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

April
21,
2006
Prepared
by:

U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation
Climate
Protection
Partnerships
Division
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..................................................................
9
2(
b)
Practical
Utility
and
Users
of
the
Data
...............................................................
10
3.
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3(
a)
Nonduplication
..................................................................................................
13
3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB..................................
14
3(
c)
Consultations
.....................................................................................................
14
3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
...................................................................
14
3(
e)
General
Guidelines
............................................................................................
17
3(
f)
Confidentiality...................................................................................................
17
3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions............................................................................................
17
4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents
and
SIC
Codes
..............................................................................
17
4(
b)
Information
Requested.......................................................................................
19
5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED
C
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
..............................................................................................
29
5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
.........................................................
33
5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility......................................................................................
33
5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
...........................................................................................
33
6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
..........................................................................
35
6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs.............................................................................
35
(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
..........................................................................
36
(
ii)
Estimating
Capital
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs........
36
6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost..................................................................
37
6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe..................................................................
37
6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
......................................................
44
(
i)
Respondent
Tally
...................................................................................
44
(
ii)
Agency
Tally..........................................................................................
45
6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden...........................................................................
46
6(
g)
Burden
Statement
..............................................................................................
47
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
1:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Joining
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
Related
Activities................................................................
50
Exhibit
2:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Program
Evaluation
..................................................................................................................
52
Exhibit
3:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Quarterly
Reporting
..................................................................................................................
53
Exhibit
4:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
..........................................................................................................
54
Exhibit
5:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Outreach
Partnership.................................................................................................................
55
Exhibit
6:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Joining
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
Related
Activities......................................................................
56
Exhibit
7:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Program
Evaluation.................................................................................................................................
58
Exhibit
8:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Quarterly
Reporting..................................................................................................................................
60
Exhibit
9:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
..........................................................................................................................
61
Exhibit
10:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
C
ENERGY
STAR
Program:
Outreach
Partnership................................................................................................................................
62
­
2
­
TABLES
Table
1:
Table
1:
Number
of
Lender
Partners
in
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR                           ......
38
Table
2:
Number
of
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
in
Existence
during
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR.............................................................................................................
39
Table
3:
Anticipated
Evaluation
Subjects
to
be
Discussed
with
ENERGY
STAR
Home
builder
Partners.....................................................................................................................................
41
Table
4:
Number
of
Verification
Organization
Partners
in
Existence
during
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR...........................................................................................................................................
42
Table
5:
Number
of
Manufacturing
Plant
Partners
in
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
CR..............................................................................................................
43
Table
6:
Number
of
Partners
in
Outreach
Partnership
in
Existence
During
Three­
Year
Life
of
ICR.............................................................................................................
44
Table
7:
Total
Estimated
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
Summary
.............................................
44
Table
8:
Total
Estimated
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Summary
...................................................
46
­
1
­
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
®
Program
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
ENERGY
STAR
®
is
a
voluntary
energy
efficiency
labeling
program
aimed
at
forming
public­
private
partnerships
that
prevent
air
pollution
rather
than
control
it
after
its
creation.
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
such
as
office
equipment
and
consumer
electronics,
and
in
commercial
and
residential
buildings.
President
Bush
has
made
ENERGY
STAR
a
key
element
of
his
National
Energy
Policy
and
his
climate
change
initiative.
Increased
energy
efficiency
through
ENERGY
STAR
provides
cost
savings
to
businesses
and
consumers,
reduces
greenhouse
gas
emissions
from
power
plants,
and
increases
U.
S.
energy
security
and
reliability.

This
ICR
examines
information
collection
activities
under
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
within
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).
EPA
announced
ENERGY
STAR
for
New
Homes
in
1995
as
part
of
its
effort
to
promote
energy
efficient
new
home
construction
within
the
residential
sector.
EPA
rolled
out
its
existing
homes
effort
in
1999
to
promote
cost­
effective
energy
efficiency
upgrades
to
existing
homes.
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.
To
date,
over
500,000
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
have
been
built
in
the
U.
S.
This
shift
to
more
energy
efficient
homes
is
saving
Americans
an
estimated
$
144
million
in
energy
costs
per
year,
reducing
residential
energy
consumption
by
75
million
therms
of
natural
gas
and
989
million
kWh
of
electricity,
and
is
eliminating
over
1
million
metric
tons
of
CO2
from
the
atmosphere
each
year.

Please
note
that
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
is
jointly
managed
by
EPA
and
DOE.
Each
agency
leads
work
on
different
product
categories,
with
EPA
managing
the
residential
building
category.
This
ICR
covers
only
those
information
collection
activities
undertaken
by
EPA's
ENERGY
STAR
program
to
promote
the
construction
and
sale
of
energy
efficient
new
homes
and
to
improve
the
energy
efficiency
of
existing
homes.
It
does
not
cover
activities
that
primarily
support
other
federal,
state,
or
local
energy
efficiency
programs,
public
or
private.

EPA
believes
collecting
information
from
the
public
regarding
ENERGY
STAR
in
the
residential
sector
is
critical
to
the
program's
sustained
success
in
forming
and
nurturing
­
2
­
voluntary
agreements
with
the
private
sector
to
build
and
promote
energy
efficient
homes.
Partners
view
the
ENERGY
STAR
label
as
a
very
effective
marketing
tool
for
highlighting
the
energy
efficiency
of
their
products,
services,
and
homes
to
homebuyers
and
homeowners.
In
addition,
ENERGY
STAR
provides
partners
with
recognition
as
environmental
leaders.
Collecting
information
about
partners
and
about
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
in
the
residential
marketplace
is
necessary
to
ensure
continued
success
and
delivery
of
valuable
benefits
to
partners
such
as
market
differentiation,
competitive
advantage,
and
public
recognition.

Throughout
ENERGY
STAR's
existence,
EPA
has
attempted
to
streamline
its
information
collection
activities
to
focus
on
information
needed
to
provide
incentives
and
public
recognition
to
organizations
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.

Because
ENERGY
STAR
is
a
voluntary
program,
all
information
collection
activities
undertaken
are
of
a
voluntary
nature.
Respondents
are
not
required
to
participate.
Any
information
received
to
date
has
been
submitted
voluntarily
to
EPA.
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
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
for
the
residential
sector
consists
of
the
following
participant
groups:

 
Home
Builders.
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
Organizations.
This
participant
group
includes
companies
involved
in
independently
verifying
that
homes
meet
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines
for
residential
energy
efficiency.
They
act
as
third­
party
providers
of
home
energy
rating
services
who
are
independent
from
ENERGY
STAR.
There
are
two
types
of
verification
organizations
that
participate
in
ENERGY
STAR
as
partners:
certified
home
energy
raters
and
accredited
home
energy
rating
providers.
The
manufactured
home
industry
utilizes
third­
party
consultants
called
plant
certifiers
who
certify
a
manufacturing
plant's
ability
to
consistently
produce
and
install
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
manufactured
homes.
Plant
certifiers
are
not
­
3
­
ENERGY
STAR
partners.
Verification
organizations
are
contractors
hired
by
homebuilders
to
perform
home
energy
ratings.

 
Lenders.
This
participant
group
commits
to
deliver
energy
efficient
mortgages
(
EEMs)
to
buyers
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
These
EEMs
use
the
present
value
of
future
utility
bill
savings
to
qualify
home
buyers
for
a
larger
mortgage
or
more
favorable
loan
terms
than
they
could
otherwise.

 
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Sponsors
(
REPS).
This
participant
group
includes
utilities;
national,
regional,
state,
or
local
government
entities;
or
other
organizations
involved
in
coordinating
and/
or
administering
a
publicly­
funded,
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
itself
emphasizes
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,
and
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.

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
level
of
commitment
to
promoting
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
and
residential
energy
efficiency.
This
partnership
is
activity­
based,
thus
partners
are
asked
or
encouraged
to
undertake
certain
responsibilities
related
to
being
an
active
ENERGY
STAR
partner
and
maintaining
this
active
status,
as
described
below.
This
information
is
entered
into
a
database
called
iSTAR
(
www.
energystar.
gov/
istar).

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
­
4
­
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.
There
is
a
cost
associated
with
verifying
the
energy
efficiency
of
a
site­
built
home
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label,
whereby
an
independent
home
energy
rater
or
rating
provider
is
contracted
by
the
builder
to
perform
diagnostic
tests
on
the
home
to
verify
whether
its
energy
efficiency
is
high
enough
to
meet
ENERGY
STAR's
efficiency
guidelines.
If
it
is,
the
rater
places
the
ENERGY
STAR
label
on
the
home
and
the
rating
provider
notifies
ENERGY
STAR
of
this
activity
each
calendar
quarter.
The
cost
of
verification
is
typically
incurred
by
the
home
builder.

In
lieu
of
an
on­
site
verification
of
the
energy
efficiency
of
each
home,
builders
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
manufactured
homes
undertake
a
manufacturing
plant
certification
process
whereby
the
manufacturing
plant
develops
and
implements
quality
control
procedures,
both
for
the
plant
and
for
the
installation
crews
who
set­
up
the
home
on­
site,
to
ensure
that
it
is
properly
set­
up
to
consistently
produce
and
install
manufactured
homes
that
can
qualify
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label.
This
certification
process
takes
on
average
three
days.
The
certification
process
involves
the
use
of
a
third­
party
consultant
who
has
been
accredited
by
an
EPAapproved
quality
assurance
provider.
This
consultant
examines
the
plant's
manufacturing
process
for
areas
where
production
and
installation
techniques
need
to
be
changed
to
improve
the
energy
efficiency
of
the
manufactured
home.
To
complete
certification,
the
plant
needs
to
produce
three
consecutive
homes
that
meet
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines.
The
end
result
of
this
process
is
the
completion
of
a
plant
certification
form
by
the
third­
party
consultant
that
states
that
the
plant
has
been
fully
certified.
This
form
is
not
provided
to
EPA
but
rather
to
an
EPAapproved
quality
assurance
provider.
The
cost
of
plant
certification
is
incurred
by
the
manufacturing
plant.
The
plant
also
incurs
a
small
cost
for
each
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home
it
produces.
The
plant
is
also
asked
to
keep
a
record
of
their
plant
certification
on
file,
as
well
as
a
copy
of
quality
control­
related
documents
for
each
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
manufactured
home
produced,
such
as
the
completed
site
installation
checklist.
The
plant
also
notifies
ENERGY
STAR
of
the
number
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
it
has
produced
each
quarter.

