
Air­
Conditioning
Industry
Group
172:
Painting
And
Paper
Hanging

1721
Painting
and
Paper
Hanging
Industry
Group
173:
Electrical
Work

1731
Electrical
Work
Industry
Group
174:
Masonry,
Stonework,
Tile
Setting,
And
Plastering

1741
Masonry,
Stone
Setting,
and
Other
Stone
Work

1742
Plastering,
Drywall,
Acoustical,
and
Insulation
Work

1743
Terrazzo,
Tile,
Marble,
and
Mosaic
Work
Industry
Group
175:
Carpentry
And
Floor
Work

1751
Carpentry
Work

1752
Floor
Laying
and
Other
Floor
Work,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
Industry
Group
176:
Roofing,
Siding,
And
Sheet
Metal
Work

1761
Roofing,
Siding,
and
Sheet
Metal
Work
Industry
Group
177:
Concrete
Work

1771
Concrete
Work
Industry
Group
178:
Water
Well
Drilling

1781
Water
Well
Drilling
Industry
Group
179:
Miscellaneous
Special
Trade
Contractors

1791
Structural
Steel
Erection

1793
Glass
and
Glazing
Work

1794
Excavation
Work

1795
Wrecking
and
Demolition
Work

1796
Installation
or
Erection
of
Building
Equipment,
Not
Elsewhere

1799
Special
Trade
Contractors,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
Industry
Group
491:
Electric
Services

4911
(
i)
Electric
Services
Industry
Group
492:
Gas
Production
And
Distribution

4922
Natural
Gas
Transmission

4923
Natural
Gas
Transmission
and
Distribution

4924
Natural
Gas
Distribution

4925
Mixed,
Manufactured,
or
Liquefied
Petroleum
Gas
Production
and/
or
Industry
Group
493:
Combination
Electric
And
Gas,
And
Other
Utility

4931
Electric
and
Other
Services
Combined

4932
Gas
and
Other
Services
Combined

4939
Combination
20
Utilities,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
Industry
Group
494:
Water
Supply

4941
Water
Supply
Industry
Group
495:
Sanitary
Services

4952
Sewerage
Systems

4953
Refuse
Systems

4959
Sanitary
Services,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
Industry
Group
496:
Steam
And
Airconditioning
Supply

4961
Steam
and
Air­
Conditioning
Supply
Industry
Group
497:
Irrigation
Systems

4971
Irrigation
Systems
Industry
Group
651:
Real
Estate
Operators
(
except
Developers)
And

6512
(
i)
Operators
of
Nonresidential
Buildings

6513
Operators
or
Apartment
Buildings

6514
Operators
of
Dwellings
Other
Than
Apartment
Buildings

6515
Operators
of
Residential
Mobile
Home
Sites

6517
Lessors
of
Railroad
Property

6519
Lessors
of
Real
Property,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
Industry
Group
653:
Real
Estate
Agents
And
Managers

6531
Real
Estate
Agents
and
Managers
Industry
Group
654:
Title
Abstract
Offices

6541
Title
Abstract
Offices
Industry
Group
655:
Land
Subdividers
And
Developers

6552
Land
Subdividers
and
Developers,
Except
Cemeteries

6553
Cemetery
Subdividers
and
Developers
Industry
Group
631:
Life
Insurance

6311
(
i)
Life
Insurance
Industry
Group
632:
Accident
And
Health
Insurance
And
Medical

6321
Accident
and
Health
Insurance

6324
Hospital
and
Medical
Service
Plans
Industry
Group
633:
Fire,
Marine,
And
Casualty
Insurance

6331
Fire,
Marine,
and
Casualty
Insurance
Industry
Group
635:
Surety
Insurance

6351
Surety
Insurance
Industry
Group
636:
Title
Insurance

6361
Title
Insurance
Industry
Group
637:
Pension,
Health,
And
Welfare
Funds

6371
Pension,
Health,
and
Welfare
Funds
Industry
Group
639:
Insurance
Carriers,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified

6399
Insurance
Carriers,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
Industry
Group
762:
Electrical
Repair
Shops

7622
(
ii)
Radio
and
Television
Repair
Shops

7623
Refrigeration
and
Air­
Conditioning
Service
and
Repair
Shops

7629
Electrical
and
Electronic
Repair
Shops,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
Industry
Group
951:
Administration
Of
Environmental
Quality

9511
(
i)
Air
and
Water
Resource
and
Solid
Waste
Management

9512
Land,
Mineral,
Wildlife,
and
Forest
Conservation
Industry
Group
953:
Administration
Of
Housing
And
Urban

9531
Administration
of
Housing
Programs

9532
Administration
of
Urban
Planning
and
Community
and
Rural
Development
4(
b)
Information
Requested
JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Organizations
interested
in
joining
ENERGY
STAR
as
Partners
are
asked
to
submit
a
Partnership
Agreement
describing
their
commitment
to
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
and
residential
energy
efficiency.
They
also
may
be
asked
or
encouraged
to
undertake
21
related
activities,
as
described
below.
Partners
are
eligible
for
various
recognition
programs
that
reward
organizations
based
on
their
level
of
support
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
to
the
public.

Home
Builders
This
Partner
group
includes
production
home
builders,
custom
home
builders,
manufactured
home
builders,
systems
home
builders,
and
developers.
Organizations
of
all
sizes
are
encouraged
to
join
the
Program.
Partners
make
a
commitment
to
building
and
selling
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.

(
i)
Data
Items
 
A
Partnership
Agreement
that
includes
the
following
information:
 
Organization's
name,
address,
phone
number,
fax
number,
and
Web
site;
 
Major
metro
areas
served;
 
Name,
title,
phone
number,
and
e­
mail
of
the
Marketing/
Sales
contact;
 
Name,
title,
phone
number,
and
e­
mail
of
the
Purchasing/
Construction
contact;
 
Name,
title,
e­
mail,
and
signature
of
the
authorized
company
representative,
and
date
of
signature;
 
Type
of
home
builder
(
site­
built,
developer,
or
manufactured
home
builder;
 
Average
number
of
homes
built
per
year;
 
Initials
of
the
signatory
indicating
the
selection
of
the
100%
commitment
(
optional);
 
Initials
of
the
signatory
indicating
the
selection
of
the
Advanced
Lighting
Package
(
ALP)
(
optional);
and
 
Initials
of
the
signatory
indicating
the
selection
of
the
Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP)
(
optional)

 
If
Partner
commits
to
the
Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP),
a
supplemental
IAP
Commitment
Form
is
to
be
completed
that
includes
the
following:
 
Builder's
name
and
address;
 
Date;
and
 
Authorized
representative's
name,
title,
and
signature
 
As
part
of
the
plant
certification
process,
manufactured
home
builder
Partners
collect
and
keep
information
that
includes
the
following:
 
Information
about
the
ENERGY
STAR
design
features
 
Model
number,
serial
number,
owner,
retailer,
and
location
of
each
qualified
home;
 
Date
home
was
installed;
 
Site
installation
checklists
for
each
qualified
home
that
identify
items
in
the
ENERGY
STAR
design
package
and
that
were
installed
and
verified
22
at
the
time
of
home
installation
in
the
field;
 
Reports
of
nonconformance
with
ENERGY
STAR
design
and
installation
standards
and
corrective
actions
taken;
 
Results
of
field
inspections
 
Manufactured
home
builder
Partners
submit
a
supplemental
manufacturing
plant
certification
form
after
completing
the
plant
certification
process
that
includes
the
following:
 
Name,
address,
phone
number,
e­
mail,
fax
number
of
the
plant
certifier;
 
Signature
of
plant
certifier;
 
Date
of
signature;
 
