Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's WaterSense Program (Renewal), 34743-34744 [2021-13946]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 30, 2021 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 81,985 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $4,710,366 (per year), including $3,620,310 in annualized labor costs and $1,090,056 in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 4,569 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The decrease in respondent burden can be attributed primarily to two reasons. First, over the past three years, the Agency made improvements to CDX to enhance efficiencies in enduser registration, integration, and Help Desk support. These improvements resulted in reduced burden to respondents. Second, through technological improvements, the Agency now is able to obtain real world data via Google Analytics on the frequency and amount of time a respondent spends accessing CDX web pages and features. Based on this information, EPA has revised the burden estimates associated with some of the CDX registration and identity proofing activities. The Agency believes that these revised burden estimates more accurately reflect the resources spent by respondents conducting electronic reporting activities under CROMERR. Note that the decrease in respondent burden described above was offset by an almost two-fold increase in the number of respondents that report to state, tribal, and local electronic document receiving systems. In developing this ICR, EPA revised the approach used to estimate the number of these reporters. The revised approach uses shared CROMERR services solution data to supplement estimates obtained based on analysis of respondent universe growth rates in EPA program ICRs, which was the previous approach used to estimate number of reporters. The overall change in respondent burden is considered an ‘‘adjustment,’’ because it results from changes in the respondent universe and hourly burden estimates used in the development of the ICR. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–13950 Filed 6–29–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Jun 29, 2021 Jkt 253001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2006–0408; FRL–10025–72– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA’s WaterSense Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), EPA’s WaterSense Program (EPA ICR Number 2233.08, OMB Control Number 2040–0272) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 24, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 30, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OW–2006–0408 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34743 Tara O’Hare, WaterSense Branch, Water Infrastructure Division, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water, (Mail Code 4204M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 8836; email address: ohare.tara@ epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, WJC 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. Abstract: WaterSense is a voluntary program designed to promote use of water-efficient products and services via a common label. The label provides an incentive for manufacturers and builders to design, produce, and market water-efficient products and homes. Data collected under this ICR will assist WaterSense in demonstrating results and carrying out evaluation efforts to ensure continual program improvement. Shipment and sales data submitted by WaterSense manufacturer and retailer/ distributor partners are collected as confidential business information (CBI) using the procedures outlined in the WaterSense CBI security plan under the Clean Water Act. As a terms of clearance for the previous ICR, EPA was required to address comments on an April 2020 Federal Register notice (85 FR 20268) that sought input on whether and how the program could better understand and collect information on consumer satisfaction with labeled products. As summarized in the supporting statement, there was no support for conducting a survey or study on consumer satisfaction for use in future product reviews. There was, however, support for a general survey to provide information to improve awareness of the WaterSense label, which is covered under this ICR. Form Numbers • Partnership Agreements: Builders 6100–19; Licensed Certification Providers 6100–20; Manufacturers 6100–13; Professional Certifying Organizations 6100–07; Promotional partners 6100–06; Retailers/ distributors 6100–12 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1 34744 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 30, 2021 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES • Application for Professional Certifying Organization Approval 6100–X3 • Annual Reporting Forms: Builders 6100–09; Professional Certifying Organizations 6100–09; Promotional partners 6100–09 • Annual Reporting Forms—Online and Hard-copy Confidential Business Information (CBI) Forms: Plumbing Manufacturers 6100–09; Nonplumbing Manufacturers 6100–09; Retailers/Distributors 6100–09 • Provider Quarterly Reporting Form 6100–09 • Award Application Forms: Builders 6100–17; Licensed Certification Providers 6100–17; Manufacturers 6100–17; Professional Certifying Organizations 6100–17; Promotional Partners 6100–17; Retailers/ Distributors 6100–17 • Consumer Awareness Survey 6100– X2 Respondents/affected entities: Respondents will consist of WaterSense partners and participants in the consumer survey. WaterSense partners include product manufacturers; professional certifying organizations; retailers; distributors; utilities; federal, state, and local governments; home builders; licensed certification providers; and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 2,561 (total). Frequency of response: Once a prospective partner organization reviews WaterSense materials and decides to join the program, it will submit the appropriate Partnership Agreement for its partnership category (this form is only submitted once). Professional Certifying Organizations must include additional documentation to begin their partnership by completing an Application for Professional Certifying Organization Approval (this form is only submitted once). Each year, EPA also asks partners to submit an Annual Reporting Form and Awards Application (voluntarily at the partner’s discretion). Licensed certification providers for WaterSense-labeled new homes are asked to submit a Provider Quarterly Reporting Form four times each year. EPA also may conduct two Consumer Awareness Surveys over the three-year period of the ICR. Total estimated burden: 3,212 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $293,189 per year, includes $905 annualized operation & maintenance costs. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Jun 29, 2021 Jkt 253001 Changes in the estimates: There is no change in burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–13946 Filed 6–29–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10025–40–OP] Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board; PFAS Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific experts to form a Panel to review draft EPA documents that are being developed to support EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Rulemaking for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These draft documents will describe EPA’s prepared analyses of health effects data that will inform the derivation of proposed Maximum Contaminant Level Goals for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Additionally, the documents will include elements from EPA’s assessment of the health risk reduction benefits of potential reductions in drinking water concentrations of PFOA and PFOS for targeted health endpoints. The documents will also include a framework for estimating health risks associated with PFAS mixtures. DATES: Nominations should be submitted by July 21, 2021 per the instructions below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this notice and request for nominations may contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board via telephone/voice mail (202) 564–2057, or email at shallal.suhair@ epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at the EPA SAB website at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee that provides independent scientific and technical peer review, advice, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. app. 2) and related regulations. The SAB Staff Office is forming an expert panel, the SAB PFAS Review Panel, under the auspices of the Chartered SAB. The SAB PFAS Review Panel will provide advice through the chartered SAB. The SAB and the SAB PFAS Review Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. The SAB PFAS Review Panel will conduct the review of draft EPA documents that are being developed to support EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Rulemaking for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) prepared by the EPA’s Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW) and Office of Science and Technology (OST). EPA has made final determinations to regulate two contaminants, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). EPA is currently moving forward to implement the national primary drinking water regulation development process for PFAS. The Regulatory Determinations outline avenues that the agency is considering to further evaluate additional PFAS chemicals and provide flexibility for the agency to consider groups of PFAS as supported by the best available science. Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists with demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: Toxicology, specifically: Reproductive/ developmental, hepatic, immunology and neurotoxicology; epidemiology with expertise in: Immunology, endocrinology, reproductive/ developmental and cardiology; physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling; physician/clinician with a focus on cardiology; risk assessment; toxicity of chemical mixtures; economist with expertise in health related benefit cost analysis and valuing avoided adverse health outcomes; dose response relationships in economic models. Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas of expertise described above for possible service on the SAB Panel. Individuals may selfnominate. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (preferred) following the instructions for ‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels and Ad Hoc Committees Being E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0408; FRL-10025-72-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; EPA's WaterSense Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), EPA's WaterSense Program (EPA ICR 
Number 2233.08, OMB Control Number 2040-0272) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through June 30, 2021. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on February 24, 2021 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given 
below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 30, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OW-2006-0408 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara O'Hare, WaterSense Branch, Water 
Infrastructure Division, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of 
Water, (Mail Code 4204M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
8836; email address: [email protected].