Verification
Organization
Partners
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
­
5
­
organizations.
One
is
the
certified
rater,
who
is
trained
and
certified
by
the
Residential
Energy
Services
Network
(
RESNET),
the
governing
body
for
home
energy
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
among
its
associated
raters.

Raters
and
rating
providers
act
as
third­
party
contractors
and
are
paid
by
homebuilders.
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,
which
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
Commitment
Form.
This
Partnership
Agreement
and
Commitment
Form
are
utilized
by
other
areas
within
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
since
REEPS
can
promote
energy
efficiency
in
multiple
sectors.
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
REEP
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
­
6
­
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
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
unique
value
in
the
marketplace
as
the
symbol
for
energy
efficient
homes
and
products.
The
only
way
to
do
this
is
to
evaluate
how
ENERGY
STAR
is
being
utilized
and
perceived
within
the
residential
sector
by
collecting
feedback
from
those
within
the
industry.
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
­
7
­
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,
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
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
collects
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)
(
www.
energystar.
gov/
host)
is
a
password
protected,
online
reporting
form
designed
to
allow
Rating
Provider
Partners
and
Manufacturing
Plant
Partners
to
electronically
submit
readilyavailable
and
basic
information
about
their
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
new
homes
at
their
convenience
and
from
their
own
computers.
Information
collected
includes:
the
name
of
the
home
builder
(
or
manufacturer),
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
­
8
­
(
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
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
data
fields
are
added
to
HOST,
EPA
expects
Partners
to
submit
this
information
manually
outside
of
HOST.

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
system
(
HOST)
,
EPA
has
minimized
the
reporting
burden
on
Partners,
while
at
the
same
time
minimized
its
data
entry
error
and
maximized
its
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
during
the
annual
ENERGY
STAR
awards
ceremony.
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
is
currently
issuing
the
following
homes­
related
awards
for
2006
under
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program:

 
Homes
Partner
of
the
Year
­
eligible
organizations
include
home
builder
and
verification
organization
Partners.
 
Excellence
in
Affordable
Housing
­
eligible
organizations
include
governments,
nonprofits
and
non­
governmental
organizations
and
others
who
promote
ENERGY
STAR
in
affordable
housing.
 
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
­
9
­
outreach
campaign.
It
also
asks
Partners
to
submit
a
corporate
logo
for
inclusion
in
the
outreach
materials.
EPA
prepares
a
print
campaign
that
partners
use
to
co­
brand
with
ENERGY
STAR.

The
Outreach
Program
involves
coordination
and
implementation
by
local
Partners
to
develop
and
distribute
the
outreach
materials
as
well
as
recruit
showrooms.
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
Section
103(
a)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
authorizes
EPA
to
establish
"
a
national
research
and
development
program
for
the
prevention
and
control
of
air
pollution."
As
part
of
such
a
program,
EPA
is
to
"
conduct
and
promote
the
coordination
and
acceleration
of
research,
investigations,
experiments,
demonstrations,
surveys,
and
studies
relating
to
the
causes,
effects
(
including
health
and
welfare
effects),
extent,
prevention
and
control
of
air
pollution."
Section
103(
a)(
1).

In
addition,
as
a
component
of
the
program,
section
103(
g)
directs
the
Administrator
to
"
conduct
a
basic
engineering
research
and
technology
program
to
develop,
evaluate,
and
demonstrate
nonregulatory
strategies
and
technologies
for
air
pollution
prevention."
The
section
calls
on
the
Administrator
to
provide
opportunities
for
industry,
public
interest
groups,
scientists,
and
other
interested
persons
to
participate
in
strategy
development.
Section
103(
g)
further
directs
EPA
to
include
as
elements
in
the
program
"
improvements
in
nonregulatory
strategies
and
technologies
for
preventing
or
reducing
multiple
air
pollutants
including
sulfur
oxides,
nitrogen
oxides,
heavy
metals,
PM­
10
(
particulate
matter),
carbon
monoxide,
and
carbon
dioxide..."
The
strategies
and
technologies
are
to
improve
various
air
pollutant
reduction
and
nonregulatory
control
strategies,
including
energy
conservation.

The
ENERGY
STAR
®
Program
is
one
component
of
the
Administrator's
response.
President
Bush
has
made
ENERGY
STAR
a
key
element
of
his
National
Energy
Policy
and
his
climate
change
initiative.
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
help
promote
efficient
homes
by
building
and
labeling
qualifying
homes
with
the
ENERGY
STAR
label
and
by
improving
the
efficiency
of
existing
homes.
The
label
provides
an
easy
way
for
consumers
to
identify
energyefficient
homes
and
products
that
save
money
on
utility
bills
and
reduce
air
pollution.
By
using
less
energy,
these
homes
and
products
help
reduce
the
demand
to
create
power,
which
is
typically
generated
by
power
plants
that
burn
fossil
fuels.
As
such,
they
help
reduce
air
pollutants
such
as
sulfur
oxides,
nitrogen
oxides,
and
carbon
dioxide
that
are
generated
by
these
stationary
sources.
ENERGY
STAR
demonstrates
how
providing
consumer
information
and
public
recognition
can
be
used
as
a
nonregulatory
strategy
to
prevent
and
control
air
pollution.

The
information
collection
activities
described
in
this
ICR
are
necessary
in
order
for
EPA
to
track
and
analyze
the
market
for
energy
efficient
homes,
which
allows
EPA
to
design
its
ENERGY
STAR
outreach
programs
and
public
education
materials
to
fit
the
needs
of
its
Partners,
as
well
as
to
provide
public
recognition
and
market
differentiation
to
participating
organizations.
Because
some
of
the
collection
activities
involve
small
businesses,
EPA
will
limit
­
10
­
collection
activities
where
a
minimum
amount
of
information
is
sufficient
for
EPA
to
complete
its
work.
This
ICR
will
not
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
businesses.
The
following
section
explains
the
need
for
each
major
information
collection
activity
included
in
this
ICR.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility
and
Users
of
the
Data
JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
EPA's
primary
source
of
information
about
its
ENERGY
STAR
partners
comes
from
the
Partnership
Agreement
form
that
Partners
complete
in
order
to
join
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program.
Depending
on
the
respondent,
there
are
certain
information
collection
activities
and
additional
forms
related
to
becoming
a
Partner.
The
purpose
of
these
activities,
the
users
of
this
information,
and
any
additional
forms
associated
with
these
activities
are
described
below.

Partnership
Agreement
EPA
uses
information
submitted
in
its
ENERGY
STAR
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,
to
commit
Partners
to
verifying
the
energy
efficiency
of
every
home
that
receives
an
ENERGY
STAR
label,
as
well
as
committing
Partners
to
providing
EPA
with
verification
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
can
be
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.
This
form
is
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
(
discussed
below)
by
the
home
builder
that
is
then
returned
to
EPA.
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.

Information
provided
on
the
Partnership
Agreement
is
entered
into
iSTAR
and
used
to
provide
Builder
Partners
additional
recognition
on
the
ENERGY
STAR
Web
site's
Partner
Locator
Tool
(
www.
energystar.
gov/
homes),
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
used
­
11
­
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.

Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP)
Commitment
Form
EPA
will
use
information
provided
on
the
IAP
commitment
form
to
provide
public
recognition
to
partners
that
are
offering
the
IAP
in
their
new
homes.
EPA
will
also
use
this
information
to
track
the
activities
of
builders
building
homes
containing
the
IAP
to
make
sure
they
are
correctly
implementing
the
IAP.

Manufactured
Housing
Plant
Certification
Information
collected
and
maintained
as
part
of
a
manufactured
housing
partner's
plant
certification
process
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.
A
plant
certification
form
is
completed
as
written
confirmation
of
the
plant's
certification.
The
certification
form
is
not
an
EPA
form
and
is
not
submitted
to
EPA.
The
form
belongs
to
an
EPA­
approved
third­
party
quality
assurance
provider.
A
copy
of
the
form
is
maintained
by
the
plant
itself.

Verification
of
Home's
Energy
Efficiency
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
Label
Information
collected
and
maintained
as
part
of
a
verification
organization's
process
for
verifying
the
energy
efficiency
of
an
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home
on
behalf
of
a
homebuilder
is
used
by
the
verification
organization,
the
home
builder,
and
EPA
to
ensure
that
a
home
receiving
an
ENERGY
STAR
label
meets
EPA's
guidelines
for
residential
energy
efficiency.
This
serves
to
protect
the
integrity
of
the
ENERGY
STAR
brand
by
providing
independent,
third­
party
verification
of
all
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
The
information
is
not
submitted
to
EPA
but
rather
is
maintained
by
the
verification
organization
and
the
homebuilder
in
the
form
of
a
home
energy
rating
report,
which
is
generated
by
the
verification
organization.
EPA
may
request
a
copy
of
the
final
rating
report
if
there
is
a
need
to
become
involved
in
resolving
questions
concerning
the
ENERGY
STAR
status
of
a
home.

Home
Energy
Rating
Reports
Home
energy
rating
reports
generated
by
verification
organizations
are
provided
to
EPA
only
upon
request,
when
EPA
needs
to
assist
in
resolving
disputes
regarding
the
ENERGY
STAR
status
of
a
home.
The
information
contained
in
the
rating
report
is
a
necessary
part
of
a
dispute
resolution
process
that
the
verification
organizations
and
EPA
utilize
to
handle
complaints
made
by
homeowners
about
their
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
The
rating
reports
provide
an
independent
source
of
energy
efficiency
information
about
a
home
that
can
be
­
12
­
used
to
address
energy
performance
issues
related
to
the
home's
designation
as
an
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home.

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.

Commitment
Form
for
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Sponsors
(
REEPS)

Information
contained
on
the
commitment
form
completed
by
REEPS
as
part
of
their
partnership
agreement
will
be
used
by
EPA
to
determine
what
ENERGY
STAR
program
areas
the
partner
can
sponsor
and
promote.
REEPS
can
only
use
the
ENERGY
STAR
name
and
logos
to
promote
program
areas
for
which
they
are
committed
to
via
the
commitment
form.

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.

Web
Designs
and
Materials
The
partnership
agreement
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
requests
that
they
submit
Web
designs
and
content
containing
ENERGY
STAR
information
to
EPA
for
approval.
EPA
uses
this
information
to
effectively
monitor
and
protect
the
use
of
the
ENERGY
STAR
logos
and
brand
name.

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.

Changes
in
Referral
Network
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
EPA
will
use
information
about
contractor
referral
networks
providing
products
and
services
related
to
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
to
keep
track
of
contractors
qualified
to
perform
Home
Performance
jobs
and
to
provide
this
information
to
the
public.
­
13
­
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
its
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.