Name
and
address
of
the
manufacturing
plant;
 
Method
used
for
achieving
certification;
 
Indication
that
homes
were
tested
in
the
plant
for
duct
tightness
 
Indication
that
site
installation
checklists
were
completed
for
each
home
 
Indication
that
homes
were
field
tested
 
Indication
that
the
plant
has
incorporated
necessary
quality
control
measures
(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
 
To
join
ENERGY
STAR,
organizations
are
asked
to:

$
Download
the
Partnership
Agreement
from
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
site;

$
Review
all
instructions
and
commitments
of
the
Partnership
Agreement;

$
Complete,
sign,
and
date
the
Partnership
Agreement;
and
$
Return
the
completed
Partnership
Agreement
to
EPA
via
mail,
fax,
or
email
$
As
a
related
activity,
if
the
Partner
has
made
a
commitment
to
the
IAP,
the
Partner:

$
Downloads
the
IAP
Commitment
form
from
the
ENERGY
STAR
Web
site;

$
Reviews
the
IAP
Commitment
form
and
completes,
signs,
and
dates
the
form;
and
$
Returns
the
form
to
EPA
via
mail
or
fax.

$
As
a
related
activity,
manufactured
home
builder
partners
collect
and
keep
information
on
each
qualified
home
either
electronically
or
on
paper
$
As
a
related
activity,
manufactured
home
builder
partners:

$
Download
the
plant
certification
form
from
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
site;

$
Completes
the
form;
and
$
Submit
the
supplemental
plant
certification
form
to
EPA
via
fax,
email
or
regular
mail.

Verification
Organizations
23
This
Partner
group
includes
organizations
involved
in
independently
verifying
that
homes
meet
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines
for
residential
energy
efficiency.
They
act
as
third­
party,
independent
providers
of
home
energy
rating
services.
There
are
two
main
types
of
verification
organizations
that
participate
in
ENERGY
STAR:
certified
home
energy
raters
and
accredited
home
energy
rating
providers.

(
i)
Data
Items
$
A
Partnership
Agreement
that
includes
the
following
information:

$
Organization's
name,
address,
phone
number,
fax
number,
and
Web
site;

$
Major
metro
areas
served;

$
Name,
title,
phone
number,
and
e­
mail
of
the
marketing/
sales
contact;

$
Name,
title,
phone
number,
and
e­
mail
of
the
purchasing/
construction
contact;

$
Name,
title,
e­
mail,
and
signature
of
the
authorized
company
representative,
and
date
of
signature;

$
Whether
they
are
a
home
energy
rater
or
rating
provider.
If
a
rater,
they
must
provide
the
name
of
their
associated
rating
provider
$
A
home
energy
rating
report
or
relevant
Builder
Option
Package
(
BOP)
for
any
qualified
home
upon
EPA's
request
that
includes,
at
a
minimum,
the
following:

$
Name
of
the
home
builder;

$
Address
of
the
home;

$
Name
of
the
home
energy
rater;

$
Date
of
home
energy
rating;
and
$
Numerical
home
energy
rating
(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
$
To
join
ENERGY
STAR,
organizations
are
asked
to:

$
Download
the
Partnership
Agreement
from
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
site;

$
Review
the
instructions
and
commitments
of
the
Partnership
Agreement;

$
Complete,
sign,
and
date
the
Partnership
Agreement;
and
$
Return
the
partnership
agreement
to
EPA
via
mail,
fax,
or
e­
mail
$
As
a
related
activity,
the
Partner
must
make
a
copy
of
a
home
energy
rating
report
or
relevant
Builder
Option
Package
(
BOP)
for
any
qualified
home
and
fax,
mail,
or
e­
mail
it
to
EPA
upon
request.

Lenders
24
This
Partner
group
commits
to
deliver
energy
efficient
mortgages
(
EEMs)
to
buyers
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
and
to
homeowners
wishing
to
finance
energy
efficiency
improvements
to
existing
homes.
These
loans
use
the
present
value
of
future
utility
bill
savings
to
provide
loan
applicants
more
favorable
loan
terms,
such
as
qualifying
home
buyers
for
a
larger
loan.

(
i)
Data
Items
$
A
Partnership
Agreement
that
includes
the
following
information:

$
Organization's
name,
phone
number,
and
Web
site;

$
States
served;

$
Types
of
Energy
Efficient
Mortgages
offered;

$
Description
of
methods
to
be
used
to
promote
EEMs
and
ENERGY
STAR;

$
Name,
title,
address,
phone
number,
fax
number,
e­
mail,
and
signature
of
the
authorized
company
representative;
and
$
Date
of
signature
(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
$
To
join
ENERGY
STAR,
organizations
are
asked
to:

$
Download
the
Partnership
Agreement
from
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
site;

$
Review
the
instructions
and
commitments
of
the
Partnership
Agreement;

$
Complete,
sign,
and
date
the
Partnership
Agreement;
and
$
Return
the
Partnership
Agreement
to
EPA
via
mail
or
fax
$
A
related
activity
is
providing
an
annual
update
on
the
the
number
of
EEMs
written
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Sponsor
(
REEPS)
Partners
This
Partner
group
includes
utilities;
national,
regional,
State,
or
local
government
entities;
or
other
organizations
involved
in
coordinating
and/
or
administering
an
energyefficiency
program
or
environmental
education
campaign
that
promotes
or
intends
to
promote
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.

(
i)
Data
Items
$
A
Partnership
Agreement
that
includes
the
following
information:

$
Signatory's
name,
title,
address,
country,
phone
number,
fax
number,
email
and
Web
site;

$
Signature
of
the
authorized
company
representative;
and
$
Date
of
signature
$
A
Commitment
Form
that
includes
the
following
information:

$
Partner's
name;
25
$
Date
of
commitment;

$
Up
to
four
(
at
least
one
is
necessary)
contact
names,
titles,
addresses,
phone
numbers,
fax
numbers,
and
e­
mails;
and
$
The
designated
ENERGY
STAR
program
areas
to
be
promoted
(
i.
e.
New
Homes,
Products,
etc.)

(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
$
To
join
ENERGY
STAR,
organizations
are
asked
to:

$
Download
the
Partnership
Agreement
and
Commitment
Form
from
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
site;

$
Review
the
instructions
and
commitments
of
the
Partnership
Agreement
and
Commitment
Form;

$
Complete
the
Partnership
Agreement
and
Commitment
Form;
and
$
Return
the
Partnership
Agreement
and
Commitment
Form
to
EPA
via
mail
or
fax.

Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
This
participant
group
consists
of
utilities,
state
agencies,
and
local
associations
who
sponsor
and
promote
a
program
of
whole
house,
building
science­
based
improvements
to
existing
homes.
The
program
must
consist
of
a
bona
fide
whole
house
approach,
facilitation
of
the
installation
of
recommended
measures,
diagnostic
testing,
and
quality
assurance.

