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OMB Control No: 3084-0069	ICR Reference No: 200612-3084-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200606-3084-001
Agency/Subagency: FTC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Appliance Labeling Rule
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/05/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/21/2006
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2009	08/31/2009	08/31/2009
Responses	5,000	0	5,000
Time Burden (Hours)	488,345	0	486,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,801,422	0	3,940,000

Abstract: The Rule requires manufacturers to disclose energy information about major household appliances to enable consumers purchasing appliances to compare energy (or water use) of competing models. The Rule's goal is to help consumers conserve energy by enabling them to compare competing products.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 6294 Name of Law: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
The Appliance Labeling Rule

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	5,000	5,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	488,345	486,000	2,345
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,801,422	3,940,000	1,861,422

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The FTC has made an adjustment to its previous burden estimates based on data available from the California Energy Commission and the ENERGY STAR program, as well as, a comment received from the American Lighting Association (ALA) in response to the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the FTC's Appliance Labeling Rule (71 FR 35585 (June 21, 2006)). Specifically, the Commission's previous estimate of 1,500 basic ceiling fan models has been adjusted to 2,500 basic models to reflect data available from the California Energy Commission and the ENERGY STAR program. In addition, the Commission's previous estimate of two ceiling fan tests per model has been increased to three tests per model based on comments provided by the ALA. Finally, the ALA comment prompted FTC staff to adjust the Commission's previous non-labor cost estimates to include an $880 non-labor test cost per fan, a $200 disposal cost per fan, and a $9 per fan cost for shipping fans to third-party test labs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Hampton Newsome 202 326-2889 hnewsome@ftc.gov

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