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
­
14
­
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
required
for
participation
in
any
of
CPPD's
programs.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
To
comply
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
requirement
that
any
agency
developing
a
non­
rule­
related
ICR
solicit
public
comments
for
a
60­
day
period,
EPA
published
a
Federal
Register
notice
on
August
11,
2005
(
70
FR
46836).
No
comments
were
received
on
this
notice.

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
to
EPA
on
a
one­
time
basis;
less
frequent
collection
is
not
possible.

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

Manufactured
Housing
Plant
Certification
Form
The
manufactured
housing
plant
certification
form
is
a
form
owned
by
an
EPA­
approved
quality
assurance
provider
who
oversees
all
quality
processes
involved
in
producing
and
­
15
­
installing
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
manufactured
homes.
This
form
is
submitted
to
the
EPAapproved
third­
party
quality
assurance
provider
on
a
one­
time
basis,
once
the
manufacturing
plant
has
completed
its
ENERGY
STAR
plant
certification
process;
less
frequent
collection
is
not
possible.

Verify
Home's
Energy
Efficiency
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
Label
Verification
of
a
home's
energy
efficiency
occurs
when
a
site­
built
home
builder
or
manufactured
home
producer
wants
to
apply
the
ENERGY
STAR
label
on
a
home.
This
process
is
necessary
to
ensure
the
quality
of
the
home
with
respect
to
ENERGY
STAR's
guidelines
for
energy
efficiency.
A
site­
built
home's
energy
efficiency
is
verified
two
ways.
One
way
is
to
test
each
home
individually.
The
other
is
to
use
a
sampling
protocol
that
allows
one
home
in
a
group
of
seven
similar
homes
to
be
tested.
If
the
one
home
meets
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines
the
other
homes
in
the
sample
do
as
well.
In
addition,
a
manufactured
home's
energy
efficiency
features
are
inspected
on­
site
before
the
ENERGY
STAR
label
is
applied.
Less
frequent
collection
for
site­
built
and
manufactured
homes
would
hinder
EPA's
ability
to
verify
the
energy
efficiency
of
each
home
and
would
have
a
negative
impact
on
ENERGY
STAR's
brand
value
as
the
symbol
for
energy
efficiency.

Home
Energy
Rating
Report
Home
energy
rating
reports
are
owned
by
verification
organizations
and
are
not
submitted
to
EPA
unless
requested
by
EPA
from
the
verification
organization
in
response
to
a
homeowner
complaint.
In
this
case,
the
home
energy
rating
report
is
submitted
to
EPA
upon
EPA's
request.
Less
frequent
collection
would
hinder
EPA's
ability
to
confirm
the
energy
efficiency
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
when
necessary
and
to
respond
to
homeowner
complaints
about
the
energy
performance
of
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.

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)

The
commitment
form
submitted
to
EPA
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
­
16
­
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
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
­
17
­
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
to
EPA
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.

OUTREACH
PARTNERSHIP
The
Outreach
Partnership
commitment
form
is
submitted
to
EPA
on
an
annual
basis
in
conjunction
with
each
year's
ENERGY
STAR
for
Homes
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.

4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents
and
SIC
Codes
Respondents
for
this
information
collection
request
include
Partners
in
ENERGY
STAR.
Partners
include
homebuilders,
verification
organizations,
lenders,
utilities,
and
regional
energy
efficiency
program
sponsors,
The
following
is
a
list
of
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(
SIC)
codes
and
corresponding
North
American
Industry
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
for
industry
segments
which
may
be
affected
by
information
collections
covered
under
this
ICR
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program.
­
18
­
SIC
NAICS
Industries
1521
233320
General
Contractors­
Single­
Family
Houses
1522
233220
General
Contractors­
Residential
Buildings,
Other
Than
Single­
Family
Industry
1531
233210,
Operative
Builders
233310
1541
233310
General
Contractors­
Industrial
Buildings
and
Warehouses
1542
233320
General
Contractors­
Nonresidential
Buildings,
Other
than
Industrial
Buildings
and
Warehouses
1711
235110
Plumbing,
Heating
And
Air­
conditioning
1721
235210
Painting
and
Paper
Hanging
Industry
Group
1731
235310
Electrical
Work
1741
235410
Masonry,
Stone
Setting,
and
Other
Stone
Work
1742
235420
Plastering,
Drywall,
Acoustical,
and
Insulation
Work
1743
235430
Terrazzo,
Tile,
Marble,
and
Mosaic
Work
Industry
Group
1751
235510
Carpentry
Work
1752
235520
Floor
Laying
and
Other
Floor
Work,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
1761
235610
Roofing,
Siding,
and
Sheet
Metal
Work
Industry
Group
1771
235710
Concrete
Work
Industry
Group
1781
235810
Water
Well
Drilling
1791
235910
Structural
Steel
Erection
1793
235920
Glass
and
Glazing
Work
1794
235930
Excavation
Work
1795
235940
Wrecking
and
Demolition
Work
1796
235950
Installation
or
Erection
of
Building
Equipment,
Not
Elsewhere
1799
235990
Special
Trade
Contractors,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
4911
221122,
Electric
Services
221121
4922
486210
Natural
Gas
Transmission
4923
221210
Natural
Gas
Transmission
and
Distribution
4924
221210
Natural
Gas
Distribution
4925
221210
Mixed,
Manufactured,
or
Liquefied
Petroleum
Gas
Production
and/
or
4931
221112,
Electric
and
Other
Services
Combined
221111,
221113,
221119
4932
221210
Gas
and
Other
Services
Combined
4939
221112,
Combination
Utilities,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
221122
4961
221330
Steam
And
Air­
conditioning
Supply
6021
522110
National
Commercial
Banks
6022
522190
State
Commercial
Banks
6029
522110
Commercial
Banks,
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
6035
522120
Savings
Institutions,
Federally
Chartered
­
19
­
6036
522120
Savings
Institutions,
Not
Federally
Chartered
6061
522130
Credit
Unions,
Federally
Chartered
6062
522130
Credit
Unions,
Not
Federally
Chartered
6111
522294
Federal
and
Federally­
Sponsored
Credit
Agencies
6162
522390
Mortgage
Bankers
and
Loan
Correspondents
522292
6163
522310
Loan
Brokers
6531
531320
Real
Estate
Agents
and
Managers
7389
541350
Business
Services
Not
Elsewhere
Classified
7623
811412
Refrigeration
and
Air­
Conditioning
Service
and
Repair
Shops
8712
541310
Architectural
Services
9531
925110
Administration
of
Housing
Programs
9532
925120
Administration
of
Urban
Planning
and
Community
and
Rural
Development
4(
b)
Information
Requested
The
information
collected
by
EPA
differs
depending
on
the
specific
collection
activity
as
well
as
the
respondent
type.
Therefore,
this
section
describes
the
data
items
used
and
the
associated
respondent
activities
based
on
the
respondent
type
within
each
major
collection
activity.

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
related
activities,
as
described
below.

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
­
20
­
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
requested
that
includes
the
following:
 
Builder's
name
and
address;
 
Date;
and
 
Authorized
representative's
name,
title,
and
signature
 
Manufactured
home
builder
Partners
undergo
a
plant
certification
process
that
culminates
in
completing
a
supplemental
manufacturing
plant
certification
form
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
 
As
part
of
their
partnership
agreement,
manufactured
home
partners
verify
the
energy
efficiency
of
their
homes
in
order
to
qualify
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label.
This
involves
collecting
and
maintaining
information
about
their
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
including:
 
Information
about
the
ENERGY
STAR
design
features
of
the
home;
 
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
at
the
time
of
home
installation
in
the
field;
 
Reports
of
nonconformance
with
ENERGY
STAR
design
and
installation
standards
and
corrective
actions
taken;
­
21
­
 
Results
of
random
field
inspections
conducted
by
third­
party
consultant
$
Site­
built
homebuilders
contract
with
verification
organizations
to
collect
energy
efficiency
data
on
each
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home
they
build,
including:

$
Level
of
air
leakage
for
the
whole
house
$
Level
of
air
leakage
through
the
duct
system
$
Window
to
floor
area
ratio
$
Description
of
insulation
levels,
windows,
HVAC
equipment
$
Predicted
level
of
energy
use
for
heating,
cooling,
and
water
heating
(
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:

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

$
Completes
the
form;
and
$
Submit
the
supplemental
plant
certification
form
to
an
EPA­
approved
third­
party
quality
assurance
provider
via
fax,
e­
mail,
or
regular
mail.

$
As
a
related
activity,
manufactured
home
builder
partners
collect
and
maintain
information
on
each
home
that
receives
the
ENERGY
STAR
label,
including
site
installation
information
and
results
from
random
field
checks.

$
As
a
related
activity,
builders
of
site­
built
homes
contract
with
verification
organizations
to
collect
energy
efficiency
data
on
each
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home.
This
entails:

$
inputting
information
about
the
home's
energy
efficiency
characteristics
into
a
computer
$
generating
a
summary
report
$
completion
of
the
thermal
bypass
checklist
­
22
­
Verification
Organizations
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
organization
Partners
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
are
asked
to
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
assigned
to
the
home
(
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
verifies
the
energy
efficiency
of
homes
by
collecting
data
on
the
home
and
summarizing
findings
in
a
rating
report
$
As
a
related
activity,
the
Partner
makes
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
by
EPA.
This
report
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contains
information
about
a
home's
energy
efficiency
for
heating,
cooling,
and
water
heating.

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

$
Partner's
name;

$
Date
of
commitment;

$
Up
to
four
(
at
least
one
is
needed)
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)

(
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
should
emphasize
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
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$
A
related
item
is
quarterly
updates
on
the
following
market
indicators:

$
number
of
consumer­
initiated
calls
and
contacts;

$
number
of
participating
contractors;

$
number
of
successful
referrals;

$
number
of
jobs
completed;

$
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
providing
EPA
updates
to
contractor
referral
networks
when
changes
occur
to
the
networks
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.
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(
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:

 
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)
(
www.
energystar.
gov/
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;
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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;
 
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;
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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;
 
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
appropriate
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;
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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
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
new
construction
and
home
improvement
sectors.
Where
possible,
EPA
activities
that
apply
across
different
Partner
categories
(
builders,
lenders,
verification
organizations,
REEPS)
have
been
grouped
together
and
described
as
one
activity.