(
i)
Data
Items
$
A
Partnership
Agreement
that
includes
the
following
information:

$
Organization's
name,
address,
phone
number,
fax
number,
and
Web
site;

$
Name,
title,
and
signature
of
the
authorized
partner
representative
$
A
related
item
is
a
written
plan
for
implementing
a
program
meeting
the
criteria
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
that
includes
the
following:

$
description
of
how
contractors
will
perform
the
whole
house
evaluation
and
link
improvements
to
capable
contractors;

$
description
of
a
quality
assurance
plan;
and
$
description
of
how
Partner
will
utilize
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand
and
logos
to
promote
its
Program
$
A
related
item
is
Web
content
and
other
marketing
materials
featuring
ENERGY
STAR
$
A
related
item
is
quarterly
updates
on
the
following:

$
number
of
consumer­
initiated
calls
and
contacts;

$
number
of
participating
contractors;

$
number
of
successful
referrals;

$
number
of
jobs
completed;
26
$
actual
or
estimated
energy
savings
from
home
improvement
activities;

$
consumer
and
program
costs;
and
$
description
of
quality
control
activities
performed
and
their
outcomes
$
A
related
item
is
updated
contact
names
and
information
for
contractor
referral
networks
(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
$
To
join
ENERGY
STAR,
organizations
are
asked
to:

$
Download
the
partnership
agreement
from
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
site;

$
Review
the
instructions
and
commitments
of
the
Partnership
Agreement;

$
Complete,
sign,
and
date
the
Partnership
Agreement;
and
$
Return
the
Partnership
Agreement
to
EPA
via
mail
or
fax
$
A
related
activity
is
developing
and
submitting
to
EPA
within
two
months
of
activating
the
partnership,
either
electronically
or
on
paper,
a
written
plan
to
implement
a
program
that
meets
the
criteria
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
$
A
related
activity
is
submitting
web
designs
and
marketing
materials
that
use
ENERGY
STAR
logos
or
messaging
for
EPA
review
$
A
related
activity
is
providing
electronically,
on
a
quarterly
basis,
market
indicator
data
that
quantifies
the
effects
of
the
program
on
the
type
and
quantity
of
energy
efficient
home
improvement
projects
done,
the
associated
energy
savings
resulting
from
these
projects,
and
the
costs
associated
with
these
projects
$
A
related
activity
is
notifying
EPA
of
a
change
in
the
designated
responsible
party
or
contacts
for
contractor
referral
networks
within
30
days
EVALUATION
EPA
may
contact
Partners
and
other
participants
periodically
to
request
their
feedback
about
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
their
own
organization,
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
homes,
on
residential
energy
consumption,
or
feedback
on
the
ENERGY
STAR
program
itself.
Note
that
EPA
has
identified
specific
areas
for
evaluation.
However,
it
has
not
yet
developed
specific
questions
or
methods
for
collecting
the
information.
EPA
will
determine
these
parameters
based
on
a
range
of
considerations
(
e.
g.,
the
type
and
number
of
Partners
to
be
contacted,
the
number
of
questions
to
be
asked,
and
the
nature
of
the
questions)
at
such
time
that
it
seeks
to
collect
the
information.
EPA
believes
feedback
about
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
the
residential
sector
and
feedback
about
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
itself
is
essential
for
the
Agency
to
ensure
that
the
Program
effectively
meets
Partners'
needs
and
the
Agency's
goals
of
reducing
residential
energy
consumption
and
air
pollution.

(
i)
Data
items
$
Verbal
or
written
responses
(
either
on
paper
or
electronically)
to
EPA's
questions
on
issues
that
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
27
 
ENERGY
STAR's
effectiveness
in
meeting
the
needs
of
Partners
who
are
key
to
the
Program's
success;
 
Reasons
why
some
Partners
do
not
actively
promote
ENERGY
STAR;
 
The
impact
of
ENERGY
STAR's
Indoor
Air
Package
on
home
sales
and
on
home
buyer
behavior;
 
Differences
in
utility
bill
savings
and
energy
savings
for
ENERGY
STAR
and
non­
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes;
 
The
effectiveness
of
the
online
reporting
tool
(
HOST)
in
capturing
Partners'
activity
each
quarter
in
qualifying
homes
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label;
 
The
market
for
energy
efficient
mortgages
and
other
loans
for
making
energy
improvements
to
existing
homes;
 
Verifying
the
presence
of
staff
who
are
knowledgeable
about
ENERGY
STAR
and
their
organization's
ENERGY
STAR­
related
promotions
and
incentives;
 
Current
incentive
programs
being
used
by
REEPS
and
lender
Partners
to
promote
ENERGY
STAR
in
the
residential
sector;
 
The
effectiveness
of
the
Do
It
Yourself
Guide
for
energy
efficient
home
improvements;
and
 
The
effectiveness
of
outreach
initiatives
and
programs
such
as
the
Sales
Toolkit,
Outreach
Partnership,
and
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
outreach
materials
(
ii)
Respondent
activities
 
Partners
would
be
asked
to
respond
to
EPA
questions
concerning
the
above
data
items,
either
verbally
via
phone
or
in
written
format.

QUARTERLY
REPORTING
(
i)
Data
Items
 
For
each
qualified
home,
submission
of
the
following
data
by
rating
provider
partners
and
manufacturing
plant
partners
via
the
Homes
Online
Submittal
Tool
(
HOST),
EPA's
online
reporting
tool
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes:

 
Name
of
the
home
builder
Partner;
 
Name
of
the
certified
rater
Partner,
if
applicable;
 
Name
of
the
accredited
rating
provider
Partner;
 
Name
of
the
retailer
(
only
for
manufactured
homes);
 
Name
of
the
developer
Partner,
if
applicable;
 
Name
of
the
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Sponsor
(
REEPS);
 
Program
or
other
sponsoring
organizations
,
if
applicable;
28
 
Name
of
the
manufacturing
plant
Partner,
if
applicable;
 
City
and
state
of
the
home;
 
Rating
method
used
to
qualify
the
home;
and
 
Number
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
labeled
 
Partners
have
the
option
of
requesting
additional
supplies
of
ENERGY
STAR
labels
for
homes
via
HOST.
This
entails
entering
the
number
of
each
type
of
label
needed.
ENERGY
STAR
utilizes
three
labels,
one
for
individually
rated
homes,
one
for
homes
that
were
qualified
using
a
sampling
protocol,
and
a
label
for
qualified
manufactured
homes.

 
For
2006,
Partners
will
manually
provide
data
on
the
number
of
qualified
homes
built
containing
the
ENERGY
STAR
Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP).
After
2006
this
data
will
be
submitted
electronically
via
HOST.

(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
 
To
submit
quarterly
reports
to
EPA
via
HOST
(
www.
energystar.
gov/
HOST)
Rating
Provider
and
Plant
Partners
are
asked
to:
 
Go
to
the
Internet
and
login
to
HOST
using
a
unique
username
and
password
that
was
e­
mailed
to
the
contact
person;
 
Read
the
welcome
screen
and
continue
onto
the
data
entry
screen;
 
Input
the
data
requested
by
navigating
through
HOST's
data
entry
and
edit
screens;
 
Submit
quarterly
report
data
to
EPA
for
review
and
approval;
and
 
Enter
the
number
of
ENERGY
STAR
labels
needed,
if
applicable
 
For
2006,
Partners
will
manually
submit
data
on
the
number
of
qualified
homes
built
containing
ENERGY
STAR's
Indoor
Air
Package.
This
will
be
provided
on
a
spreadsheet
via
email
ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
(
i)
Data
Items
 
An
application
package
that
includes
print
and
electronic
versions
of:
 
Organization's
name,
address,
web
address,
primary
contact's
name,
title,
e­
mail,
phone,
and
fax;
 
Communications
contact
person's
name,
phone,
e­
mail,
and
fax;
 
Organization's
headquarters
address
if
different
than
organization;
 
Partner
type;
 
Market
penetration
of
qualified
homes;
 
Total
number
of
qualified
homes
labeled;
 
Percentage
of
homes
built
that
are
ENERGY
STAR;
 
Percentage
of
housing
starts
in
market
area
that
earn
the
ENERGY
STAR
label;
29
 
A
description,
in
both
qualitative
and
quantitative
terms,
of
the
organization's
contributions
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
in
the
residential
sector.
This
includes
examples
of
how
the
ENERGY
STAR
logo
has
been
used,
examples
of
how
the
organization
has
measured
the
impact
of
ENERGY
STAR
on
their
business,
and
how
it
has
used
ENERGY
STAR
in
other
areas
if
applicable;
 
Supporting
documentation
that
illustrates
the
organization's
level
of
activity
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR.
This
may
include
photos,
CDROM
video;
and
 
Dated
signature
of
organization's
representative
(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
 
Download
the
application
form
from
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
site;
and
 
Complete
and
submit
the
application
form
and
supporting
materials
via
mail
or
courier.
Supporting
materials
includes
electronic
copies
of
the
organization's
logos
in
EPS
format.

OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
(
i)
Data
Items
 
A
Commitment
Form
that
includes:
 
City
where
the
outreach
campaign
will
run;
 
Total
dollars
to
be
contributed
collectively
by
all
Partners;
 
Selection
of
a
print
or
multi­
media
campaign;
 
Length
of
the
campaign;
 
Names
of
specific
publications
that
will
feature
the
campaign;
 
Template
type
to
be
used
for
print
campaign;
 
Description
of
the
multi­
media
campaign,
if
applicable;
 
Designated
Partner
to
negotiate
rates
with
publications;
 
Designated
payer
of
invoices;
 
Target
start
date
of
the
campaign;
and
 
Organization
name,
contact
name,
phone
number,
fax
number,
and
e­
mail
of
point
of
contact
(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
 
To
apply
for
the
outreach
partnership,
respondents
are
asked
to:
 
Download
the
commitment
form
from
ENERGY
STAR's
Web
site;
 
Review,
complete
and
submit
the
commitment
form
via
fax;
 
Coordinate
with
other
participants
and
EPA
in
developing
and
distributing
the
outreach
campaign;
 
Review
the
Outreach
Partnership
guidelines;
 
Coordinate
the
outreach
effort
with
other
participating
partners;
and
 
Submit
an
electronic
version
of
a
corporate
logo
30
5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED
 
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
This
section
describes
EPA's
activities
under
ENERGY
STAR
for
the
residential
construction
and
home
improvement
sectors.

JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Partnership
Agreement/
Commitment
Form
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
in
distributing,
collecting,
and
reviewing
all
partnership
agreements
and
commitment
forms
submitted
by
all
partners
under
the
program:
 
E­
mail
or
fax
the
partnership
agreement
and
commitment
form
to
organizations;
 
Review
the
completed
partnership
agreements
and
commitment
forms
submitted
to
EPA;
 
Obtain
any
information
missing
from
the
partnership
agreement
and
commitment
form;
 
Enter
information
from
the
partnership
agreement
and
commitment
form
into
the
iSTAR
database;
 
Countersign
the
partnership
agreement;
 
Make
an
electronic
copy
and
a
hard
copy
of
the
partnership
agreement
and
commitment
form;
 
Send
a
confirmation
e­
mail
containing
username
and
password
information;
and
 
Send
the
original
hard
copy
partnership
agreement
and
commitment
form
back
to
the
organization
along
with
a
welcome
aboard
packet
of
information.

Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP)
Supplimental
Form
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
related
to
home
builders
who
commit
to
offering
ENERGY
STAR's
IAP
to
home
buyers:
 
Review
IAP
form;
 
Contact
partner
with
comments
or
questions;
 
File
a
copy
of
the
IAP
form;
and
 
Maintain
a
list
of
home
builders
offering
the
IAP
and
their
contact
information
in
the
iSTAR
database
Manufactured
Housing
Plant
Certification
Form
31
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
related
to
the
certification
of
manufactured
housing
plants
that
undergo
ENERGY
STAR
certification:
 
File
a
hard
copy
of
the
plant
certification
form;
 
Maintain
a
list
of
certified
plants
in
the
iSTAR
database;
 
Send
the
plant
an
e­
mail
message
containing
information
about
producing
homes
ready
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualification
and
the
recordkeeping
and
reporting
elements
of
producing
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
This
e­
mail
also
contains
a
file
to
be
used
by
plants
in
producing
ENERGY
STAR
labels
for
qualifying
homes;
and
 
Mail
the
plant
contact
a
supply
of
ENERGY
STAR
label
stock
Home
Energy
Rating
Reports
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
requesting
copies
of
home
energy
rating
reports
from
all
partners:
 
Review
the
report
for
consistency
with
current
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines
for
new
homes;
 
Contact
partners
involved
in
building
and
qualifying
the
home
as
ENERGY
STAR,
as
well
as
the
home
owner,
to
resolve
issues
related
to
the
energy
efficiency
of
the
home;
and
 
Maintain
a
record
of
home
owner
complaints
in
the
iSTAR
database
Update
on
the
Number
of
Energy
Efficient
Mortgages
(
EEMs)
Written
by
Lender
Partners
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
requesting
updates
on
the
number
of
EEMs
written:
 
Review
data;
and
 
Enter
information
into
a
tracking
spreadsheet
Program
Implementation
Plan
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
requesting
a
written
plan
for
implementing
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR:
 
Receive
plan
via
e­
mail,
mail,
or
fax;
 
Review
plan;
and
 
Contact
partner
with
comments
and
to
discuss
collaborative
efforts
Web
and
Other
Marketing
Materials
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
reviewing
Web
content
and
other
marketing
materials:
 
Receive
materials
via
e­
mail,
mail,
or
fax;
 
Review
content
and
materials;
and
 
Contact
partner
with
comments
within
five
days
of
receipt
32
Quarterly
Activity
Updates
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
requesting
quarterly
updates:
 
Receive
data
via
e­
mail;
and
 
Enter
data
into
iSTAR
database
Updates
to
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Referral
Networks
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
requesting
updates
to
referral
networks:
 
Receive
updates
via
e­
mail,
mail,
or
fax;
and
 
Maintain
an
electronic
record
of
referral
networks
EVALUATION
Feedback
from
Key
Partners
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
obtaining
feedback
from
all
key
partners:
 
Develop
questions;
 
Call
key
partners
and
solicit
feedback;
 
Save
feedback
electronically
in
iSTAR
database;
and
 
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
program
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
Contacting
Inactive
Partners
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
contacting
all
inactive
partners:
 
Call
inactive
partners
regarding
reasons
for
their
inactivity;
 
Update
the
iSTAR
database
with
new
information;
and
 
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
program
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
Evaluation
of
ENERGY
STAR
Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP)
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
contacting
all
partners
regarding
IAP:
 
Develop
questions;
 
Solicit
and
document
feedback;
and
 
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
IAP
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
Evaluation
of
ENERGY
STAR
Outreach
Materials
and
Initiatives
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
contacting
all
partners
and
other
participants
regarding
outreach
materials
and
initiatives:
 
Develop
questions;
 
Solicit
and
document
feedback;
 
Summarize
feedback;
and
 
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
program
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
Evaluation
of
HOST
Online
Reporting
System
33
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
obtaining
HOST
feedback
from
verification
organization
and
manufactured
housing
partners:
 
Call
partners
and
solicit
and
document
feedback;
 
Summarize
feedback
from
key
partners;
and
 
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
HOST
reporting
process
Evaluation
of
ENERGY
STAR's
Impact
on
Residential
Energy
Demand
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
obtaining
feedback
from
all
partners
regarding
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
the
market
for
residential
energy:
 
Develop
questions;
 
Solicit
and
document
feedback;
 
Summarize
feedback;
and
 
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
program
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
Evaluation
of
Partners'
Knowledge
of
ENERGY
STAR
and
Current
Incentives
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
obtaining
feedback
from
lender
and
REEP
partners:
 
Develop
questions;
 
Call
partners
and
solicit
and
document
feedback;
 
