Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Laboratory Quality Assurance Evaluation Program for Analysis of Cryptosporidium Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (Renewal), 54643-54644 [2013-21637]
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Kimberly D. Bose,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2002–0011; FRL–9900–75–
OW]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Laboratory Quality Assurance
Evaluation Program for Analysis of
Cryptosporidium Under the Safe
Drinking Water Act (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Laboratory Quality Assurance
Evaluation Program for Analysis of
Cryptosporidium Under the Safe
Drinking Water Act’’ (EPA ICR No.
2067.05, OMB Control No. 2040–0246)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through January 31, 2014. 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: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2002–0011, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to ow-docket@
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
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:
Carrie Miller, Technical Support Center
(TSC), Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, (MS–140),
Environmental Protection Agency, 26
West Martin Luther King Drive,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268; telephone
number: 513–569–7919; fax number:
SUMMARY:
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513–569–7191; email address:
miller.carrie@epa.gov.
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. The docket 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 telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act, EPA is
soliciting comments and information to
enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR
as appropriate. The final ICR package
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Under the Long Term 2
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
(LT2ESWTR), EPA requires public water
systems to use approved laboratories
when conducting Cryptosporidium
monitoring. 40 CFR 141.705(a) provides
for approval of Cryptosporidium
laboratories by ‘‘an equivalent’’ State
laboratory certification program (i.e.,
equivalent to EPA’s Laboratory Quality
Assurance Evaluation Program). In the
preamble to the LT2ESWTR, as well as
several other notices, EPA has described
the criteria for approval of laboratories
to analyze Cryptosporidium samples
under the LT2ESWTR. See 74 FR 8529
(February 25, 2009), 71 FR 727 (January
5, 2006) and 67 FR 9731 (March 4,
2002).
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Through today’s notice, EPA is
inviting comment on refinements to the
information collected to support EPA’s
Lab QA Program. The procedures for
Methods 1622, 1623, and 1623.1 (a
revision of Method 1623) have been
updated to reflect that the minimum
recovery for Cryptosporidium in
ongoing precision and recovery (OPR)
samples is now 33 percent. This
minimum recovery is based on an
updated data set and should provide a
better assessment of laboratory
performance than the previous value for
the following reasons: (1) The data set
is more recent; and (2) the sample size
is more than twice as large as the 2009
sample size used to establish the
previous value.
State responsibilities for
Cryptosporidium laboratory approval
and oversight will be comparable to
their certification responsibilities for the
chemistry and microbiology laboratories
that they oversee in their current
programs (e.g., initial evaluation of
laboratory capability; ongoing
assessment of the laboratory—including
an assessment of Proficiency Test
results; and on-site audits at least
triennially). Whereas 40 CFR 142.10(b)
generally requires the establishment and
maintenance of a laboratory
‘‘certification’’ program for all regulated
analytes, State approval programs for
Cryptosporidium laboratories are
optional based on the structure of the
LT2ESWTR (40 CFR 141.705(a)).
If a laboratory is located in a State that
does not operate a Cryptosporidium
laboratory certification/accreditation
program, that laboratory can still
support LT2ESWTR monitoring if the
laboratory has been approved by
another State’s laboratory certification/
accreditation program that: (1) Has
demonstrated substantial conformity to
procedures described in Chapter 7 of
‘‘Supplement 2 to the Fifth Edition of
the Manual for the Certification of
Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water’’
https://water.epa.gov/scitech/
drinkingwater/labcert/index.cfm#two
and (2) uses auditors that have passed
the Technical Support Center’s (TSC)
Cryptosporidium Laboratory
Certification Officers Training Course.
PWSs should be aware that their States
may establish requirements that are
more stringent than EPA’s regulations;
State requirements would take
precedence.
Consistent with the longstanding
laboratory certification program
approach, TSC will: (1) Train State/
Regional Certification Officers (CO)
responsible for auditing
Cryptosporidium laboratories; (2)
provide written guidance to State/
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Regional COs; (3) provide day-to-day
technical support to States, Regions, and
laboratories; (4) review/assist the
Regional programs that oversee State
certification/accreditation programs;
and (5) maintain a list of links to State
Web sites naming certified laboratories
and/or a list of certified laboratories on
EPA’s Web site.
Further information is provided at
https://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/
sdwa/lt2/lab_home.cfm.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Interested States and Laboratories.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 45
labs and 20 States/Territories.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Total estimated burden: 5,472 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $803,774.79 (per
year), includes $295,056.67 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
(O&M) costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an
increase of 629 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. Changes in burden have occurred
due to inflation, re-evaluation of hours
for tasks, re-evaluation of O&M costs,
improved demonstration of capability,
and integration of laboratory oversight
into existing State certification programs
(State oversight of laboratories was not
addressed in the currently approved
burden estimate). The increase in the
respondent universe has increased the
overall burden costs for the
respondents. As the States implement
their certification programs, future
estimates will be adjusted.
