Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Activities Associated With EPA's ENERGY STAR® Product Labeling; EPA ICR No. 2078.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0528, 65752-65753 [2015-27379]
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Estimated number of respondents:
15,780 sources and 116 state, local and
tribal permitting authorities.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 5,168,815
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $326,493,677
(per year). There are no annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is a
decrease of 144,871 hours per year for
the estimated respondent burden
compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is not
likely a result of any new or changed
federal program or mandate; but rather,
the costs are largely related to the
projected number of sources and
permitting activity during the relevant
three year period.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0033; FRL–9936–28–
OAR]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information
Collection Activities Associated With
EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Product
Labeling; EPA ICR No. 2078.06, OMB
Control No. 2060–0528
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘EPA’s ENERGY STAR Product
Labeling’’ (EPA ICR No. 2078.06, OMB
Control No. 2060–0528) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. This is a
‘‘proposed revision of the ICR, which is
currently approved through February
29, 2016.’’ An Agency may not conduct
or sponsor and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 28, 2015.
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Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2003–0033, online using
www.regulation.gov (our preferred
method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kirsten Hesla, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division, Office of Air and
Radiation, Mailcode 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
2984; fax number: 202–343–2200 email
address: hesla.kirsten@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR
as appropriate. The final ICR package
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will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: ENERGY STAR is a
voluntary program developed in
collaboration with industry to create a
self-sustaining market for energy
efficient products. The center piece of
the program is the ENERGY STAR label,
a registered certification label that helps
consumers identify products that save
energy, save money, and help protect
the environment without sacrificing
quality or performance. In order to
protect the integrity of the label and
enhance its effectiveness in the
marketplace, EPA must ensure that
products carrying the label meet
appropriate program requirements.
Program participants submit signed
Partnership Agreements indicating that
they will adhere to logo-use guidelines
and program requirements. Retail
partners commit to selling, marketing
and promoting ENERGY STAR certified
products. Product brand owner partners,
who are usually the manufacturer of the
products, commit to having
participating products certified to meet
specified energy performance criteria
based on a standard test method and
EPA’s third party certification
requirements. These requirements for
ENERGY STAR product certification
also include provisions for verifying the
performance of certified products
through verification testing. The
program’s emphasis on testing and
third-party product review ensures that
consumers can trust ENERGY STAR
certified products to deliver the energy
savings promised by the label. In rare
circumstances where product brand
licensee’s wish to partner with EPA, the
Agency establishes the appropriate
contacts and relationships for the brand
owner and licensee through a joint
brand owner and licensee template that
both parties are required to sign.
As part of the Agency’s contribution
to the overall success of the program,
EPA facilitates the sale of certified
products by providing consumers with
easy-to-use information about the
products. To perform this function, EPA
must obtain data on certified products.
Prior to EPA adopting a third-party
certification process, product brand
owners were required to submit
individual product information directly
to the Agency. Now, product
information is recorded by Certification
Bodies and shared with EPA using
XML-based web services that validate
and save the information in EPA’s
database. EPA believes the improved
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process of submission has reduced the
burden time for Partners and the Agency
by taking advantage of the infrastructure
in place for certifying products. With
the new process of obtaining certified
product data, certified model data is
automatically updated daily on the
ENERGY STAR Web site. To ensure that
products are certified properly, the
certification process also includes
requirements for Certification Bodies to
report to EPA products that were
reviewed, but not eligible for
certification. To ensure continued
product performance after initial
certification, EPA requires Certification
Bodies to conduct post-market
verification testing of a sampling of
ENERGY STAR certified products.
Certification Bodies are required to
share information with EPA on products
subjected to this post-market testing
twice a year and to immediately report
any certified products that no longer
meet the program requirements. This
process allows EPA to monitor the
ongoing performance of products and
take necessary steps to maintain
consumer confidence in the ENERGY
STAR label and protect the investment
of partners.