Summarize
feedback
from
key
partners;
and
 
Save
feedback
electronically
in
iSTAR
database
Evaluation
of
Financing's
Impact
on
Demand
for
Energy
Efficient
Homes
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
obtaining
feedback
from
lender
partners:
 
Develop
questions;
 
Call
key
partners
and
solicit
and
document
feedback;
 
Summarize
feedback
from
key
partners;
 
Save
feedback
electronically
in
iSTAR
database;
and
 
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
program
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
QUARTERLY
REPORTING
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
with
regard
to
quarterly
reports
submitted
by
partners:
 
Log
into
iSTAR
database;
 
Review
partner
report
submissions;
 
Contact
partner
to
resolve
any
errors
or
issues;
 
Make
changes
to
report
data
if
necessary;
 
Accept
report
data
into
iSTAR;
 
Fulfill
requests
for
ENERGY
STAR
labels,
if
any;
and
 
Review
and
enter
IAP
home
information
into
iSTAR
(
in
2006
only)

ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
34
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
with
regard
to
the
ENERGY
STAR
awards:

 
Contact
key
partners
to
inform
them
of
the
annual
award
application
process;
 
Develop
award
winner
selection
criteria;
 
Review
award
applications
and
supporting
materials;
 
Summarize
application
information
for
all
applicants;
 
Select
award
winners;
and
 
Contact
winners
and
non­
winners
via
phone,
e­
mail,
and
mail
regarding
their
status
and
to
provide
winners
information
about
the
award
ceremony
OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
with
regard
to
the
outreach
partnership:
 
Contact
partners
to
solicit
applications
for
the
outreach
partnership;
 
Review
partner
applications
and
select
participants;
 
Contact
partners
to
coordinate
outreach
development
efforts;
 
Review
outreach
materials;
and
 
Coordinate
with
partners
in
placing
outreach
materials
in
mass
media
5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
In
collecting
and
analyzing
the
information
associated
with
this
ICR,
EPA
will
use
a
telephone
system,
personal
computers,
and
applicable
database
software.
EPA
will
ensure
the
accuracy
and
completeness
of
collected
information
by
reviewing
each
submittal.
EPA
will
enter
the
information
obtained
into
a
database
and
will
aggregate
data
obtained
to
monitor
the
progress
of
participants
in
improving
energy
performance.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
EPA
expects
that
Small
Businesses
will
participate
in
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program.
EPA
has
designed
its
report
forms
to
minimize
respondent
burden
while
obtaining
sufficient
and
accurate
information.
In
addition,
the
initial
agreement
to
participate
in
the
Program
is
voluntary.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Partnership
Agreement
and
Commitment
Form
EPA
collects
the
partnership
agreement
and
commitment
form
on
a
one­
time
basis
from
organizations
seeking
to
be
partners.
35
Indoor
Air
Package
Form
EPA
collects
the
ENERGY
STAR
Indoor
Air
Package
form
on
a
one­
time
basis
from
home
builder
partners
seeking
to
offer
this
package
to
homebuyers.

Manufactured
Housing
Plant
Certification
Form
EPA
collects
the
manufactured
housing
plant
certification
form
each
time
the
manufacturing
plant
undergoes
the
plant
certification
process.
It
is
anticipated
that
this
process
is
a
one­
time
only
process.

Home
Energy
Rating
Reports
EPA
collects
home
energy
rating
reports
on
an
as
needed
basis.

Updates
on
Energy
Efficient
Mortgages
(
EEMs)

EPA
expects
to
collect
updates
on
the
number
of
EEMs
written
by
lender
partners
no
more
than
once
a
year.

Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Implementation
Plan
EPA
collects
the
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
implementation
plan
on
a
one­
time
basis.

Web
Designs
and
Outreach
Materials
EPA
collects
Web
content
and
other
outreach
materials
from
partners
for
review
and
approval
on
an
as­
needed
basis.

Quarterly
Updates
on
Market
for
Home
Performance
Products
and
Services
EPA
collects
updates
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
products
and
services
related
to
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
on
a
quarterly
basis.

EVALUATION
EPA
may
ask
selected
participants
in
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
to
provide
feedback
on
their
partnership
with
ENERGY
STAR,
on
the
Program's
guidelines
and
policies,
on
the
Program's
public
outreach
efforts,
and
the
Program's
impact
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
new
homes
and
home
improvements.
EPA
expects
to
contact
organizations
not
more
than
once
per
year.

QUARTERLY
REPORTING
EPA
expects
to
ask
partners
to
provide
information
on
the
number
of
ENERGY
STAR
36
qualified
homes
built
on
a
quarterly
basis.

ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
Partners
interested
in
receiving
recognition
for
their
performance
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
in
the
residential
sector
may
submit
an
award
application
each
year.

OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
Partners
interested
in
participating
in
ENERGY
STAR's
public
outreach
partnership
for
the
residential
sector
may
submit
an
application
each
year.

6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
Exhibits
1
through
5
estimate
the
annual
respondent
burden
hours
for
information
collection
activities
associated
with
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
in
the
new
homes
and
existing
homes
sectors.
Table
9
presents
the
total
annual
hours
to
respondents
under
all
activities.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
Exhibits
1
through
5
present
the
annual
respondent
costs
for
information
collection
activities
associated
with
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
in
the
new
homes
and
existing
homes
sectors.
Table
9
presents
the
total
annual
respondent
costs
under
all
activities.
Specific
cost
assumptions
are
discussed
below.

(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
The
labor
rates
used
to
estimate
costs
to
respondents
are
consistent
with
the
hourly
wage
rates
published
by
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
publications
on
employment
and
earnings.
Rates
are
current
as
of
2005.
Rates
reflect
the
cost
of
overhead
and
fringe
benefits
where
appropriate.
EPA
estimates
an
average
respondent
hourly
labor
rate
(
hourly
plus
overhead
and
fringe)
of
$
126.02
for
legal
staff,
$
91.15
for
managerial
staff,
$
62.53
for
technical
staff,
and
$
31.47
for
clerical
staff.

(
ii)
Estimating
Capital
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs
Operation
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
costs
are
those
costs
associated
with
a
paperwork
requirement
incurred
continually
over
the
life
of
the
ICR.
They
are
defined
by
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
of
1995
as
"
the
recurring
dollar
amount
of
costs
associated
with
O&
M
or
purchasing
services."
This
ICR
includes
O&
M
costs
for
postage
(
i.
e.,
$
0.37)
for
each
submittal
to
EPA
by
postal
mail
and
a
cost
for
a
long
distance
call
(
i.
e.
$
0.10)
for
each
submittal
to
EPA
by
fax.
This
ICR
includes
a
total
annual
capital
cost
of
$
35,000.
This
includes
an
estimated
average
cost
of
$
3,500
for
a
manufactured
housing
plant
to
become
certified
to
produce
homes
37
that
ar
ready
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualification,
which
includes
the
cost
of
modifying
plant
operations,
developing
quality
control
procedures,
and
the
cost
to
hire
a
qualified
plant
certifier
to
conduct
the
certification.

6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Costs
(
TBD)

The
hourly
labor
rates
used
in
this
ICR
were
obtained
from
the
2005
GS
pay
schedule
available
from
the
Office
of
Personnel
Management.
EPA
estimates
an
average
hourly
labor
cost
of
$
XX
for
legal
staff,
$
XX
for
managerial
staff,
$
XX
for
technical
staff,
and
$
XX
for
clerical
staff.
The
labor
costs
are
based
on
the
following
GS
levels
and
steps:
legal
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
15,
Step
1,
managerial
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
14,
Step
4,
technical
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
12,
Step
5,
and
clerical
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
5,
Step
1.
To
derive
hourly
estimates,
EPA
divided
annual
compensation
estimates
by
2,080,
which
is
the
number
of
hours
in
the
Federal
work­
year.
EPA
then
multiplied
hourly
rates
by
the
standard
government
overhead
factor
of
1.6.

