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OMB Control No: 1910-5184	ICR Reference No: 201912-1910-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201504-1910-004
Agency/Subagency: DOE/DOEOA	Agency Tracking No: Chris Early (EE)
Title: Programs for Improving Energy Efficiency in Residential Buildings
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/13/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/07/2020
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. If DOE continues to use statistical methods, including aggregating data by county or region, on the information collected as part of this package, it should include a supporting statement part B in its renewal submission to OMB.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	36 Months From Approved
Responses	92,584	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	14,383	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,475,601	0	0

Abstract: The Building Technologies Office in the Department of Energy has four programs that encourage and assist the organizations that volunteer to participate in them to build and renovate new and existing buildings to use less energy.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 16191 Name of Law: Energy Efficiency

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 41987	08/16/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 67736	12/11/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	92,584	-46,759	92,584	46,759
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,383	-22,859	14,383	22,859
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,475,601	0	2,475,601	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The program changes are minor. There is one adjustment/re-estimate that is significant. There are three changes in how programs operate that are the result of DOE discretion and result in small increases in burden hours. Three of the programs in this ICR have slight decreases in our estimates of the hours and persons involved in them mostly because of changes in how many people and organizations participate but also with small changes in how the programs operate. One program has substantial increases and decreases. The reason for those increases are mostly because many more people/organizations are expected to participate in the Home Energy Score Program. The reason for the decreases have to do with a change in our method of estimating burden instead of a change in how the program operates. DOE will no longer count the time and instances that homeowners are home during the time that their homes are being assessed by Home Assessors as the Assessors calculate the score of the homes. The homeowners do not take part in this activity or fill out forms or respond to DOE. The Assessors’ activities are included in the burden estimates. In the burden estimates of the previously approved ICR the homeowner time was included but should not have been included. This adjustment is the largest reason for the decrease in burden hours and number of respondents. For increases in burden due to DOE discretion and not due to adjustments in estimates we have three changes. In the Home Energy Score Program there is something new that enhances the program that we are counting as a burden in this ICR. The activity of software providers becoming compliant with API regulations results in 15 additional responses and 1125 hours. Another change in the Home Energy Score Program increasing burden is the introduction of the Home Improvement Expert, increasing the burden by 1615 responses and 139 hours. Finally, the GEB survey in the Better Buildings Residential network increases burden by 42 responses and 42 hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $178,618

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Denise Hill 202 586-0166 denise.hill@hq.doe.gov

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