In order to monitor progress and
support the best allocation of resources,
EPA also asks manufacturers to submit
annual shipment data for their ENERGY
STAR qualifying products. EPA is
flexible as to the methods by which
manufacturers may submit unit
shipment data. For example, many
manufacturers are given the option of
arranging for shipment data to be sent
to EPA via this third party to ensure
confidentiality. In using any shipment
data received directly from a partner,
EPA only shares aggregate information
from multiple partners so as to protect
confidentiality.
Finally, Partners that wish to receive
recognition for their efforts in ENERGY
STAR may submit an application for the
Partner of the Year Award.
Burden Statement: EPA will consult
with Partners to re-evaluate the burden.
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 which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
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respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The estimated total cost for
respondents is $3,908,125 and the
hourly burden is approximately 59,407
hours. This cost includes an estimated
burden cost of $3,890,840 and an
estimated cost of $17,285 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs. The estimated total
cost for the Agency is $566,573 and the
hourly burden is approximately 14,044
hours. This cost includes an estimated
burden cost of $566,549.63 and an
estimated cost of $23.37 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs. A grand total of
$4,474,698 and an hourly burden of
approximately 73,451 hours are
expected for all information collection
activities under ENERGY STAR product
labeling.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Respondents for this information
collection request include Partners in
ENERGY STAR. Partners are product
brand owners.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2050.
Frequency of Response: Initially/onetime and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
73,451 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$4,474,698, that includes an estimated
$17,308.37 in Operations and
Maintenance Costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
estimated decrease of approximately
10,951 in the total burden hours, and a
decrease of 5,931 in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB.
Although participation in the ENERGY
STAR program has steadily increased,
EPA believes the automated process of
sharing information between
Certification Bodies and the Agency has
reduced the overall burden for both
Partners and the Agency. EPA increased
the estimated number of respondents for
Partnership Agreements, Unit Shipment
data, and Award applications based on
updated program data. EPA also
updated the hourly wage rates to reflect
inflation and current baseline labor rates
for each labor category. EPA is currently
evaluating and updating these estimates
as part of the ICR renewal process. EPA
will discuss its updated estimates, as
well as changes from the last approval,
in the next Federal Register notice to be
issued for this renewal.
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Dated: October 21, 2015.
Jean Lupinacci,
Acting Director, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0271; FRL–9935–
70–OEI]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
for Integrated Iron and Steel
Manufacturing Facilities (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for
Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing
Facilities (40 CFR part 63, subpart
FFFFF) (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No.
2003.06, OMB Control No. 2060–0517),
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through
October 31, 2015. Public comments
were requested previously via the
Federal Register (80 FR 32116) on June
5, 2015, during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
A fuller description of the ICR is given
below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. An Agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is
not required to respond to, a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before November 27,
2015.
SUMMARY:
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OECA–2011–0271, to: (1) EPA
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
ADDRESSES:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0033; FRL-9936-28-OAR]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Collection Activities Associated With
EPA's ENERGY STAR[supreg] Product Labeling; EPA ICR No. 2078.06, OMB
Control No. 2060-0528
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``EPA's ENERGY STAR
Product Labeling'' (EPA ICR No. 2078.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0528) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a
``proposed revision of the ICR, which is currently approved through
February 29, 2016.'' An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person
is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0033, online using www.regulation.gov (our preferred method), by
email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirsten Hesla, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division, Office of Air and Radiation, Mailcode 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-2984; fax number: 202-
343-2200 email address: hesla.kirsten@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program developed in
collaboration with industry to create a self-sustaining market for
energy efficient products. The center piece of the program is the
ENERGY STAR label, a registered certification label that helps
consumers identify products that save energy, save money, and help
protect the environment without sacrificing quality or performance. In
order to protect the integrity of the label and enhance its
effectiveness in the marketplace, EPA must ensure that products
carrying the label meet appropriate program requirements.
