Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's ENERGY STAR Program in the Residential Sector, 19556-19557 [2018-09332]

Download as PDF sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 19556 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2018 / Notices • Welcome and Introductions • Approval of Agenda and Meeting Minutes of March 14, 2018 • Old Business Æ Report on EM SSAB Chairs Meeting Æ Other Items • New Business • Wildfire Mitigation In and Around Los Alamos National Laboratory • Break • Update on EM Contract Transition • Consideration and Action on Draft Recommendation 2018–02, Energy Communities Alliance’s Waste Disposition Report • Public Comment Period • Update from EM Los Alamos Field Office • Update from New Mexico Environment Department • Update from NNMCAB Deputy Designated Federal Officer and Executive Director • Wrap-Up Comments from NNMCAB Members • Adjourn Public Participation: The EM SSAB, Northern New Mexico, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. 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Minutes and other Board documents are on the internet at: https://energy.gov/em/nnmcab/meetingmaterials. Issued at Washington, DC, on April 30, 2018. Latanya Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–09388 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 May 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0500; FRL–9977–47– OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program in the Residential Sector Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR)— EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program in the Residential Sector, EPA ICR Number 2193.04, OMB Control Number 2060– 0586—to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 5, 2018 during a 60day 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 June 4, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2004–0500, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rdocket@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 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: Brian Ng, Energy Star Residential Branch, Mailcode 6202A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343– 9162; fax number: (202) 343–2204; email address: ng.brian@epa.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, which can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Docket Center telephone number is 202–566–1744. For additional information, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: ENERGY STAR® is a voluntary energy efficiency labeling and public outreach program aimed at forming public-private partnerships that prevent air pollution rather than control it after its creation. ENERGY STAR’s new construction programs promote cost-effective, whole house energy efficiency that is independently verified by third party professionals. ENERGY STAR also promotes cost-effective energy efficiency improvements in existing homes through its ENERGY STAR Verified HVAC Installation program. Participation in the ENERGY STAR program is voluntary and included the following activities: Joining the ENERGY STAR Program and Related Activities: An organization interested in joining ENERGY STAR as a partner is asked to complete and submit a partnership agreement. Partners agree to undertake efforts such as educating their staff and the public about the partnership, developing and implementing a plan to improve energy performance in homes, and highlighting achievements utilizing the ENERGY STAR label. Verification of ENERGY STAR Guidelines: The verification process for site-built homes involves the home builder, the third-party verification organization (Home Energy Rating Providers and Home Energy Raters) and the HVAC contractor, which complete four checklists as part of the verification process. The verification process for multifamily high-rise units involves the developer submitting information both pre-construction and post-construction to a third-party Multifamily High Rise Review Organization to ensure that program prerequisites and energy conservation measures are properly installed and meet ENERGY STAR requirements. In addition, plants producing manufactured homes undergo a certification process to ensure that they can consistently produce and install homes that meet ENERGY STAR guidelines. Also, under ENERGY STAR’s Verified HVAC Installation program, local program sponsors promote the installation of HVAC systems in homes to meet ENERGY E:\FR\FM\03MYN1.SGM 03MYN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2018 / Notices STAR guidelines. Sponsors oversee contractors who perform the installations, perform tests, and report the results to the sponsors. Sponsors submit periodic reports to EPA on these activities. Evaluation: Partners and other participants are asked to periodically submit information as needed to assist in evaluating the effectiveness of ENERGY STAR’s energy efficiency guidelines, to provide information about energy efficiency incentives available to the public, and to determine the impact that ENERGY STAR has on the market for energy-efficient homes. Periodic Reporting: Some partners are asked to periodically submit information to EPA to assist EPA in tracking and measuring progress in building and promoting ENERGY STAR certified homes and installing and promoting energy-efficient improvements. ENERGY STAR Awards: Each year, partners who meet specific criteria are eligible to apply for an ENERGY STAR award, which recognizes organizations demonstrating outstanding support in promoting ENERGY STAR. Form Numbers: 5900–188, 5900–266, 5900–268, 5900–269, 5900–270, 5900– 420, 5900–421, 5900–422, 5900–423, 5900–424, 5900–425, 5900–426, 5900– 427, 5900–428, 5900–429. Respondents/affected entities: ENERGY STAR partners, including home builders, multifamily high rise developers, manufactured home plants, verification organizations, and energy efficiency program sponsors. Also included are oversight organizations and HVAC contractors. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary Estimated number of respondents: 3,235 (total). Frequency of response: Once, quarterly, annually, and on occasion. Total estimated burden: 177,847 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $14,747,008 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 6,120 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This includes a 68,457-hour decrease due primarily to program changes and a 62,337-hour increase due to adjustments resulting primarily from improved data and analysis. EPA’s program changes include the sun-setting of several programs and collections, including the Lender Partnership program, the Designed to Earn program, and the Outreach Partnership. In VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 May 02, 2018 Jkt 244001 addition, the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program was transferred from EPA to the U.S. Department of Energy. EPA also will no longer collect homeowner information related to ENERGY STAR certified homes or other programmatic information under this ICR. EPA’s adjustments include updating the number of respondents and burdens based on improved data and analysis. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2018–09332 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9977–54–Region 6] Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for Exemption Reissuance—Class I Hazardous Waste Injection; Equistar Corpus Christi, Texas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of a final decision on a UIC no migration petition reissuance. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that a reissuance of an exemption to the Land Disposal Restrictions, under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, has been granted to Equistar for two Class I hazardous waste injection wells located at their Corpus Christi, Texas facility. The company has adequately demonstrated to the satisfaction of the EPA by the petition reissuance application and supporting documentation that, to a reasonable degree of certainty, there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the injection zone for as long as the waste remains hazardous. This final decision allows the underground injection by Equistar of the specific restricted hazardous wastes identified in this exemption reissuance, into Class I hazardous waste injection wells WDW– 152 and WDW–153 until December 31, 2045, unless the EPA moves to terminate this exemption or other petition condition limitations are reached. Additional conditions included in this final decision may be reviewed by contacting the EPA Region 6 Ground Water/UIC Section. A public notice was issued February 26, 2018, and the public comment period closed on April 13, 2018, and no comments were received. This decision constitutes SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19557 final Agency action and there is no Administrative appeal. This decision may be reviewed/appealed in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act. DATES: This action is effective as of April 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition reissuance and all pertinent information relating thereto are on file at the following location: Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Water Division, Safe Drinking Water Branch (6WQ–S), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Dellinger, Chief, Ground Water/ UIC Section, EPA—Region 6, telephone (214) 665–8324. Dated: April 20, 2018. James R. Brown, Associate Director, Safe Drinking Water Branch. [FR Doc. 2018–09410 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD Notice of Request for Comment on the Exposure Draft of a Proposed Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS), Accounting and Reporting of Government Land Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB Rules of Procedure, as amended in October 2010, notice is hereby given that the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) has issued an exposure draft of a proposed Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) entitled Accounting and Reporting of Government Land. The exposure draft is available on the FASAB website at https:// www.fasab.gov/documents-forcomment/. Copies can be obtained by contacting FASAB at (202) 512–7350. Respondents are encouraged to comment on any part of the exposure draft. Written comments are requested by July 30, 2018, and should be sent to fasab@fasab.gov or Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, Washington, DC 20548. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, E:\FR\FM\03MYN1.SGM 03MYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0500; FRL-9977-47-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; EPA's ENERGY STAR Program in the Residential 
Sector

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR)--EPA's ENERGY STAR Program in the 
Residential Sector, EPA ICR Number 2193.04, OMB Control Number 2060-
0586--to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 
5, 2018 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 June 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0500, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email 
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Ng, Energy Star Residential 
Branch, Mailcode 6202A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
343-9162; fax number: (202) 343-2204; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the public docket for this ICR, which can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Docket Center 
telephone number is 202-566-1744. For additional information, visit 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: ENERGY STAR[supreg] is a voluntary energy efficiency 
labeling and public outreach program aimed at forming public-private 
partnerships that prevent air pollution rather than control it after 
its creation. ENERGY STAR's new construction programs promote cost-
effective, whole house energy efficiency that is independently verified 
by third party professionals. ENERGY STAR also promotes cost-effective 
energy efficiency improvements in existing homes through its ENERGY 
STAR Verified HVAC Installation program. Participation in the ENERGY 
STAR program is voluntary and included the following activities:
    Joining the ENERGY STAR Program and Related Activities: An 
organization interested in joining ENERGY STAR as a partner is asked to 
complete and submit a partnership agreement. Partners agree to 
undertake efforts such as educating their staff and the public about 
the partnership, developing and implementing a plan to improve energy 
performance in homes, and highlighting achievements utilizing the 
ENERGY STAR label.