Dated: August 29, 2013.
Ann Codrington,
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0011; FRL-9900-75-OW]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Laboratory Quality Assurance Evaluation Program for Analysis of
Cryptosporidium Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Laboratory Quality Assurance
Evaluation Program for Analysis of Cryptosporidium Under the Safe
Drinking Water Act'' (EPA ICR No. 2067.05, OMB Control No. 2040-0246)
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
January 31, 2014. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before November 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2002-0011, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to ow-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
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: Carrie Miller, Technical Support
Center (TSC), Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, (MS-140),
Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268; telephone number: 513-569-7919; fax number:
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513-569-7191; email address: miller.carrie@epa.gov.
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. The docket 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 telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act,
EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Under the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rule (LT2ESWTR), EPA requires public water systems to use approved
laboratories when conducting Cryptosporidium monitoring. 40 CFR
141.705(a) provides for approval of Cryptosporidium laboratories by
``an equivalent'' State laboratory certification program (i.e.,
equivalent to EPA's Laboratory Quality Assurance Evaluation Program).
In the preamble to the LT2ESWTR, as well as several other notices, EPA
has described the criteria for approval of laboratories to analyze
Cryptosporidium samples under the LT2ESWTR. See 74 FR 8529 (February
25, 2009), 71 FR 727 (January 5, 2006) and 67 FR 9731 (March 4, 2002).
Through today's notice, EPA is inviting comment on refinements to
the information collected to support EPA's Lab QA Program. The
procedures for Methods 1622, 1623, and 1623.1 (a revision of Method
1623) have been updated to reflect that the minimum recovery for
Cryptosporidium in ongoing precision and recovery (OPR) samples is now
33 percent. This minimum recovery is based on an updated data set and
should provide a better assessment of laboratory performance than the
previous value for the following reasons: (1) The data set is more
recent; and (2) the sample size is more than twice as large as the 2009
sample size used to establish the previous value.
State responsibilities for Cryptosporidium laboratory approval and
oversight will be comparable to their certification responsibilities
for the chemistry and microbiology laboratories that they oversee in
their current programs (e.g., initial evaluation of laboratory
capability; ongoing assessment of the laboratory--including an
assessment of Proficiency Test results; and on-site audits at least
triennially). Whereas 40 CFR 142.10(b) generally requires the
establishment and maintenance of a laboratory ``certification'' program
for all regulated analytes, State approval programs for Cryptosporidium
laboratories are optional based on the structure of the LT2ESWTR (40
CFR 141.705(a)).
If a laboratory is located in a State that does not operate a
Cryptosporidium laboratory certification/accreditation program, that
laboratory can still support LT2ESWTR monitoring if the laboratory has
been approved by another State's laboratory certification/accreditation
program that: (1) Has demonstrated substantial conformity to procedures
described in Chapter 7 of ``Supplement 2 to the Fifth Edition of the
Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water''
https://water.epa.gov/scitech/drinkingwater/labcert/index.cfm#two and
(2) uses auditors that have passed the Technical Support Center's (TSC)
Cryptosporidium Laboratory Certification Officers Training Course. PWSs
should be aware that their States may establish requirements that are
more stringent than EPA's regulations; State requirements would take
precedence.
Consistent with the longstanding laboratory certification program
approach, TSC will: (1) Train State/Regional Certification Officers
(CO) responsible for auditing Cryptosporidium laboratories; (2) provide
written guidance to State/Regional COs; (3) provide day-to-day
technical support to States, Regions, and laboratories; (4) review/
assist the Regional programs that oversee State certification/
accreditation programs; and (5) maintain a list of links to State Web
sites naming certified laboratories and/or a list of certified
laboratories on EPA's Web site.
Further information is provided at https://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/lt2/lab_home.cfm.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Interested States and Laboratories.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 45 labs and 20 States/Territories.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Total estimated burden: 5,472 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $803,774.79 (per year), includes $295,056.67
annualized capital or operation & maintenance (O&M) costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 629 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. Changes in burden have occurred due to inflation, re-
evaluation of hours for tasks, re-evaluation of O&M costs, improved
demonstration of capability, and integration of laboratory oversight
into existing State certification programs (State oversight of
laboratories was not addressed in the currently approved burden
estimate). The increase in the respondent universe has increased the
overall burden costs for the respondents. As the States implement their
certification programs, future estimates will be adjusted.
Dated: August 29, 2013.
Ann Codrington,
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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