Program participants submit signed Partnership Agreements
indicating that they will adhere to logo-use guidelines and program
requirements. Retail partners commit to selling, marketing and
promoting ENERGY STAR certified products. Product brand owner partners,
who are usually the manufacturer of the products, commit to having
participating products certified to meet specified energy performance
criteria based on a standard test method and EPA's third party
certification requirements. These requirements for ENERGY STAR product
certification also include provisions for verifying the performance of
certified products through verification testing. The program's emphasis
on testing and third-party product review ensures that consumers can
trust ENERGY STAR certified products to deliver the energy savings
promised by the label. In rare circumstances where product brand
licensee's wish to partner with EPA, the Agency establishes the
appropriate contacts and relationships for the brand owner and licensee
through a joint brand owner and licensee template that both parties are
required to sign.
As part of the Agency's contribution to the overall success of the
program, EPA facilitates the sale of certified products by providing
consumers with easy-to-use information about the products. To perform
this function, EPA must obtain data on certified products. Prior to EPA
adopting a third-party certification process, product brand owners were
required to submit individual product information directly to the
Agency. Now, product information is recorded by Certification Bodies
and shared with EPA using XML-based web services that validate and save
the information in EPA's database. EPA believes the improved
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process of submission has reduced the burden time for Partners and the
Agency by taking advantage of the infrastructure in place for
certifying products. With the new process of obtaining certified
product data, certified model data is automatically updated daily on
the ENERGY STAR Web site. To ensure that products are certified
properly, the certification process also includes requirements for
Certification Bodies to report to EPA products that were reviewed, but
not eligible for certification. To ensure continued product performance
after initial certification, EPA requires Certification Bodies to
conduct post-market verification testing of a sampling of ENERGY STAR
certified products. Certification Bodies are required to share
information with EPA on products subjected to this post-market testing
twice a year and to immediately report any certified products that no
longer meet the program requirements. This process allows EPA to
monitor the ongoing performance of products and take necessary steps to
maintain consumer confidence in the ENERGY STAR label and protect the
investment of partners.
In order to monitor progress and support the best allocation of
resources, EPA also asks manufacturers to submit annual shipment data
for their ENERGY STAR qualifying products. EPA is flexible as to the
methods by which manufacturers may submit unit shipment data. For
example, many manufacturers are given the option of arranging for
shipment data to be sent to EPA via this third party to ensure
confidentiality. In using any shipment data received directly from a
partner, EPA only shares aggregate information from multiple partners
so as to protect confidentiality.
Finally, Partners that wish to receive recognition for their
efforts in ENERGY STAR may submit an application for the Partner of the
Year Award.
Burden Statement: EPA will consult with Partners to re-evaluate the
burden. 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
which have subsequently changed; 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.
The estimated total cost for respondents is $3,908,125 and the
hourly burden is approximately 59,407 hours. This cost includes an
estimated burden cost of $3,890,840 and an estimated cost of $17,285
for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. The
estimated total cost for the Agency is $566,573 and the hourly burden
is approximately 14,044 hours. This cost includes an estimated burden
cost of $566,549.63 and an estimated cost of $23.37 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs. A grand total of
$4,474,698 and an hourly burden of approximately 73,451 hours are
expected for all information collection activities under ENERGY STAR
product labeling.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Respondents for this information
collection request include Partners in ENERGY STAR. Partners are
product brand owners.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2050.
Frequency of Response: Initially/one-time and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 73,451 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $4,474,698, that includes an estimated
$17,308.37 in Operations and Maintenance Costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an estimated decrease of
approximately 10,951 in the total burden hours, and a decrease of 5,931
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB. Although participation in the ENERGY STAR
program has steadily increased, EPA believes the automated process of
sharing information between Certification Bodies and the Agency has
reduced the overall burden for both Partners and the Agency. EPA
increased the estimated number of respondents for Partnership
Agreements, Unit Shipment data, and Award applications based on updated
program data. EPA also updated the hourly wage rates to reflect
inflation and current baseline labor rates for each labor category. EPA
is currently evaluating and updating these estimates as part of the ICR
renewal process. EPA will discuss its updated estimates, as well as
changes from the last approval, in the next Federal Register notice to
be issued for this renewal.
Dated: October 21, 2015.
Jean Lupinacci,
Acting Director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-27379 Filed 10-26-15; 8:45 am]
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