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Duplicative and Overlapping Federal Resources Due to ENERGY STAR Being Administered by EPA instead of DOE for Home Appliances Function Inform ation C ollection D a ta b a se C ertification V e rific a tio n C onsultants D efinitions P ro d u ct C o ve ra g e P roduct Class D eterm inations A n a ly s is Through C ertification Bodies Q ualified Products List (QPL) Third party certification bodies do verification tests. EPA makes enforcem ent decisions s o m e tim e s in consultation w ith S p e c ific a tio n s S p e c ific a tio n s S p e c ific a tio n s Model counts. No exam ination of increm ental costs to reach proposed criteria: S om etim es uses DOE Through CCMS CCMS DOE Supports technical aspects of enforcem ent decisions for ESTAR: makes enforcem ent decisions for appliarice standards program N a v ig a n t Rulem aking: 10 CFR 430 Rulem aking: 10C F R 430 R ulem aking. 10 CFR 430 T h o ro u g h a n a lysis in Technical Support Docum ents and proposed and final rules Redundancy or C onflict D ifferent inform ation collected and/or sam e inform ation collected twice for the sam e product S am e products listed on two separate Federal databases Two separate certifications to the Federal governm ent required for the sam e product Both EPA and DOE w orking on enforcem ent Federal governm ent w asting resources developing the same expertise on the same products at two different consultants DOE already has definitions, but EPA re litig a te s DOE already defines covered products, but EPA relitigates DOE already defines product classes, but EPA relitigates D ifferent analysis to exam ine energy savings potential and viability o f levels Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 7 ED 002061 00183259-00001 Test Procedure Effective Dates Perform ance DOE s technical docum ents, but not a lw a y s C ites to D O E test proceduresom etim es requires additional tests S p e c ific a tio n s Believes should be perform ance m lnlm um s R ulem aking. IQCF-'R 430 Final Rules based on EPCA Develops tests for perform ance assessm ent at reauest of EPA for ENERGY STAR: For appliance standards, evaluates perform ance during the standards setting process DOE sets test procedures, but EPA som etim es adds to them (e.g., drying tim e requirem ent) DOE sets effective dates, but EPA re litig a te s Federal governm ent has tw o different fundam ental approaches to evaluating the intersection between stringency of energy requirem ents and product perform ance Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 7 ED 002061 00183259-00002