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OMB Control No: 1910-5184	ICR Reference No: 202403-1910-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-1910-001
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	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/17/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	45,170	0
Time Burden (Hours)	19,397	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,581,232	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 with the goal of lower energy bills and energy use, and improved affordability and comfort.

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:
	88 FR 24395	04/20/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 18935	03/15/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	45,170	-47,414	92,584
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	19,397	5,014	14,383
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,581,232	1,105,631	2,475,601

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: For the ZERH Program the increase in number of responses is because more people are expected to participate. This is based on historic growth in the program as well as expected increase in growth due to availability of incentives. The reason for the decrease in burden hours is because DOE reduced the estimate of how much time people take to complete the forms, in addition to removing forms no longer in use. For the HES Program the decrease in responses is due to an adjustment in projected participation estimates, based on the fact that participation estimates from the previous period appear to have been significantly over-predicted relative to actual participation over that time-period. The actual burden hours are expected to decrease because of that decrease in program participation. The estimated burden hours that DOE is reporting in this ICR, however, are increasing because DOE is changing its estimate of how long it takes people to complete the forms. The reason for this change is because DOE discovered an error in the spreadsheet that was used three years ago. The formulas in four cells were incorrect. For the Better Buildings Program, DOE expects participation to be about the same. The decrease in the estimate of responses and burden hours is because DOE decided to stop many of the activities and requests it made to participants. That is, DOE decreased the number of collection instruments (forms) it uses and asks participants to use. DOE no longer conduct a Solution Center Online Survey, never utilized the Solution Center Rating and Comment Form. The phone survey was used some years ago but not intended to be used again. For the HPwES Program, the decreases in responses and burden hours are because DOE estimates fewer people will participate in the program.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $127,518

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: Yohanna Freeman 301 903-1151 yohanna.freeman@hq.doe.gov

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