JOINING
THE
ENERGY
STAR
PROGRAM
AND
RELATED
ACTIVITIES
Partnership
Agreement/
Commitment
Form
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
in
distributing,
collecting,
and
reviewing
partnership
agreements
and
commitment
forms
submitted
by
all
partner
categories
under
the
residential
program:
 
E­
mail
or
fax
the
partnership
agreement
and
commitment
form
to
organizations
who
do
not
download
the
form
from
the
Web;
 
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
an
email
welcoming
the
new
partner
to
the
program;
 
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)
Supplemental
Form
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
related
to
home
builders
who
commit
to
offering
ENERGY
STAR's
IAP
to
home
buyers:
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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
 
Although
this
form
is
not
collected
by
EPA,
EPA
performs
the
following
activities
related
to
the
certification
of
manufactured
housing
plants
that
undergo
ENERGY
STAR
certification:
 
Maintain
a
list
of
certified
plants;
and
 
Provide
the
EPA­
approved
Quality
Assurance
Provider
ENERGY
STAR
label
stock
to
distribute
to
certified
plants.

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
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marketing
materials:
 
Receive
materials
via
e­
mail,
mail,
or
fax;
 
Review
content
and
materials;
and
 
Contact
partner
with
comments
within
five
days
of
receipt
Quarterly
Updates
for
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Market
Indicators
 
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
Partner
Contractor
Referral
Networks
$
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
requesting
updates:

$
Receive
data
via
e­
mail
or
phone;
and
$
Enter
data
into
iSTAR
database
EVALUATION
Feedback
from
Key
Partners
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
obtaining
feedback
from
all
key
partners
in
all
partner
categories:
 
Develop
questions;
 
Call
key
homebuilder
and
verification
organization
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
in
all
partner
categories:
 
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
categories
and
other
participants
regarding
outreach
materials
and
initiatives:
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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
 
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
and
Costs
 
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
REEP
Partners'
Knowledge
of
ENERGY
STAR
Sponsorship
Programs
 
EPA
must
perform
the
following
activities
when
obtaining
feedback
from
REEP
partners:
 
Develop
questions;
 
Call
partners
and
solicit
and
document
feedback;
 
Summarize
feedback
from
key
partners;
and
 
Save
feedback
electronically
in
iSTAR
database
and
on
Web
site
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:
 
Train
new
partners
on
using
online
quarterly
report
submittal
system;
 
Contact
partners
on
quarterly
basis
to
request
submittal
of
their
quarterly
report;
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Review
partner
report
submissions;
 
Contact
partner
to
resolve
any
errors
or
issues;
 
Make
changes
to
report
data
if
necessary;
 
Accept
report
data
into
iSTAR;
 
Operate
and
Maintain
iSTAR
database
and
Web
site;
 
Fulfill
requests
for
ENERGY
STAR
labels,
if
any;
and
 
Review
and
enter
IAP
home
information
into
iSTAR
(
in
2006
only)

ENERGY
STAR
AWARDS
 
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.
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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.

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
does
not
collect
the
manufactured
housing
plant
certification
form.
This
form
is
created
and
collected
by
an
EPA­
approved
third
party
quality
assurance
provider
partner
each
time
the
manufacturing
plant
undergoes
the
plant
certification
process.
It
is
anticipated
this
process
is
a
one­
time
only
process.

Home
Energy
Rating
Reports
EPA
does
not
collect
home
energy
rating
reports
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.
These
reports
are
written
and
maintained
by
the
verification
organization
that
verified
the
efficiency
of
the
home.
EPA
collects
home
energy
rating
reports
from
verification
organizations
only
on
an
as
needed
basis
to
assist
in
resolving
questions
concerning
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes.

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.
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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.

Updates
to
Home
Performance
Partner
Contractor
Referral
Networks
EPA
collects
updates
to
Home
Performance
Partners'
contractor
referral
networks
on
an
as­
needed
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
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.
Based
on
the
information
in
exhibits
1
through
5,
it
is
estimated
that
the
total
number
of
respondents
per
year
will
be
1,441
and
the
total
number
of
responses
per
year
will
be
2,782.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
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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
This
ICR
includes
a
total
annual
capital
cost
of
$
8,320.
This
represents
an
estimated
average
annual
cost
incurred
by
manufactured
housing
plants
to
modify
and
retool
plant
operations
to
become
certified
to
produce
homes
that
are
ready
for
ENERGY
STAR
qualification.

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."
The
majority
of
O&
M
costs
for
this
ICR
are
for
purchased
services
costs
associated
with
third­
party
verification
of
a
manufactured
home's
energy
efficiency.
This
is
an
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
40
for
the
cost
of
labeling
each
manufactured
home
with
the
ENERGY
STAR
label.
This
ICR
also
includes
O&
M
costs
for
postage
(
i.
e.,
$
0.37)
for
each
submittal
of
a
Partnership
Agreement
and
related
forms
to
EPA
by
postal
mail
and
a
cost
for
a
long
distance
call
(
i.
e.
$
0.10)
for
each
submittal
of
a
Partnership
Agreement
or
ENERGY
STAR
Award
Commitment
Form
to
EPA
by
fax.
EPA
estimates
that
70
percent
(
840
organizations)
of
Home
Builder
Partners
will
submit
their
Partnership
Agreement
via
fax
with
the
rest
(
360
organizations)
using
U.
S.
mail
for
a
total
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
217.20.
EPA
estimates
that
70
percent
(
70
organizations)
of
Verification
Organization
Partners
will
submit
their
Partnership
Agreement
via
fax
and
the
remainder
(
30
organizations)
will
use
U.
S.
mail
for
a
total
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
18.10.
EPA
also
estimates
an
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
1.00
for
Verification
Organizations
to
submit
home
energy
rating
reports
upon
request.
EPA
estimates
that
75
percent
(
23
organizations)
of
Lender
Partners
will
submit
their
Partnership
Agreement
via
fax
with
the
rest
(
9
organizations)
using
U.
S.
mail
for
an
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
5.58.
EPA
estimates
an
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
2.59
for
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Partners
to
submit
Partnership
Agreements
to
EPA,
and
a
cost
of
$
1.85
for
Home
Performance
Partners
to
submit
Partnership
Agreements
to
EPA.
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There
is
an
estimated
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
2.00
for
express
mailing
costs
associated
with
submitting
application
materials
for
an
ENERGY
STAR
Award,
and
for
mailing
timesensitive
print
materials
for
the
annual
outreach
partnership.

6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Costs
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
$
68.94
for
legal
staff,
$
64.47
for
managerial
staff,
$
47.27
for
technical
staff,
and
$
18.98
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
salary
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.

EPA
anticipates
an
annual
Agency
capital
cost
of
$
4,000
associated
with
the
development
and
coordination
of
outreach
print
materials
for
the
annual
outreach
partnership.
EPA
anticipates
instances
of
Agency
O&
M
costs
associated
with
ENERGY
STAR
for
Homes
information
collection
activities.
EPA
anticipates
an
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
0.10
for
a
long
distance
call
made
to
fax
a
partnership
agreement
to
a
partner
who
does
not
access
this
form
via
electronic
format.
EPA
anticipates
an
annual
Agency
O&
M
cost
of
$
2.00
for
a
long
distance
phone
call
to
a
Partner
to
obtain
information
including:
missing
contact
information,
obtain
feedback
on
the
IAP,
resolve
verification
issues,
to
discuss
Home
Performance
implementation
plans,
provide
comments
on
Web
and
other
marketing
materials,
obtain
feedback
from
Partners
to
evaluate
program
initiatives,
and
contact
Partners
concerning
the
Outreach
Partnership.
To
disseminate
a
Welcome
Aboard
Pack
once
a
signed
Partnership
Agreement
is
received
from
a
Partner,
and
to
mail
ENERGY
STAR
labels
to
manufacturing
plants,
EPA
anticipates
an
annual
cost
of
$
2.00
per
mailing.
This
corresponds
to
the
average
cost
to
mail
a
standard
Welcome
Aboard
Pack
via
first
class
mail.
EPA
also
anticipates
an
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
100
to
ship
a
trophy
to
each
winner
of
an
ENERGY
STAR
award.
Also,
EPA
anticipates
an
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
12,000
for
operation
and
maintenance
of
ENERGY
STAR's
partnership
database
and
Web
site
related
to
the
collection
and
processing
of
quarterly
reports
from
partners,
and
an
annual
O&
M
cost
of
$
20,317.50
for
the
annual
placement
of
public
outreach
materials
in
the
mass
media.
In
addition,
EPA
anticipates
an
O&
M
cost
of
$
0.37
to
mail
a
letter
of
award
or
loss
to
Partners
who
submit
ENERGY
STAR
Award
applications.

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.
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38
­
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.
EPA
estimates
that
50
builder
partners
will
opt,
annually,
to
offer
the
ENERGY
STAR
indoor
air
package
(
IAP).

EPA
estimates
that
no
more
than
ten
manufactured
home
builder
partners
each
year
will
become
certified
to
produce
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
manufactured
homes,
and
that
there
will
be,
on
average,
3,000
manufactured
homes
that
are
qualified
primarily
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label
on
an
annual
basis
during
the
three­
year
life
of
this
ICR.

EPA
also
estimates
that,
on
average,
there
will
be
an
estimated
101,696
site­
built
homes
that
will
be
qualified
primarily
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label,
with
25,424
of
these
homes
verified
via
individual
energy
ratings
and
76,272
homes
verified
via
ENERGY
STAR's
sampling
protocol.

These
assumptions
are
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.

Verification
Organization
Partners
EPA
estimates
that,
during
the
three­
year
life
of
this
ICR,
100
verification
organizations
will
submit
Partnership
Agreements
to
EPA,
on
average,
each
year.

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.

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
­
39
­
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.
This
assumption
is
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.

Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
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.

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.
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40
­
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
collect
key
information
about
ENERGY
STAR's
relevance
in
the
marketplace,
which
will
be
used
to
improve
program
implementation,
identify
ways
to
streamline
burden
under
the
program,
and
enhance
benefits
from
participation.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
contact
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
improve
the
program
to
increase
participation
and
the
benefits
to
partners.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
contact
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
contact
no
more
than
50
home
builders
each
year
to
discuss
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
contact
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
contact
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
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41
­
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
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
contact
no
more
than
100
lender
partners
each
year.

EPA
anticipates
identifying
other
questions
that
would
entail
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
contact
up
to
100
ENERGY
STAR
lender
partners
no
more
than
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
contact
no
more
than
95
REEPS
regarding
incentives
each
year.

