82 FR 48077 - 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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 198 (October 16, 2017)

Page Range		48077-48078
FR Document		2017-22350

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. 2067.06, OMB Control No. 2040-0246) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection request as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2018. 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.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ -OW-2002-0011; FRL-9969-53-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. 2067.06, OMB Control No. 2040-0246) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is 
soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed 
information collection request as described below. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 
2018. 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 December 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2002-0011, 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.
    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: Dan Hautman, Technical Support Center 
(TSC), Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, (MC-140), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, 
Cincinnati, Ohio 45268; telephone number: 513-569-7274; fax number: 
513-569-7191; 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.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 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 (PWSs) to use 
approved laboratories when conducting Cryptosporidium monitoring. The 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 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 the following Federal Register notices: 78 FR 54643 
(September 5, 2013), 74 FR 8529 (February 25, 2009), 71 FR 727 (January 
5, 2006) and 67 FR 9731 (March 4, 2002).

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    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://www.epa.gov/dwlabcert/supplement-2-fifth-edition-manual-certification-laboratories-analyzing-drinking-water; and (2) uses 
auditors that have passed EPA's 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, and resources-permitting, 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, EPA 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.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Interested states and laboratories.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 43 labs and 20 states/territories.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 3,741 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $669,490, includes $332,891 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is decrease of 1,731 hours and $134,284 
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a reduced number of 
laboratories (45 to 43), re-evaluation of hours for tasks, and an 
improved demonstration of capability by the laboratories.

    Dated: October 4, 2017.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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recordkeeping necessary for the EPA to ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ensure compliance with federal AGENCY Supporting documents which explain in
standards for VOC in architectural detail the information that the EPA will
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be collecting are available in the public
manufacturers, distributors, and docket for this ICR. The docket can be
importers of architectural coatings. Proposed Information Collection viewed online at www.regulations.gov
Responses to the collection are Request; Comment Request; or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, Laboratory Quality Assurance WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
subpart D—National Volatile Organic Evaluation Program for Analysis of Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
Compound Emission Standards for Cryptosporidium Under the Safe DC. The telephone number for the
Architectural Coatings. All information Drinking Water Act (Renewal) Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
submitted to the EPA for which a claim additional information about EPA’s
of confidentiality is made will be AGENCY: Environmental Protection public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
safeguarded according to the agency Agency (EPA). dockets.
policies set forth in 40 CFR part 2, ACTION: Notice. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
subpart B—Confidentiality of Business the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection and information to enable it to: (i)
Information. Agency is planning to submit an Evaluate whether the proposed
Form Numbers: None. information collection request (ICR), collection of information is necessary
Respondents/affected entities: Entities ‘‘Laboratory Quality Assurance for the proper performance of the
potentially affected by this action as Evaluation Program for Analysis of functions of the Agency, including
respondents are manufacturers, Cryptosporidium Under the Safe whether the information will have
distributors, or importers of Drinking Water Act’’ (EPA ICR No. practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
architectural and industrial 2067.06, OMB Control No. 2040–0246) accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
maintenance coatings and coating to the Office of Management and Budget burden of the proposed collection of
components for sale or distribution in (OMB) for review and approval in information, including the validity of
the United States, including the District accordance with the Paperwork the methodology and assumptions used;
of Columbia and all United States Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
territories. soliciting public comments on specific clarity of the information to be
aspects of the proposed information collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
Respondent’s obligation to respond: collection request as described below.
Mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, of the collection of information on those
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, who are to respond, including through
subpart D—National Volatile Organic which is currently approved through
Compound Emission Standards for the use of appropriate automated
March 31, 2018. An Agency may not electronic, mechanical, or other
Architectural Coatings. conduct or sponsor and a person is not technological collection techniques or
Estimated number of respondents: required to respond to a collection of other forms of information technology,
500 (total). information unless it displays a e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Frequency of response: On occasion. currently valid OMB control number. responses. EPA will consider the
DATES: Comments must be submitted on comments received and amend the ICR
Total estimated burden: 14,436 hours or before December 15, 2017.
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR as appropriate. The final ICR package
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will then be submitted to OMB for
1320.03(b).
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– review and approval. At that time, EPA
Total estimated cost: $1,377,634 (per OW–2002–0011, online using will issue another Federal Register
year). There are no annualized capital or www.regulations.gov (our preferred notice to announce the submission of
operation and maintenance costs. method), by email to ow-docket@ the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
Changes in Estimates: This notice epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket submit additional comments to OMB.
reflects differences in the total estimated Center, Environmental Protection Abstract: Under the Long Term 2
respondent burden compared with the Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
ICR currently approved by OMB. Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, (LT2ESWTR), EPA requires public water
Specifically, the total estimated DC 20460. systems (PWSs) to use approved
respondent burden hours have changed EPA’s policy is that all comments laboratories when conducting
from 14,661 to 14,436 and the total received will be included in the public Cryptosporidium monitoring. The Code
estimated respondent burden cost has docket without change including any of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR
changed from $1,261,526 to $1,377,634, personal information provided, unless 141.705(a) provides for approval of
which is a reflection of a mathematical the comment includes profanity, threats, Cryptosporidium laboratories by ‘‘an
error that was identified during the information claimed to be Confidential equivalent’’ state laboratory certification
development of this renewal. The Business Information (CBI) or other program (i.e., equivalent to EPA’s
individual elements that are compiled information whose disclosure is Laboratory Quality Assurance
to reflect total respondent burden hours restricted by statute. Evaluation Program). In the preamble to
and cost have not changed since the last FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan the LT2ESWTR as well as several other
renewal, we’re only correcting the math Hautman, Technical Support Center notices, EPA has described the criteria
error for the total estimated burden. (TSC), Office of Ground Water and for approval of laboratories to analyze
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Drinking Water, (MC–140), Cryptosporidium samples under the
Dated: October 10, 2017. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 LT2ESWTR. See the following Federal
Panagiotis Tsirigotis, West Martin Luther King Drive, Register notices: 78 FR 54643
Director, Sector Policies and Programs Cincinnati, Ohio 45268; telephone (September 5, 2013), 74 FR 8529
Division. number: 513–569–7274; fax number: (February 25, 2009), 71 FR 727 (January
[FR Doc. 2017–22330 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 513–569–7191; email address: 5, 2006) and 67 FR 9731 (March 4,
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Hautman.dan@epa.gov. 2002).