    Verification of ENERGY STAR Guidelines: The verification process 
for site-built homes involves the home builder, the third-party 
verification organization (Home Energy Rating Providers and Home Energy 
Raters) and the HVAC contractor, which complete four checklists as part 
of the verification process. The verification process for multifamily 
high-rise units involves the developer submitting information both pre-
construction and post-construction to a third-party Multifamily High 
Rise Review Organization to ensure that program prerequisites and 
energy conservation measures are properly installed and meet ENERGY 
STAR requirements. In addition, plants producing manufactured homes 
undergo a certification process to ensure that they can consistently 
produce and install homes that meet ENERGY STAR guidelines. Also, under 
ENERGY STAR's Verified HVAC Installation program, local program 
sponsors promote the installation of HVAC systems in homes to meet 
ENERGY

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STAR guidelines. Sponsors oversee contractors who perform the 
installations, perform tests, and report the results to the sponsors. 
Sponsors submit periodic reports to EPA on these activities.
    Evaluation: Partners and other participants are asked to 
periodically submit information as needed to assist in evaluating the 
effectiveness of ENERGY STAR's energy efficiency guidelines, to provide 
information about energy efficiency incentives available to the public, 
and to determine the impact that ENERGY STAR has on the market for 
energy-efficient homes.
    Periodic Reporting: Some partners are asked to periodically submit 
information to EPA to assist EPA in tracking and measuring progress in 
building and promoting ENERGY STAR certified homes and installing and 
promoting energy-efficient improvements.
    ENERGY STAR Awards: Each year, partners who meet specific criteria 
are eligible to apply for an ENERGY STAR award, which recognizes 
organizations demonstrating outstanding support in promoting ENERGY 
STAR.
    Form Numbers: 5900-188, 5900-266, 5900-268, 5900-269, 5900-270, 
5900-420, 5900-421, 5900-422, 5900-423, 5900-424, 5900-425, 5900-426, 
5900-427, 5900-428, 5900-429.
    Respondents/affected entities: ENERGY STAR partners, including home 
builders, multifamily high rise developers, manufactured home plants, 
verification organizations, and energy efficiency program sponsors. 
Also included are oversight organizations and HVAC contractors.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary
    Estimated number of respondents: 3,235 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once, quarterly, annually, and on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 177,847 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $14,747,008 (per year), includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 6,120 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This includes a 68,457-hour decrease due primarily to 
program changes and a 62,337-hour increase due to adjustments resulting 
primarily from improved data and analysis. EPA's program changes 
include the sun-setting of several programs and collections, including 
the Lender Partnership program, the Designed to Earn program, and the 
Outreach Partnership. In addition, the Home Performance with ENERGY 
STAR program was transferred from EPA to the U.S. Department of Energy. 
EPA also will no longer collect homeowner information related to ENERGY 
STAR certified homes or other programmatic information under this ICR. 
EPA's adjustments include updating the number of respondents and 
burdens based on improved data and analysis.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-09332 Filed 5-2-18; 8:45 am]
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