EPA
anticipates
identifying
other
questions
that
would
entail
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
contact
up
to
up
to
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
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42
­
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
Program,
its
outreach
efforts,
and
its
impact
on
the
market
for
energy
efficient
new
and
existing
homes.
EPA
estimates
that
it
will
contact
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
ask
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
perform
an
additional
reporting
activity.
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43
­
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
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
ask
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
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.
­
44
­
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.

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
175,449
hours
and
$
9,133,098,
respectively.
The
total
bottom­
line
hour
and
cost
burden
to
respondents
over
three
years
is
estimated
to
be
526,347
hours
and
$
27,399,294,
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
173,119
$
8,859,463
$
8,320
$
120,246
$
8,988,029
­
45
­
Activity
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Costs
Total
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Total
Cost
Per
Year
Evaluation
818
$
59,605
$
0
$
0
$
59,605
Quarterly
Reporting
321
$
14,057
$
0
$
0
$
14,057
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
410
$
22,061
$
0
$
78
$
22,139
Outreach
Partnership
782
$
49,235
$
0
$
34
$
49,268
TOTAL
175,449
$
9,004,420
$
8,320
$
120,358
$
9,133,098
*
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
2,785
hours
and
$
511,150.
The
bottom­
line
burden
to
the
Agency
over
three
years
is
estimated
to
be
8,355
hours
and
$
1,533,450.
­
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
1,122
$
29,038
$
0
$
3,097
$
32,134
Evaluation
544
$
24,322
$
0
$
1,260
$
25,582
Quarterly
Reporting
164
$
5,841
$
0
$
12,218
$
18,059
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
123
$
5,906
$
0
$
1,014
$
6,921
Outreach
Partnership
831
$
39,281
$
64,000
$
325,172
$
428,453
TOTAL
2,785
$
104,389
$
64,000
$
342,761
$
511,150
*
Table
contains
rounding.

6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
­
47
­
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.
Homes
earning
the
ENERGY
STAR
label
have
been
verified
to
be
energy
efficient,
making
it
easier
for
consumers
to
identify
and
purchase
homes
that
are
energy
efficient.
Compared
to
a
standard
home,
an
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home
uses
substantially
less
energy
for
heating,
cooling,
and
water
heating
than
a
standard
home,
which
delivers
an
estimated
$
200
to
$
400
in
annual
utility
bill
savings.
In
2005
alone
there
were
over
160,000
new
homes
earning
the
ENERGY
STAR
label,
almost
10%
of
all
new
homes
permitted
in
the
U.
S
that
year.
These
homes
are
estimated
to
provide
homeowners
$
32
to
$
64
million
in
annual
utility
bill
savings.
This
savings
becomes
even
greater
when
you
consider
that
a
person
lives
in
the
same
home
an
average
of
7
to
8
years.
Overall
there
have
been
over
520,000
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
built,
saving
the
U.
S.
$
144
million
in
utility
bills,
989
million
kilowatt­
hours
of
electricity,
75
million
therms
of
natural
gas,
and
over
1
million
metric
tons
of
carbon
dioxide
each
year.

Additional
savings
on
household
maintenance
can
also
be
substantial.
The
cumulative
energy
saved
from
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
homes
is
equivalent
to
the
energy
produced
from
burning
1.5
million
English
tons
of
coal.
In
addition,
more
than
17,000
homes
have
been
improved
through
state
and
locally
sponsored
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
programs.
This
whole­
house
retrofit
initiative
is
bringing
new
opportunities
to
achieve
energy
savings
and
reduce
peak
loads
across
the
U.
S.
Also,
there
are
many
state
and
local
energyefficiency
sponsorship
programs
that
provide
rebates
and
other
financial
incentives
to
home
builders
that
offset
the
verification
costs
associated
with
qualifying
a
home
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label.

In
addition,
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,
marketbased
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,
public
and
private.

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
173,119
hours
for
all
respondents.
Most
of
these
hours
are
a
result
of
the
time
needed
for
verification
organizations
to
properly
verify
the
energy
efficiency
of
each
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home
on­
site,
a
critical
component
and
a
key
selling
point
for
an
ENERGY
STAR
qualified
home.
The
annual
burden
per
respondent
is
estimated
to
vary
from
1.10
to
2.35
hours
for
submitting
the
Partnership
Agreement
and
related
paperwork.
The
annual
burden
per
respondent
is
estimated
to
be
an
additional
40
hours
for
home
builder
partners
who
undergo
­
48
­
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
four
hours
for
home
builder
partners
to
individually
verify
the
energy
efficiency
of
a
home
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
label,
and
0.9
hours
to
verify
a
home's
energy
efficiency
using
a
sampling
protocol.
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.
There
is
also
an
additional
1
hour
for
verification
organizations
who
are
requested
by
EPA
to
provide
home
energy
rating
reports
as
necessary.

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
vary
from
.75
hours
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
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
321
hours
for
all
respondents.
The
annual
burden
for
submitting
quarterly
reports
is
estimated
to
be
3.45
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
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
782
hours
for
all
respondents.
The
annual
burden
for
the
Outreach
Partnership
is
estimated
to
be
42.85
hours
per
respondent.
This
includes
time
for
completing/
submitting
the
Commitment
Form
as
well
as
­
49
­
coordinating
with
other
participants
and
EPA
to
develop,
approve,
and
distribute
a
coordinated
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.
EPA­
HQ­
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
the
Federal
Docket
Management
System
(
FDMS)
at
http://
www.
regulations.
gov.
Use
FDMS
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.
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0500
in
any
correspondence.
­
50
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
126.02
$
91.15
$
62.53
$
31.47
Partnership
Agreement
(
PA)

Partnership
Agreement
(
PA)

Review
instructions
of
PA
0.00
0.25
0.25
0.00
0.50
$
38.42
$
0.00
$
0.00
1,200
600.00
$
46,104.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
46,104.00
Complete
PA
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
15.63
$
0.00
$
0.00
1,200
300.00
$
18,756.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
18,756.00
Complete
supplemental
IAP
form
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.00
0.25
$
22.79
$
0.00
$
0.00
50
12.50
$
1,139.50
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,139.50
Return
PA
to
EPA
via
U.
S.
mail
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.37
360
36.00
$
1,134.00
$
0.00
$
133.20
$
1,267.20
Return
PA
to
EPA
via
fax
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.10
840
84.00
$
2,646.00
$
0.00
$
84.00
$
2,730.00
Subtotal
0.00
varies
0.50
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
3,650
1,032.50
$
69,779.50
$
0.00
$
217.20
$
69,996.70
Complete
manufactured
housing
plant
certification
0.00
8.00
30.00
2.00
40.00
$
2,668.04
$
832.00
$
0.00
10
400.00
$
26,680.40
$
8,320.00
$
0.00
$
35,000.40
Verify
manufactured
homes
for
ENERGY
STAR
label
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
40.00
3,000
0.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
120,000.00
$
120,000.00
Verify
site­
built
homes
for
ENERGY
STAR
label
(
Individually
Rated)
0.00
0.00
3.00
1.00
4.00
$
219.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
25,424
101,696.00
$
5,569,381.44
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
5,569,381.44
Verify
site­
built
homes
for
ENERGY
STAR
label
(
Sampled)
0.00
0.00
0.40
0.50
0.90
$
40.75
$
0.00
$
0.00
76,272
68,644.80
$
3,108,084.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
3,108,084.00
Subtotal
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
104,706
170,740.80
$
8,704,145.84
$
8,320.00
$
120,000.00
$
8,832,465.84
Partnership
Agreement
(
PA)

Review
instructions
of
PA
0.00
0.50
0.25
0.00
0.75
$
61.21
$
0.00
$
0.00
100
75.00
$
6,121.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
6,121.00
Complete
PA
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
15.63
$
0.00
$
0.00
100
25.00
$
1,563.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,563.00
Return
PA
to
EPA
via
U.
S.
mail
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.37
30
3.00
$
94.50
$
0.00
$
11.10
$
105.60
Return
PA
to
EPA
via
fax
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.10
70
7.00
$
220.50
$
0.00
$
7.00
$
227.50
Provide
home
energy
rating
reports
upon
request
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
62.53
$
0.00
$
0.10
10
10.00
$
625.30
$
0.00
$
1.00
$
626.30
Subtotal
0.00
0.50
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
310
120.00
$
8,624.30
$
0.00
$
19.10
$
8,643.40
Partnership
Agreement
(
PA)

Review
instructions
of
PA
0.50
0.25
0.25
0.00
1.00
$
101.43
$
0.00
$
0.00
30
30.00
$
3,042.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
3,042.90
Complete
PA
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
15.63
$
0.00
$
0.00
30
7.50
$
468.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
468.90
Return
PA
to
EPA
via
U.
S.
mail
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.37
9
0.90
$
28.35
$
0.00
$
3.33
$
31.68
Return
PA
to
EPA
via
fax
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.10
23
2.25
$
70.88
$
0.00
$
2.25
$
73.13
Report
the
number
of
EEMs
written
each
year
to
EPA
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
62.53
$
0.00
$
0.00
83
83.00
$
5,189.99
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
5,189.99
Subtotal
0.50
0.25
1.50
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
175
123.65
$
8,801.02
$
0.00
$
5.58
$
8,806.60
Home
Builder
Partners
Verification
Organization
Partners
Lender
Partners
No.
of
Respond.

Activities
Total
Hours/
Year
Verify
Home's
Energy
Efficiency
for
ES
Label
Total
Cost/
Year
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Joining
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
Related
Activities*

Exhibit
1
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
Respond.