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
In
this
section,
EPA
describes
its
estimates
of
the
number
of
respondents
carrying
out
the
information
collections
under
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
in
the
new
homes
and
existing
homes
sectors.
In
developing
its
estimates,
EPA
referred
to
its
partnership
database
(
e.
g.,
iSTAR)
and
other
documentation
in
order
to
understand
historical
trends
in
the
number
of
new
and
existing
respondents.
Based
on
this
understanding,
EPA
has
estimated
the
average
number
of
respondents
associated
with
each
of
the
information
collections
under
the
Program.
These
estimates
are
explained
below
and
in
Tables
1
through
8.
These
estimates
are
also
reflected
in
Exhibits
1
through
5.

JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
(
EXHIBIT
1)

Home
Builder
Partners
EPA
estimates
that
during
the
three­
year
life
of
this
ICR,
on
average,
1200
home
builders
in
the
new
homes
sector
will
submit
Partnership
Agreements
to
EPA
each
year.
Based
on
past
experience,
EPA
estimates
that
70
percent
of
these
organizations
will
submit
their
Partnership
Agreement
via
fax.
The
rest
will
use
U.
S.
mail
to
return
the
Partnership
Agreement.

EPA
estimates
that
50
builders
will
opt,
annually,
to
offer
the
ENERGY
STAR
indoor
air
package
(
IAP).

EPA
also
estimates
that
no
more
than
ten
manufactured
home
builder
partners
each
year
will
become
certified
to
produce
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
manufactured
homes.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.

Verification
Organization
Partners
38
EPA
estimates
that,
during
the
three­
year
life
of
this
ICR,
100
verification
organizations
will
submit
Partnership
Agreements
to
EPA,
on
average,
each
year.
Based
on
past
experience,
EPA
estimates
that
70
percent
will
submit
their
Partnership
Agreement
via
fax
and
the
remainder
will
use
U.
S.
mail.

EPA
estimates
that
it
will
ask
no
more
than
ten
organizations
each
year
to
submit
home
energy
rating
reports
in
response
to
an
EPA
request.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.

Lender
Partners
EPA
estimates
that,
during
the
three­
year
life
of
this
ICR,
30
organizations
in
the
lending
industry
will
submit
Partnership
Agreements
to
EPA,
on
average,
each
year.
Based
on
past
experience,
EPA
estimates
that
75
percent
of
these
organizations
will
submit
their
Partnership
Agreement
via
fax.
The
rest
will
use
U.
S.
mail
to
return
the
Partnership
Agreement.

There
are
currently
50
lender
partners
in
existence.
EPA
estimates
a
growth
rate
of
30
lender
partners
each
year.
Based
on
Table
1,
EPA
estimates
that
110
lender
partners
will
be
in
existence,
on
average,
during
the
life
of
this
ICR.

Table
1:
Number
of
Lender
Partners
In
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR
Partners
2006
2007
2008
Existing
50
80
110
New
30
30
30
Total
80
110
140
Assuming
a
reporting
rate
similar
to
the
verification
industry
(
75
percent),
EPA
estimates
that
83
lending
organizations,
on
average,
will
report
the
number
of
energy
efficient
mortgages
(
EEMs)
they
issue
each
year
(
i.
e.,
110
x
75%
=
83
partners).

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.

Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Partners
(
REEPS)

EPA
estimates
that,
during
the
three­
year
life
of
this
ICR,
seven
regional
energy
efficiency
program
organizations
will
submit
Partnership
Agreements
to
EPA,
on
average,
each
year.
Based
on
past
experience,
EPA
estimates
that
these
organizations
will
submit
their
Partnership
Agreements
via
U.
S.
mail.
These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.

Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
39
EPA
estimates
that,
during
the
three­
year
life
of
this
ICR,
five
organizations
in
the
home
improvement
sector
will
submit
Partnership
Agreements
to
EPA,
on
average,
each
year.
Based
on
past
experience,
EPA
estimates
that
these
organizations
will
submit
their
Partnership
Agreement
via
U.
S.
mail.

There
are
currently
11
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
partners.
EPA
estimates
a
growth
rate
of
five
Home
Performance
partners
each
year.
Based
on
Table
2,
EPA
estimates
that
21
Home
Performance
partners
will
be
in
existence,
on
average,
during
the
life
of
this
ICR.

Table
2:
Number
of
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
In
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR
Partners
2006
2007
2008
Existing
11
16
21
New
5
5
5
Total
16
21
26
EPA
estimates
that
all
Home
Performance
partners
will
publicize
their
ENERGY
STAR
partnership
on
the
web.
Hence,
EPA
estimates
that
21
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
partners
will
submit
web
designs
and
materials
for
EPA
review,
on
average,
each
year.

EPA
estimates
that
90
percent
of
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
partners
will
submit
quarterly
reports
on
the
effects
of
their
programs
(
i.
e.,
21
x
90%
=
19
partners
each
year,
on
average).

EPA
estimates
that
all
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
partners
(
i.
e.,
21
partners
on
average)
will
inform
EPA
of
changes
in
their
referral
networks
each
year.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.

EVALUATION
(
EXHIBIT
2)

Home
Builder
Partners
EPA
anticipates
making
regular
contact
with
its
key
partners
to
obtain
feedback
on
their
experience
with
their
ENERGY
STAR
partnership
and
on
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
the
demand
for
residential
energy
and
the
market
for
energy
efficient
homes
and
home
improvements.
These
evaluations
are
intended
to
improve
program
implementation,
identify
ways
to
streamline
burden
under
the
program,
and
enhance
benefits
from
participation.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
150
key
home
builders
once
each
year.

EPA
anticipates
contacting
inactive
ENERGY
STAR
partners
no
more
than
once
a
year
to
determine
why
they
are
not
participating
in
the
program
and
what
steps
can
be
taken
to
40
improve
the
program
to
increase
participation
and
the
benefits
to
partners.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
75
inactive
builder
partners
each
year.

EPA
anticipates
contacting
home
builder
partners
implementing
the
Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP)
to
determine
the
impact
of
IAP
on
home
builders'
businesses
and
on
home
buyers'
behavior.
This
is
so
EPA
can
determine
the
benefits
and
costs
of
improved
indoor
air
as
it
relates
to
energy
efficiency
in
new
homes.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
50
home
builders
each
year
to
evaluate
the
IAP.

In
addition,
EPA
anticipates
communicating
with
home
builder
partners
no
more
than
once
a
year
to
obtain
their
feedback
on
new
outreach
products
and
initiatives,
such
as
the
Outreach
Partnership,
designed
to
educate
the
public
about
the
benefits
of
ENERGY
STAR
and
to
increase
ENERGY
STAR's
market
presence
in
new
sectors
such
as
affordable
housing
and
high­
rise
multi­
family
housing.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
50
builder
partners
each
year.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
2.

Verification
Organization
Partners
EPA
anticipates
making
regular
contact
with
its
key
partners
no
more
than
once
a
year
to
obtain
feedback
on
their
ENERGY
STAR­
related
activities,
level
of
satisfaction
with
their
partnership,
and
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
residential
energy
demand
and
the
demand
for
energy
efficient
homes.
These
evaluations
are
intended
to
improve
program
implementation,
identify
ways
to
minimize
burden
under
the
program,
and
enhance
benefits
from
participation.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
100
key
verification
organizations
once
per
year.