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, WJC 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.
    Abstract: WaterSense is a voluntary program designed to promote use 
of water-efficient products and services via a common label. The label 
provides an incentive for manufacturers and builders to design, 
produce, and market water-efficient products and homes. Data collected 
under this ICR will assist WaterSense in demonstrating results and 
carrying out evaluation efforts to ensure continual program 
improvement. Shipment and sales data submitted by WaterSense 
manufacturer and retailer/distributor partners are collected as 
confidential business information (CBI) using the procedures outlined 
in the WaterSense CBI security plan under the Clean Water Act.
    As a terms of clearance for the previous ICR, EPA was required to 
address comments on an April 2020 Federal Register notice (85 FR 20268) 
that sought input on whether and how the program could better 
understand and collect information on consumer satisfaction with 
labeled products. As summarized in the supporting statement, there was 
no support for conducting a survey or study on consumer satisfaction 
for use in future product reviews. There was, however, support for a 
general survey to provide information to improve awareness of the 
WaterSense label, which is covered under this ICR.

Form Numbers

 Partnership Agreements: Builders 6100-19; Licensed 
Certification Providers 6100-20; Manufacturers 6100-13; Professional 
Certifying Organizations 6100-07; Promotional partners 6100-06; 
Retailers/distributors 6100-12

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 Application for Professional Certifying Organization Approval 
6100-X3
 Annual Reporting Forms: Builders 6100-09; Professional 
Certifying Organizations 6100-09; Promotional partners 6100-09
 Annual Reporting Forms--Online and Hard-copy Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) Forms: Plumbing Manufacturers 6100-09; Non-
plumbing Manufacturers 6100-09; Retailers/Distributors 6100-09
 Provider Quarterly Reporting Form 6100-09
 Award Application Forms: Builders 6100-17; Licensed 
Certification Providers 6100-17; Manufacturers 6100-17; Professional 
Certifying Organizations 6100-17; Promotional Partners 6100-17; 
Retailers/Distributors 6100-17
 Consumer Awareness Survey 6100-X2

    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents will consist of 
WaterSense partners and participants in the consumer survey. WaterSense 
partners include product manufacturers; professional certifying 
organizations; retailers; distributors; utilities; federal, state, and 
local governments; home builders; licensed certification providers; and 
non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 2,561 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once a prospective partner organization 
reviews WaterSense materials and decides to join the program, it will 
submit the appropriate Partnership Agreement for its partnership 
category (this form is only submitted once). Professional Certifying 
Organizations must include additional documentation to begin their 
partnership by completing an Application for Professional Certifying 
Organization Approval (this form is only submitted once). Each year, 
EPA also asks partners to submit an Annual Reporting Form and Awards 
Application (voluntarily at the partner's discretion). Licensed 
certification providers for WaterSense-labeled new homes are asked to 
submit a Provider Quarterly Reporting Form four times each year. EPA 
also may conduct two Consumer Awareness Surveys over the three-year 
period of the ICR.
    Total estimated burden: 3,212 hours per year. Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $293,189 per year, includes $905 annualized 
operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is no change in burden compared 
with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-13946 Filed 6-29-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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