Hours/
Year
Labor
Costs/
Year
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent**
Total
Hours
and
Costs**

Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Annual
O&
M
Costs
­
51
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
126.02
$
91.15
$
62.53
$
31.47
Partnership
Agreement
(
PA)
&
Commitment
Form
Review
instructions
of
PA
&
Commitment
Form
0.50
0.25
0.25
0.00
1.00
$
101.43
$
0.00
$
0.00
7
7.00
$
710.01
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
710.01
Complete
PA
and
Commitment
Form
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
15.63
$
0.00
$
0.00
7
1.75
$
109.41
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
109.41
Return
PA
and
Commitment
Form
to
EPA
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.37
7
0.70
$
22.05
$
0.00
$
2.59
$
24.64
Subtotal
0.50
0.25
0.50
0.10
1.35
$
120.21
$
0.00
$
0.37
21
9.45
$
841.47
$
0.00
$
2.59
$
844.06
Review
instructions
of
PA
0.50
0.25
0.25
0.00
1.00
$
101.43
$
0.00
$
0.00
5
5.00
$
507.15
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
507.15
Complete
PA
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
15.63
$
0.00
$
0.00
5
1.25
$
78.15
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
78.15
Return
PA
to
EPA
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.37
5
0.50
$
15.75
$
0.00
$
1.85
$
17.60
Subtotal
0.50
0.25
0.50
0.10
1.35
$
120.21
$
0.00
$
0.37
15
6.75
$
601.05
$
0.00
$
1.85
$
602.90
Draft
and
submit
to
EPA
a
program
plan
to
implement
ENERGY
STAR
0.00
10.00
20.00
10.00
40.00
$
2,476.80
$
0.00
$
0.00
5
200.00
$
12,384.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
12,384.00
Submit
all
web
designs
and
materials
for
EPA
review
0.00
0.00
5.00
0.00
5.00
$
312.65
$
0.00
$
0.00
21
105.00
$
6,565.65
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
6,565.65
Provide
quarterly
information
to
EPA
on
program
effects
and
costs
0.00
10.00
20.00
10.00
40.00
$
2,476.80
$
0.00
$
0.00
19
760.00
$
47,059.20
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
47,059.20
Notify
EPA
of
changes
in
referral
networks
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
1.00
$
31.47
$
0.00
$
0.00
21
21.00
$
660.87
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
660.87
Subtotal
0.00
20.00
45.00
21.00
86.00
$
5,297.72
$
0.00
$
0.00
66
1,086.00
$
66,669.72
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
66,669.72
TOTAL
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
108,943
173,119.15
$
8,859,462.90
$
8,320.00
$
120,246.32
$
8,988,029.22
*
Partnership
with
ENERGY
STAR
is
completely
voluntary
and
can
be
terminated
for
no
reason
by
the
respondent.

**
EPA
uses
the
term
'
varies'
in
the
subtotal
and/
or
total
row
of
the
exhibit
if
the
total
hours
or
costs
per
respondent
under
an
information
collection
vary
among
the
respondents.

Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
Partnership
Agreement
(
PA)

Program
Implementation
Plan
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Partners
No.
of
Respond.

Activities
Total
Hours/

Year
Total
Cost/
Year
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Respond.

Hours/
Year
Labor
Costs/
Year
Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent**
Total
Hours
and
Costs**

Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
Exhibit
1
(
continued)

ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Joining
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
Related
Activities
­
52
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
126.02
$
91.15
$
62.53
$
31.47
Responding
to
EPA
calls
to
key
partners
0.00
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.00
$
76.84
$
0.00
$
0.00
150
150.00
$
11,526.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
11,526.00
Responding
to
EPA
calls
to
inactive
partners
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
$
45.58
$
0.00
$
0.00
75
37.50
$
3,418.50
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
3,418.50
Provide
feedback
on
IAP
0.00
1.00
0.50
0.00
1.50
$
122.42
$
0.00
$
0.00
50
75.00
$
6,121.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
6,121.00
Provide
feedback
on
outreach
products
and
initiatives
0.00
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.00
$
76.84
$
0.00
$
0.00
50
50.00
$
3,842.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
3,842.00
Subtotal
0.00
varies
varies
0.00
varies
varies
$
0.00
$
0.00
325
312.50
$
24,907.50
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
24,907.50
Responding
to
EPA
calls
to
key
partners
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.00
0.50
$
45.58
$
0.00
$
0.00
100
50.00
$
4,558.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
4,558.00
Provide
Feedback
on
the
HOST
system
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
31.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
25
12.50
$
781.75
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
781.75
Feedback
on
ENERGY
STAR's
impact
on
residential
energy
demand
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
31.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
50
25.00
$
1,563.50
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,563.50
Subtotal
0.00
varies
varies
0.00
varies
varies
$
0.00
$
0.00
175
87.50
$
6,903.25
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
6,903.25
Respond
to
EPA
questions
about
ENERGY
STAR
loan
products
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
15.63
$
0.00
$
0.00
100
25.00
$
1,563.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,563.00
Evaluate
financing's
impact
on
demand
for
energy
efficient
homes
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
31.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
100
50.00
$
3,127.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
3,127.00
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
0.75
0.00
0.75
$
46.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
200
75.00
$
4,690.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
4,690.00
Respond
to
EPA
questions
about
ENERGY
STAR
Sponsorship
Programs
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.87
$
0.00
$
0.00
95
23.75
$
747.65
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
747.65
Respond
to
EPA
questions
about
ENERGY
STAR
impact
on
utility
bill
and
energy
use
0.00
1.00
0.50
0.50
2.00
$
138.15
$
0.00
$
0.00
95
190.00
$
13,124.25
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
13,124.25
Subtotal
0.00
1.00
0.50
0.75
2.25
$
146.02
$
0.00
$
0.00
190
213.75
$
13,871.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
13,871.90
Provide
feedback
on
partnership,

Do
It
Yourself
Guide,
and
outreach
campaigns
0.00
2.00
2.00
0.00
4.00
$
307.36
$
0.00
$
0.00
21
84.00
$
6,454.56
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
6,454.56
Subtotal
0.00
2.00
2.00
0.00
4.00
$
307.36
$
0.00
$
0.00
21
84.00
$
6,454.56
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
6,454.56
Provide
feedback
on
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
its
outreach
efforts
0.00
0.50
0.50
0.50
1.50
$
92.58
$
0.00
$
0.00
30
45.00
$
2,777.40
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2,777.40
Subtotal
0.00
0.50
0.50
0.50
1.50
$
92.58
$
0.00
$
0.00
30
45.00
$
2,777.40
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2,777.40
TOTAL
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
$
0.00
941
817.75
$
59,604.61
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
59,604.61
*
EPA
uses
the
term
'
varies'
in
the
subtotal
and/
or
total
row
of
the
exhibit
if
the
total
hours
or
costs
per
respondent
under
an
information
collection
vary
among
respondents.

**
Partner
responses
to
EPA
evaluation
queries
are
completely
voluntary
and
are
not
required
for
ENERGY
STAR
Partnership.

Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
Homebuilder
Partners
Verification
Organization
Partners
Lender
Partners
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Partners
No.
of
Respond.

Activities
Total
Hours/

Year
Total
Cost/
Year
Respond.

Hours/
Year
Labor
Costs/
Year
Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Exhibit
2
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Evaluation**
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Other
Home
Industry
Professionals
­
53
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
126.02
$
91.15
$
62.53
$
31.47
Log
into
HOST
on
Web
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.87
$
0.00
$
0.00
65
16.25
$
511.55
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
511.55
Review
instructions
of
HOST
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.87
$
0.00
$
0.00
65
16.25
$
511.55
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
511.55
Enter
qualified
home
data
and
submit
to
EPA
0.00
0.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
$
94.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
65
130.00
$
6,110.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
6,110.00
Submit
quarterly
data
to
EPA
for
review
and
approval
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.00
65
6.50
$
204.75
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
204.75
Order
label
stock
from
EPA
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.00
65
6.50
$
204.75
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
204.75
Manually
fill
out
Indoor
Air
Quality
Info
(
2006
only)
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.25
0.75
$
39.13
$
0.00
$
0.00
21
15.75
$
821.73
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
821.73
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
$
0.00
346
191.25
$
8,364.33
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
8,364.33
Log
into
HOST
on
Web
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.87
$
0.00
$
0.00
44
11.00
$
346.28
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
346.28
Review
instructions
of
HOST
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.25
$
7.87
$
0.00
$
0.00
44
11.00
$
346.28
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
346.28
Enter
qualified
home
data
and
submit
to
EPA
0.00
0.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
$
94.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
44
88.00
$
4,136.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
4,136.00
Submit
quarterly
data
to
EPA
for
review
and
approval
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.00
44
4.40
$
138.60
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
138.60
Order
label
stock
from
EPA
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.00
44
4.40
$
138.60
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
138.60
Manually
fill
out
Indoor
Air
Quality
Info
(
2006
only)
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.25
0.75
$
39.13
$
0.00
$
0.00
15
11.25
$
586.95
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
586.95
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
$
0.00
235
130.05
$
5,692.71
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
5,692.71
TOTAL
0.00
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
$
0.00
581
321.30
$
14,057.04
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
14,057.04
*
EPA
uses
the
term
'
varies'
in
the
subtotal
and/
or
total
row
of
the
exhibit
if
the
total
hours
or
costs
per
respondent
under
an
information
collection
vary
among
the
respondents.

Manufacturing
Plant
Partners
Verification
Organization
Partners
Exhibit
3
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Quarterly
Reports
Respond.

Hours/
Year
Labor
Costs/
Year
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Annual
O&
M
Costs
No.
of
Respond.

Activities
Total
Hours/

Year
Total
Cost/
Year
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
­
54
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
126.02
$
91.15
$
62.53
$
31.47
Review
instructions
of
the
application
0.00
0.25
0.25
0.00
0.50
$
38.42
$
0.00
$
0.00
14
7.00
$
537.88
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
537.88
Complete
and
submit
application,

including
any
supplemental
info.
0.00
2.00
3.00
5.00
10.00
$
527.24
$
0.00
$
2.00
14
140.00
$
7,381.36
$
0.00
$
28.00
$
7,409.36
Subtotal
0.00
2.25
3.25
5.00
10.50
$
565.66
$
0.00
$
2.00
28
147.00
$
7,919.24
$
0.00
$
28.00
$
7,947.24
Review
instructions
of
the
application
0.00
0.25
0.25
0.00
0.50
$
38.42
$
0.00
$
0.00
6
3.00
$
230.52
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
230.52
Complete
and
submit
application,

including
any
supplemental
info.
0.00
2.00
3.00
5.00
10.00
$
527.24
$
0.00
$
2.00
6
60.00
$
3,163.44
$
0.00
$
12.00
$
3,175.44
Subtotal
0.00
2.25
3.25
5.00
10.50
$
565.66
$
0.00
$
2.00
12
63.00
$
3,393.96
$
0.00
$
12.00
$
3,405.96
Review
instructions
of
the
application
0.00
0.25
0.25
0.00
0.50
$
38.42
$
0.00
$
0.00
10
5.00
$
384.20
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
384.20
Complete
and
submit
application,

including
any
supplemental
info.
0.00
2.00
3.00
5.00
10.00
$
527.24
$
0.00
$
2.00
10
100.00
$
5,272.40
$
0.00
$
20.00
$
5,292.40
Subtotal
0.00
2.25
3.25
5.00
10.50
$
565.66
$
0.00
$
2.00
20
105.00
$
5,656.60
$
0.00
$
20.00
$
5,676.60
Review
instructions
of
the
application
0.00
0.25
0.25
0.00
0.50
$
38.42
$
0.00
$
0.00
9
4.50
$
345.78
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
345.78
Complete
and
submit
application,

including
any
supplemental
info.
0.00
2.00
3.00
5.00
10.00
$
527.24
$
0.00
$
2.00
9
90.00
$
4,745.16
$
0.00
$
18.00
$
4,763.16
Subtotal
0.00
2.25
3.25
5.00
10.50
$
565.66
$
0.00
$
2.00
18
94.50
$
5,090.94
$
0.00
$
18.00
$
5,108.94
TOTAL
0.00
9.00
13.00
20.00
42.00
$
2,262.64
$
0.00
$
8.00
78
409.50
$
22,060.74
$
0.00
$
78.00
$
22,138.74
*
EPA
uses
the
term
'
varies'
in
the
subtotal
and/
or
total
row
of
the
exhibit
if
the
total
hours
or
costs
per
respondent
under
an
information
collection
vary
among
the
respondents.