In
addition,
EPA
anticipates
communicating
with
verification
organization
partners
to
obtain
feedback
on
outreach
products
and
initiatives.
These
calls
are
intended
to
improve
EPA's
implementation
of
the
program,
enhance
benefits
to
partners,
and
identify
ways
to
minimize
burden.
Table
3
summarizes
the
evaluation
subjects
and
maximum
estimated
number
of
verification
organization
partners
that
EPA
will
contact
no
more
than
once
each
year.

Table
3:
Anticipated
Evaluation
Subjects
and
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents
Evaluation
Subject
Partners
Contacted
Feedback
on
the
online
HOST
reporting
system
<
25
Homeowner
energy
savings
evaluation
<
50
These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
2.

Lender
Partners
41
EPA
expects
to
contact
the
sales
staff
of
ENERGY
STAR
lending
partners
to
determine
if
partner
sales
staff
is
knowledgeable
about
ENERGY
STAR
and
energy
efficient
mortgages
(
EEMs).
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
100
lender
partners
each
year.

EPA
anticipates
identifying
other
questions
that
would
require
brief
input
from
ENERGY
STAR
lender
partners
on
issues
related
to
financing
for
energy
efficient
homes
and
home
improvements,
such
as
ways
financing
can
influence
the
market
for
energy
efficient
homes
in
the
affordable
housing
sector.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
100
ENERGY
STAR
lender
partners
once
each
year
for
this
input.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
2.

Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Partners
(
REEPS)

EPA
anticipates
contacting
REEPS
about
their
current
energy
efficiency
incentives
so
that
EPA
can
provide
this
information
on
its
Web
site
to
the
public.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
95
REEPS
regarding
incentives
each
year.

EPA
anticipates
identifying
other
questions
that
would
require
brief
input
from
ENERGY
STAR
regional
energy
efficiency
program
partners.
These
questions
would
deal
with
issues
such
as
the
impact
of
ENERGY
STAR
on
residential
energy
use
and
on
residential
utility
bills.
The
information
provided
may
include
aggregated
data
on
actual
utility
bills.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
95
ENERGY
STAR
REEPS
each
year
for
this
input.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
2.

Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
Based
on
EPA's
estimate
of
the
average
number
of
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
in
existence
during
the
three
year
life
of
this
ICR
as
stated
in
Table
2,
EPA
anticipates
communicating
with
21
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
partners
each
year
to
obtain
feedback
on
their
partnership,
it's
impact
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
home
improvements,
and
on
ENERGY
STAR's
outreach
initiatives
such
as
the
Do
It
Yourself
Guide.
These
calls
are
intended
to
improve
EPA's
implementation
of
the
program,
enhance
benefits
to
partners,
and
identify
ways
to
minimize
the
burden
of
participating
in
promoting
ENERGY
STAR.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
2.

Other
Home
Industry
Professionals
EPA
anticipates
contacting
other
professionals
in
the
residential
sector
such
as
realtors,
architects,
product
manufacturers,
and
retailers,
for
their
feedback
on
the
ENERGY
STAR
42
Program,
its
outreach
efforts,
and
its
impact
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
new
and
existing
homes.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
collect
information
from
no
more
than
30
home
industry
professionals
each
year
for
this
input.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
2.

QUARTERLY
REPORTING
(
EXHIBIT
3)

Verification
Organization
Partners
Based
on
past
experience,
EPA
estimates
that
75
percent
of
verification
organization
partners
will
submit
quarterly
reports
on
labeled
homes.
All
partners
who
report
on
labeled
homes
will
do
so
using
EPA's
online
HOST
system.
There
are
currently
80
verification
partners
in
ENERGY
STAR.
EPA
estimates
that
three
new
reporting
partners
will
join
each
year.
Based
on
Table
4,
EPA
estimates
that
86
verification
organization
partners
will
be
in
existence,
on
average,
during
the
life
of
this
ICR.

Table
4:
Number
of
Verification
Organization
Partners
In
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR
Partners
2006
2007
2008
Existing
80
83
86
New
3
3
3
Total
83
86
89
Based
on
the
above
assumptions,
EPA
estimates
that
65
verification
organizations,
on
average,
will
provide
quarterly
reports
using
the
HOST
system
each
year
(
i.
e.,
86
x
75%
=
65
verification
organization
partners).

EPA
will
be
initiating
a
pilot
program
with
air
quality
certification
that
will
require
verification
organizations
to
report
using
electronic
spreadsheets
in
2006
but
it
is
anticipated
that
this
reporting
element
will
be
incorporated
into
the
online
HOST
system
by
2007.
For
this
reason,
verification
organizations
reporting
in
2006
must
perform
an
additional
activity.

EPA
estimates
that
62
verification
organizations
will
report
to
the
HOST
system
in
2006
(
i.
e.,
83
x
75%
=
62
partners).
To
reflect
that
these
62
partners
will
complete
the
additional
reporting
activity
in
2006
only,
EPA
has
annualized
this
indoor
air
quality­
related
one­
time
activity
over
the
three­
year
life
of
this
ICR
(
i.
e.,
62
partners
/
3
years
=
21
partners
per
year).

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
3.

Manufactured
Housing
Partners
There
are
currently
81
manufactured
housing
partners
in
the
program.
Based
on
past
experience,
EPA
estimates
that
40
percent
of
partners
will
submit
quarterly
reports
on
labeled
43
homes
each
year.
This
means
that
there
will
be
32
partners
reporting
at
the
start
of
2006
(
81
x
40%
=
32).
In
addition,
EPA
estimates
that
15
partners
will
join
the
program
each
year
and
40
percent,
or
six
(
15
x
40%
=
6)
of
them
will
submit
quarterly
reports.
Based
on
Table
5,
EPA
estimates
that
44
manufactured
housing
partners
will
submit
quarterly
reports
each
year,
on
average,
during
the
life
of
this
ICR.
All
partners
who
report
on
labeled
homes
will
do
so
using
EPA's
online
HOST
system.

Table
5:
Number
of
Manufacturing
Plant
Partners
To
Submit
Reports
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR
Partners
2006
2007
2008
Currently
Reporting
32
38
44
New
6
6
6
Total
38
44
50
EPA
will
be
initiating
a
pilot
program
involving
indoor
air
quality
verification
that
will
require
participating
manufacturing
plants
to
report
using
electronic
spreadsheets
in
2006,
but
it
is
anticipated
that
this
reporting
element
will
be
incorporated
into
the
online
HOST
system
by
2007.
For
this
reason,
manufacturing
plants
reporting
in
2006
must
perform
an
additional
activity.
EPA
estimates
that
15
manufacturing
plants
will
report
their
indoor
air
quality
verification
activity
using
electronic
spreadsheets
in
2006
(
i.
e.,
38
x
40%
=
15
partners).
To
reflect
that
these
15
partners
will
complete
the
additional
reporting
activity
in
2006
only,
EPA
has
annualized
this
one­
time
activity
over
the
three­
year
life
of
this
ICR
(
i.
e.,
15
partners
/
3
years
=
5
partners
per
year).

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
3.

ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
(
EXHIBIT
4)

EPA
estimates
that
14
home
builder
partners,
six
verification
organization
partners,
and
ten
regional
energy
efficiency
program
partners
will
apply
for
an
ENERGY
STAR
Award
each
year.
EPA
also
expects
that
nine
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
partners
will
apply
for
an
award
each
year.
These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
4.

OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
(
EXHIBIT
5)

EPA
expects
14
metropolitan
markets
to
participate
in
the
2005
Outreach
Partnership.
The
number
of
participating
markets
is
expected
to
increase
by
one
each
year.
Based
on
Table
6,
EPA
estimates
that
16
markets
will
submit
the
commitment
form
and
participate
in
the
Outreach
Partnership,
on
average,
during
the
life
of
this
ICR.
EPA
assumes
that
each
market
will
include
five
participants
on
average,
therefore
there
will
be
a
total
estimated
80
participants
(
16
x
5
=
80)
who
will
be
asked
to
review
the
outreach
partnership
guidelines,
coordinate
with
other
partners,
and
submit
a
corporate
logo
to
EPA.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
5.
44
Table
6:
Number
of
Markets
In
Outreach
Partnership
In
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR
Partners
2006
2007
2008
Existing
14
15
16
New
1
1
1
Total
15
16
17
6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
(
i)
Respondent
Tally
As
shown
in
Table
7,
EPA
estimates
the
total
annual
hour
and
cost
burden
to
respondents
to
be
5,092
hours
and
$
361,390,
respectively.
The
total
bottom­
line
hour
and
cost
burden
to
respondents
over
three
years
is
estimated
to
be
15,276
hours
and
$
1,084,170,
respectively.

TABLE
7
TOTAL
ESTIMATED
RESPONDENT
BURDEN
AND
COST
SUMMARY*
Activity
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Costs
Total
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Total
Cost
Per
Year
Joining
ENERGY
STAR
and
Related
Activities
2,761
$
181,152
$
35,000
$
239
$
216,391
Evaluation
818
$
59,605
$
0
$
0
$
59,605
45
Quarterly
Reporting
321
$
14,057
$
0
$
0
$
14,057
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
410
$
22,061
$
0
$
0
$
22,061
Outreach
Partnership
782
$
49,235
$
0
$
42
$
49,276
TOTAL
5,092
$
326,109
$
35,000
$
281
$
361,390
*
Table
contains
rounding.

(
ii)
Agency
Tally
(
TBD)

As
shown
in
Table
8,
EPA
estimates
the
total
annual
hour
and
cost
burden
to
the
Agency
to
be
#####
hours
and
$#####.
The
bottom­
line
burden
to
the
Agency
over
three
years
is
estimated
to
be
#####
hours
and
$######.
46
TABLE
8
TOTAL
ESTIMATED
AGENCY
BURDEN
AND
COST
SUMMARY*

Agency
Activity
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Costs
Total
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Total
Cost
Per
Year
Joining
ENERGY
STAR
and
Related
Activities
Evaluation
Quarterly
Reporting
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
Outreach
Partnership
TOTAL
*
Table
contains
rounding.
47
6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
This
is
the
first
ICR
on
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
in
the
Residential
Sector
and
therefore
does
not
modify
any
existing
ICR.
EPA
believes
the
burden
in
this
ICR
is
justified
in
light
of
the
many
benefits
to
participants,
the
public
and
the
environment.
EPA's
ENERGY
STAR
Programs
are
an
important
part
of
the
overall
effort
to
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
President
Bush
has
made
ENERGY
STAR
a
key
element
of
his
National
Energy
Policy
and
his
climate
change
initiative,
which
emphasizes
the
use
of
market­
based,
voluntary
partnerships
with
industry.
ENERGY
STAR
is
a
voluntary
program
aimed
at
preventing
pollution
rather
than
controlling
it
after
its
creation.
ENERGY
STAR
focuses
on
reducing
utility­
generated
emissions
by
reducing
the
demand
for
energy
via
voluntary
commitments
by
a
wide
range
of
organizations.

EPA
believes
the
public
burden
in
this
ICR
is
justified
in
light
of
the
many
economic
and
environmental
benefits
to
participants,
the
public
and
the
environment.
EPA
estimates
that
the
number
of
homes
that
qualified
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label
in
2004
alone
saved
the
public
about
213,000
metric
tons
of
carbon,
780,000
metric
tons
of
carbon
dioxide,
681
million
kWh
of
electricity,
52
million
therms
of
gas,
and
over
$
85
million
in
utility
bill
costs.
EPA
believes
that
these
benefits
greatly
outweigh
the
cost
burden
to
participants
and
the
public
as
estimated
in
this
ICR.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
(
EXHIBIT
1)

The
total
annual
burden
for
joining
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
related
activities
is
estimated
to
be
about
2,761
hours
for
all
respondents.
The
annual
burden
per
respondent
is
estimated
to
range
from
about
1
to
2.5
hours
for
submitting
the
Partnership
Agreement
and
related
paperwork.
The
annual
burden
per
respondent
is
estimated
to
be
an
additional
40
hours
for
Home
Builders
who
undergo
manufactured
housing
plant
certification,
to
account
for
the
additional
effort
to
gain
this
certification.
The
annual
burden
per
respondent
is
estimated
to
be
an
additional
86
hours
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners,
which
includes
time
to
carry
out
program
implementation
plan
activities
and
providing
quarterly
updates
to
EPA
on
the
program's
impact
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
home
improvements.

EVALUATION
(
EXHIBIT
2)

The
total
annual
burden
for
providing
feedback
on
ENERGY
STAR's
guidelines
for
residential
energy
efficiency,
its
impact
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
new
and
existing
homes,
and
its
outreach
efforts
is
estimated
to
be
818
hours
for
all
respondents.
The
annual
burden
per
respondent
is
estimated
to
range
from
about
45
minutes
to
4
hours.
This
includes
feedback
obtained
from
Partners
on
ENERGY
STAR's
outreach
programs
and
materials
and
on
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
the
supply
and
demand
for
energy
efficient
homes,
information
about
the
home
improvement
market
such
as
the
number
of
verified
HVAC
system
installations
and
the
number
of
home
sealing
jobs
performed,
feedback
on
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
48
residential
energy
demand
and
utility
bill
savings,
as
well
as
time
speaking
on
the
phone
with
ENERGY
STAR
account
managers
and/
or
responding
to
written
information
requests
from
EPA.

QUARTERLY
REPORTS
(
EXHIBIT
3)

The
total
annual
burden
for
submitting
quarterly
reports
is
estimated
to
be
about
321
hours
for
all
respondents.
The
annual
burden
for
submitting
quarterly
reports
is
estimated
to
be
about
3.5
hours
per
respondent.
This
includes
time
for
logging
into
EPA's
online
reporting
tool,
HOST,
on
the
Web
and
providing
specified
information
about
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
new
homes.
It
also
includes
the
manual
submittal
of
information
(
in
2006
only)
on
the
number
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
containing
ENERGY
STAR's
Indoor
Air
Package.

ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
(
EXHIBIT
4)

The
total
annual
burden
for
applying
for
an
ENERGY
STAR
award
is
estimated
to
be
410
hours.
The
annual
burden
for
applying
for
an
ENERGY
STAR
Award
is
estimated
to
be
about
10.5
hours
per
respondent.
This
includes
time
for
preparing
and
submitting
the
awards
application
and
supporting
materials
to
EPA
for
review.

OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
(
EXHIBIT
5)

The
total
annual
burden
for
the
Outreach
Partnership
is
estimated
to
be
about
782
hours
for
all
respondents.
The
annual
burden
for
the
Outreach
Partnership
is
estimated
to
be
about
43
hours
per
respondent.
This
includes
time
for
completing/
submitting
the
Commitment
Form
and
coordinating
with
other
participants
and
EPA
to
develop
and
distribute
an
outreach
campaign.

Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.

To
comment
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques,
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
OAR­
2004­
0500,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
and
Information
Center
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566­
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
and
Information
Center
is
(
202)
566­
1742.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
49
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
"
search,"
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Also,
you
can
send
comments
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Office
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
ID
No.
(
OAR­
2004­
0500)
in
any
correspondence.
