84 FR 10490 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's WaterSense Program (Renewal)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), EPA's WaterSense Program (EPA ICR No. 2233.07, OMB Control No. 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 March 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 28, 2018 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.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10490-10491]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05312]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0408; FRL-9989-18-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), EPA's WaterSense Program (EPA ICR 
No. 2233.07, OMB Control No. 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 March 31, 2019. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on August 28, 2018 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 April 22, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2006-0408, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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: 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: WaterSense is a voluntary program designed to create 
self-sustaining markets for water-efficient products and services via a 
common label. The program provides incentives for manufacturers and 
builders to design, produce, and market water-efficient products and 
homes. The program also encourages consumers and commercial and 
institutional purchasers of water-using products and systems to choose 
water-efficient products and use water-efficient practices. As part of 
strategic planning efforts, EPA encourages programs to develop 
meaningful performance measures, set ambitious targets, and link budget 
expenditures to results. Data collected under this ICR will assist 
WaterSense in demonstrating results and carrying out evaluation efforts 
to ensure continual program improvement. In addition, the data will 
help EPA estimate water and energy savings and inform future product 
categories and specifications. All 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.
    Form Numbers: *Forms not yet finalized in italics.

Partnership Agreement
     Builders 6100-19
     Licensed Certification Providers 6100-20
     Manufacturers 6100-13
     Professional Certifying Organizations 6100-07
     Promotional partners 6100-06
     Retailers/distributors 6100-12
Application for Professional Certifying Organization Approval
     Professional Certifying Organizations 6100-X3
Annual Reporting Form
     Builders 6100-09
     Professional Certifying

[[Page 10491]]

Organizations 6100-09
     Promotional partners 6100-09
Annual Reporting Form--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
     Licensed Certification Providers 6100-09
Award Application Form
     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
     Survey form 6100-X2

    Respondents/affected entities: WaterSense partners and participants 
in the consumer survey, which 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: 2,649.
    Frequency of response: Once, annually, quarterly, occasionally.
    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 of 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 898 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to changes in program 
requirements including using online forms for all non-CBI related data, 
discontinuing the individual irrigation partner category, and 
simplifying the quarterly provider reporting requirements, which have 
reduced operation & maintenance costs and lowered the estimated burden. 
EPA also better understands how long it takes partners to complete 
program forms and has better historical data to project new partners/
forms over the next three years.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-05312 Filed 3-20-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P