Exhibit
4
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
Respond.

Hours/
Year
Labor
Costs/
Year
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
ENERGY
STAR
Awards**
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
**
Application
for
the
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
is
completely
voluntary
and
is
not
required
for
ENERGY
STAR
Partnership.
Annual
O&
M
Costs
No.
of
Respond.

Activities
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Hours/

Year
Home
Performance
with
ENERGY
STAR
Partners
Total
Cost/
Year
Homebuilder
Partners
Verification
Organization
Partners
Regional
Energy
Efficiency
Program
Partners
­
55
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
126.02
91.15
62.53
31.47
Review
the
commitment
form
0.00
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.00
$
76.84
$
0.00
$
0.00
16
16.00
$
1,229.44
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,229.44
Complete
the
commitment
form
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
15.63
$
0.00
$
0.00
16
4.00
$
250.08
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
250.08
Return
the
commitment
form
via
fax
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
3.15
$
0.00
$
0.10
16
1.60
$
50.40
$
0.00
$
1.60
$
52.00
Coordinate
with
other
participants
and
EPA
to
develop
and
distribute
an
outreach
campaign
0.00
5.00
25.00
10.00
40.00
$
2,333.70
$
0.00
$
2.00
16
640.00
$
37,339.20
$
0.00
$
32.00
$
37,371.20
Review
the
Outreach
Partnership
guidelines
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.00
0.25
$
22.79
$
0.00
$
0.00
80
20.00
$
1,823.20
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,823.20
Coordinate
activities
with
other
partners
0.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
$
91.15
$
0.00
$
0.00
80
80.00
$
7,292.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
7,292.00
Submit
a
corporate
logo
to
EPA
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
15.63
$
0.00
$
0.00
80
20.00
$
1,250.40
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,250.40
TOTAL
0.00
6.75
26.00
10.10
42.85
$
2,558.89
$
0.00
$
2.10
304
781.60
$
49,234.72
$
0.00
$
33.60
$
49,268.32
*
EPA
uses
the
term
'
varies'
in
the
subtotal
and/
or
total
row
of
the
exhibit
if
the
total
hours
or
costs
per
respondent
under
an
information
collection
vary
among
the
respondents.

Homebuilder
Partners
Total
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
Annual
O&
M
Costs
No.
of
Respond.

Activities
Total
Hours/

Year
**
Participation
in
the
Outreach
Partnership
is
completely
voluntary
and
is
not
required
for
ENERGY
STAR
Partnership.

Exhibit
5
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Outreach
Partnership**
Respond.

Hours/
Year
Labor
Costs/
Year
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
­
56
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
68.94
$
64.47
$
47.27
$
18.98
Send
partnership
agreement/
commitment
forms
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.10
25
2.50
$
47.50
$
0.00
$
2.50
$
50.00
Review
completed
agreements/
forms
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.10
$
4.73
$
0.00
$
0.00
1,342
134.20
$
6,347.66
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
6,347.66
Obtain
missing
information
from
agreements/
forms
0.00
0.00
0.15
0.00
0.15
$
7.09
$
0.00
$
2.00
134
20.10
$
950.06
$
0.00
$
268.00
$
1,218.06
Enter
agreement/
form
information
into
iSTAR
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
1,342
134.20
$
2,549.80
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2,549.80
Countersign
the
partnership
agreement
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
1,342
134.20
$
2,549.80
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2,549.80
Make
electronic
and
hard
copies
of
agreements/
forms
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
1,342
134.20
$
2,549.80
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2,549.80
Send
a
welcome
email
to
partners
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
1,342
134.20
$
2,549.80
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2,549.80
Send
confirmation
email
with
username
and
password
information
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
1,342
134.20
$
2,549.80
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2,549.80
Send
original
agreements/
forms
to
organizations
with
welcome
aboard
packets
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
2.00
1,342
134.20
$
2,549.80
$
0.00
$
2,684.00
$
5,233.80
Subtotal
0.00
varies
varies
0.70
varies
varies
$
0.00
$
4.10
varies
962.00
22,644.02
0.00
2,954.50
$
25,598.52
Partnership
Agreement
(
PA)

Review
IAP
form
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.10
$
4.73
$
0.00
$
0.00
50
5.00
$
236.50
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
236.50
Contact
partner
with
comments
or
questions
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
2.00
5
1.25
$
59.10
$
0.00
$
10.00
$
69.10
File
a
copy
of
the
IAP
form
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
50
5.00
$
95.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
95.00
Maintain
list
of
IAP
builders
in
iSTAR
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
50
5.00
$
95.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
95.00
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
0.20
varies
varies
$
0.00
$
2.00
varies
16.25
$
485.60
$
0.00
$
10.00
$
495.60
Partnership
Agreement
(
PA)

Maintain
list
of
certified
plants
in
iSTAR
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
10
1.00
$
19.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
19.00
Mail
plant
contact
ENERGY
STAR
labels
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
2.00
10
1.00
$
19.00
$
0.00
$
20.00
$
39.00
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.20
0.20
$
3.80
$
0.00
$
2.00
10
2.00
$
38.00
$
0.00
$
20.00
$
58.00
Partnership
Agreement/
Commitment
Form
Indoor
Air
Package
(
IAP)
Supplemental
Form
Manufactured
Housing
Plant
Certification
Form
Total
Hours/
Year
Exhibit
6
Estimated
Annual
EPA
Burden
and
Cost
Agency
Hours/

Activity
Labor
Costs/

Activity
Agency
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Activity*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Total
Cost/
Year
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Joining
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
Related
Activities
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
No.
of
Activities
­
57
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
68.94
$
64.47
$
47.27
$
18.98
Review
reports
for
consistency
with
ENERGY
STAR
guidelines
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
20
5.00
$
236.40
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
236.40
Contact
partners
to
resolve
issues
related
to
the
energy
efficiency
of
new
homes
0.00
0.25
2.00
0.00
2.25
$
110.66
$
0.00
$
2.00
30
67.50
$
3,319.80
$
0.00
$
60.00
$
3,379.80
Maintain
a
record
of
homeowner
complaints
in
iSTAR
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
1.00
$
18.98
$
0.00
$
0.00
20
20.00
$
379.60
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
379.60
Subtotal
0.00
0.25
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
70
92.50
$
3,935.80
$
0.00
$
60.00
$
3,995.80
Review
data
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
83
20.75
$
981.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
981.06
Enter
information
into
a
tracking
spreadsheet
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
83
8.30
$
157.70
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
157.70
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.10
0.35
$
13.72
$
0.00
$
0.00
166
29.05
$
1,138.76
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,138.76
Receive
plans
via
e­
mail,
mail,
or
fax
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
5
0.50
$
9.50
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
9.50
Review
plans
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
23.64
$
0.00
$
0.00
5
2.50
$
118.20
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
118.20
Contact
partners
with
comments
and
to
discuss
collaborative
efforts
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
2.00
5
1.25
$
59.10
$
0.00
$
10.00
$
69.10
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
0.75
0.10
0.85
$
37.36
$
0.00
$
2.00
15
4.25
$
186.80
$
0.00
$
10.00
$
196.80
Receive
materials
via
e­
mail,
mail,
or
fax
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
21
2.10
$
39.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
39.90
Review
content
and
materials
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
21
5.25
$
248.22
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
248.22
Contact
partner
with
comments
within
five
days
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
2.00
21
5.25
$
248.22
$
0.00
$
42.00
$
290.22
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.10
0.60
$
25.54
$
0.00
$
2.00
63
12.60
$
536.34
$
0.00
$
42.00
$
578.34
Receive
data
via
e­
mail
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
19
1.90
$
36.10
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
36.10
Enter
data
into
iSTAR
database
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
19
1.90
$
36.10
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
36.10
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.20
0.20
$
3.80
$
0.00
$
0.00
38
3.80
$
72.20
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
72.20
TOTAL
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
362
1122.45
$
29,037.52
$
0.00
$
3,096.50
$
32,134.02
Update
on
EEMs
by
Lender
Partners
Home
Performance
Program
Implementation
Plan
Home
Energy
Rating
Reports
No.
of
Activities
Total
Hours/

Year
Total
Cost/
Year
Agency
Hours/

Activity
Labor
Costs/

Activity
Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Exhibit
6
(
continued)
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
Capitol
Cost
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Quarterly
Activity
Updates
Home
Performance
Web
and
Other
Marketing
Materials
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Joining
the
ENERGY
STAR
Program
and
Related
Activities
Agency
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Activity*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Estimated
Annual
EPA
Burden
and
Cost
­
58
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
68.94
$
64.47
$
47.27
$
18.98
Develop
questions
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
47.27
Call
key
partners
and
solicit
feedback
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
23.64
$
0.00
$
2.00
250
125.00
$
5,910.00
$
0.00
$
500.00
$
6,410.00
Save
feedback
in
iSTAR
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
200
20.00
$
380.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
380.00
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
0.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
2.00
$
94.54
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
2.00
$
94.54
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
94.54
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
452
148.00
$
6,431.81
$
0.00
$
500.00
$
6,931.81
Call
inactive
partners
regarding
reasons
for
their
inactivity
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
23.64
$
0.00
$
2.00
75
37.50
$
1,773.00
$
0.00
$
150.00
$
1,923.00
Update
iSTAR
with
new
information
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
40
4.00
$
76.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
76.00
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
0.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
2.00
$
94.54
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
2.00
$
94.54
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
94.54
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
116
43.50
$
1,943.54
$
0.00
$
150.00
$
2,093.54
Develop
questions
0.00
0.00
3.00
0.00
3.00
$
141.81
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
3.00
$
141.81
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
141.81
Solicit
and
document
feedback
0.00
0.00
1.50
0.00
1.50
$
70.91
$
0.00
$
2.00
50
75.00
$
3,545.50
$
0.00
$
100.00
$
3,645.50
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
IAP
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
47.27
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
0.00
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
52
79.00
$
3,734.58
$
0.00
$
100.00
$
3,834.58
Develop
questions
0.00
0.00
3.00
0.00
3.00
$
141.81
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
3.00
$
141.81
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
141.81
Solicit
and
document
feedback
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
23.64
$
0.00
$
2.00
50
25.00
$
1,182.00
$
0.00
$
100.00
$
1,282.00
Summarize
feedback
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.00
0.10
$
4.73
$
0.00
$
0.00
30
3.00
$
141.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
141.90
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
47.27
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
0.00
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
82
32.00
$
1,512.98
$
0.00
$
100.00
$
1,612.98
Call
partners
and
solicit
and
document
feedback
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
23.64
$
0.00
$
2.00
10
5.00
$
236.40
$
0.00
$
20.00
$
256.40
Summarize
feedback
from
key
partners
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
10
2.50
$
118.20
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
118.20
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
HOST
reporting
process
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
47.27
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
0.00
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
21
8.50
$
401.87
$
0.00
$
20.00
$
421.87
Evaluation
of
HOST
Online
Reporting
Systems
Feedback
from
Key
Partners
Contacting
Inactive
Partners
Evaluation
of
ENERGY
STAR
Indoor
Air
Packages
(
IAP)

Evaluation
of
ENERGY
STAR
Outreach
Materials
and
Initiatives
No.
of
Activities
Total
Hours/

Year
Total
Cost/
Year
Agency
Hours/
Activity
Labor
Costs/

Activity
Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Annual
O&
M
Costs
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Exhibit
7
Estimated
Annual
EPA
Burden
and
Cost
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Evaluation
Agency
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Activity*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*
­
59
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
68.94
$
64.47
$
47.27
$
18.98
Develop
questions
0.00
0.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
$
66.25
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
2.00
$
66.25
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
66.25
Solicit
and
document
feedback
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
23.64
$
0.00
$
2.00
95
47.50
$
2,245.80
$
0.00
$
190.00
$
2,435.80
Summarize
feedback
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
60
15.00
$
709.20
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
709.20
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
47.27
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
157
65.50
$
3,068.52
$
0.00
$
190.00
$
3,258.52
Develop
questions
0.00
0.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
$
66.25
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
2.00
$
66.25
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
66.25
Call
partners
and
solicit
and
document
feedback
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
23.64
$
0.00
$
0.00
146
73.00
$
3,451.44
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
3,451.44
Summarize
feedback
from
key
partners
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
11.82
Save
feedback
in
iSTAR
and
Web
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
146
14.60
$
277.40
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
277.40
Subtotal
0.00
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
$
0.00
294
89.85
$
3,806.91
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
3,806.91
Develop
questions
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
47.27
Call
partners
and
solicit
and
document
feedback
0.00
0.00
0.50
0.00
0.50
$
23.64
$
0.00
$
2.00
100
50.00
$
2,364.00
$
0.00
$
200.00
$
2,564.00
Summarize
feedback
from
key
partners
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
60
15.00
$
709.20
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
709.20
Save
feedback
in
iSTAR
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
100
10.00
$
190.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
190.00
Apply
lessons
learned
to
improve
guidelines
and
outreach
efforts
0.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
2.00
$
111.74
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
2.00
$
111.74
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
111.74
Subtotal
0.00
1.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
262
78.00
$
3,422.21
$
0.00
$
200.00
$
3,622.21
TOTAL
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
1436
544.35
$
24,322.42
$
0.00
$
1,260.00
$
25,582.42
*
EPA
uses
the
term
'
varies'
in
the
subtotal
and/
or
total
row
of
the
exhibit
if
the
total
hours
or
costs
vary
depending
on
the
number
of
Agency
activities
performed.
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Total
Cost/
Year
Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Annual
O&
M
Costs
No.
of
Activities
Total
Hours/

Year
Evaluation
of
ENERGY
STAR's
Impact
on
Residential
Energy
Demand
and
Costs
Evaluation
of
REEP
Partners'
Knowledge
of
ENERGY
STAR
Sponsorship
Programs
Evaluation
of
Financing's
Impact
on
Demand
for
Energy
Efficient
Homes
Exhibit
7
(
continued)

Estimated
Annual
EPA
Burden
and
Cost
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Evaluation
Agency
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Activity*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Agency
Hours/
Activity
Labor
Costs/

Activity
­
60
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
68.94
$
64.47
$
47.27
$
18.98
Train
new
partners
on
quarterly
reporting
tool
0.00
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
47.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
9
9.00
$
425.43
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
425.43
Contact
partners
quarterly
to
request
reports
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
436
43.60
$
828.40
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
828.40
Review
partner
report
submissions
0.00
0.00
0.17
0.00
0.17
$
8.04
$
0.00
$
0.00
436
74.12
$
3,505.44
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
3,505.44
Contact
partners
to
resolve
errors
or
issues
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
44
10.90
$
515.35
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
515.35
Make
changes
to
report
data
if
necessary
0.00
0.00
0.05
0.00
0.05
$
2.36
$
0.00
$
0.00
44
2.18
$
102.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
102.90
Accept
report
data
into
iSTAR
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
109
10.90
$
207.10
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
207.10
Operate
and
maintain
iSTAR
and
Web
site
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
12,000.00
1
0.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
12,000.00
$
12,000.00
Fulfill
requests
for
ENERGY
STAR
labels
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
2.00
109
10.90
$
207.10
$
0.00
$
218.00
$
425.10
Review
and
enter
IAP
home
information
into
iSTAR
(
in
2006
only)
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.10
0.10
$
1.90
$
0.00
$
0.00
26
2.60
$
49.40
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
49.40
TOTAL
0.00
0.00
varies
varies
varies
varies
$
0.00
varies
1213
164.20
$
5,841.12
$
0.00
$
12,218.00
$
18,059.12
*
EPA
uses
the
term
'
varies'
in
the
subtotal
and/
or
total
row
of
the
exhibit
if
the
total
hours
or
costs
vary
depending
on
the
number
of
Agency
activities
performed.

Exhibit
8
Estimated
Annual
EPA
Burden
and
Cost
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Quarterly
Reports
Agency
Hours/

Activity
Labor
Costs/

Activity
Agency
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Activity*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Annual
O&
M
Costs
No.
of
Activities
Total
Hours/

Year
Total
Cost/
Year
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
­
61
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
68.94
$
64.47
$
47.27
$
18.98
Contact
key
partners
to
inform
them
of
the
annual
award
application
process
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
150
37.50
$
1,773.00
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,773.00
Develop
award
winner
selection
criteria
0.00
1.00
1.00
0.00
2.00
$
111.74
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
2.00
$
111.74
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
111.74
Review
award
applications
and
supporting
materials
0.00
0.00
1.50
0.00
1.50
$
70.91
$
0.00
$
0.00
39
58.50
$
2,765.49
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2,765.49
Summarize
application
information
for
all
applicants
0.00
0.00
5.00
0.00
5.00
$
236.35
$
0.00
$
0.00
1
5.00
$
236.35
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
236.35
Select
award
winners
0.00
0.50
0.50
0.00
1.00
$
55.87
$
0.00
$
100.00
10
10.00
$
558.70
$
0.00
$
1,000.00
$
1,558.70
Contact
winners
and
non­
winners
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.37
39
9.75
$
460.98
$
0.00
$
14.43
$
475.41
TOTAL
0.00
1.50
8.50
0.00
10.00
$
498.51
$
0.00
$
100.37
240
122.75
$
5,906.26
$
0.00
$
1,014.43
$
6,920.69
*
EPA
uses
the
term
'
varies'
in
the
subtotal
and/
or
total
row
of
the
exhibit
if
the
total
hours
or
costs
vary
depending
on
the
number
of
Agency
activities
performed.
Total
Cost/
Year
Exhibit
9
Estimated
Annual
EPA
Burden
and
Cost
Agency
Hours/

Activity
Labor
Costs/

Activity
Agency
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Activity*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
ENERGY
STAR
Awards
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Annual
O&
M
Costs
No.
of
Activities
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Total
Hours/

Year
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
­
62
­
Legal
Managerial
Technical
Clerical
Information
Collection
Activity
$
68.94
$
64.47
$
47.27
$
18.98
Contact
partners
to
solicit
applications
for
the
outreach
partnership
0.00
0.00
3.00
0.00
3.00
$
141.81
$
0.00
$
2.00
30
90.00
$
4,254.30
$
0.00
$
60.00
$
4,314.30
Review
partner
applications
and
select
participants
0.00
0.00
0.25
0.00
0.25
$
11.82
$
0.00
$
0.00
20
5.00
$
236.40
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
236.40
Contact
partners
to
coordinate
outreach
development
efforts
0.00
0.00
40.00
0.00
40.00
$
1,890.80
$
4,000.00
$
2.00
16
640.00
$
30,252.80
$
64,000.00
$
32.00
$
94,284.80
Review
outreach
materials
0.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
2.00
$
94.54
$
0.00
$
0.00
16
32.00
$
1,512.64
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
1,512.64
Coordinate
with
partners
in
placing
outreach
materials
in
mass
media
0.00
0.00
4.00
0.00
4.00
$
189.08
$
0.00
$
20,317.50
16
64.00
$
3,025.28
$
0.00
$
325,080.00
$
328,105.28
TOTAL
0.00
0.00
49.25
0.00
49.25
$
2,328.05
$
4,000.00
$
20,321.50
98
831.00
$
39,281.42
$
64,000.00
$
325,172.00
$
428,453.42
*
EPA
uses
the
term
'
varies'
in
the
subtotal
and/
or
total
row
of
the
exhibit
if
the
total
hours
or
costs
vary
depending
on
the
number
of
Agency
activities
performed.
No.
of
Activities
Total
Hours/
Year
Total
Cost/
Year
Total
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Total
Annual
Capital
Cost
Exhibit
10
Estimated
Annual
EPA
Burden
and
Cost
ENERGY
STAR
Homes
Program:
Outreach
Partnership
Agency
Hours/

Activity
Labor
Costs/

Activity
Agency
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Activity*
Total
Hours
and
Costs*

Annual
Capital
Startup
Costs
Total
Labor
Cost/
Year
Annual
O&
M
Costs