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State responsibilities for Frequency of response: Annual. Form Title: EIB 92–79 Broker
Cryptosporidium laboratory approval Total estimated burden: 3,741 hours Registration Form.
and oversight will be comparable to (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR OMB Number: 3048–0024.
their certification responsibilities for the 1320.03(b). Type of Review: Regular.
chemistry and microbiology laboratories Total estimated cost: $669,490, Need and Use: This form is used by
that they oversee in their current includes $332,891 annualized capital or insurance brokers to register with
programs (e.g., initial evaluation of operation & maintenance costs. Export Import Bank. The form provides
laboratory capability; ongoing Changes in Estimates: There is Export Import Bank staff with the
assessment of the laboratory—including decrease of 1,731 hours and $134,284 in information necessary to make a
an assessment of Proficiency Test the total estimated respondent burden determination of the eligibility of the
results; and on-site audits, at least compared with the ICR currently broker to receive commission payments
triennially). Whereas 40 CFR 142.10(b) approved by OMB. This decrease is due under Export Import Bank’s credit
generally requires the establishment and to a reduced number of laboratories (45 insurance programs.
maintenance of a laboratory to 43), re-evaluation of hours for tasks, Affected Public: This form affects
‘‘certification’’ program for all regulated and an improved demonstration of entities engaged in brokering export
analytes, state approval programs for capability by the laboratories. credit insurance policies.
Cryptosporidium laboratories are Annual Number of Respondents: 50.
Dated: October 4, 2017.
optional based on the structure of the Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
Peter Grevatt,
LT2ESWTR (40 CFR 141.705(a)). minutes.
If a laboratory is located in a state that Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Frequency of Reporting or Use: Once
does not operate a Cryptosporidium Water. every three years.
laboratory certification/accreditation [FR Doc. 2017–22350 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] Government Expenses:
program, that laboratory can still BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Review Time per Response: 2 hours.
support LT2ESWTR monitoring if the Reviewing Time per Year: 100 hours.
laboratory has been approved by Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
another state’s laboratory certification/ EXPORT-IMPORT BANK Average Cost per Year: $4,250.
accreditation program that: (1) Has Benefits and Overhead: 20%.
demonstrated substantial conformity to [Public Notice 2017–6011] Total Government Cost: $5,100.
procedures described in Chapter 7 of Agency Information Collection Bassam Doughman,
‘‘Supplement 2 to the Fifth Edition of Activities: Comments Request IT Specialist.
the Manual for the Certification of
Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water’’ [FR Doc. 2017–22297 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the
https://www.epa.gov/dwlabcert/ United States. BILLING CODE 6690–01–P

supplement-2-fifth-edition-manual- ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
certification-laboratories-analyzing- comments request.
drinking-water; and (2) uses auditors EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
that have passed EPA’s Technical SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of [Public Notice 2017–6010]
Support Center’s (TSC) the United States (EXIM), as a part of its
Cryptosporidium Laboratory continuing effort to reduce paperwork Agency Information Collection
Certification Officers Training Course. and respondent burden, invites the Activities: Comment Request
PWSs should be aware that their states general public and other Federal AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the
may establish requirements that are Agencies to comment on the proposed United States.
more stringent than EPA’s regulations; information collection, as required by
ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
state requirements would take the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
precedence. Our customers will be able to submit comments request.
Consistent with the longstanding this form on paper or electronically. SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of
laboratory certification program This form is used by insurance brokers the United States (EXIM), as a part of its
approach, and resources-permitting, to register with Export-Import Bank. It continuing effort to reduce paperwork
TSC will: (1) Train state/regional provides EXIM staff with the and respondent burden, invites the
Certification Officers (CO) responsible information necessary to make a general public and other Federal
for auditing Cryptosporidium determination of the eligibility of the Agencies to comment on the proposed
laboratories; (2) provide written broker to receive commission payments information collection, as required by
guidance to state/regional COs; (3) under Export-Import Bank’s credit the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
provide day-to-day technical support to insurance programs. The collection provides EXIM staff
states, EPA Regions, and laboratories; DATES: Comments must be received on with the information necessary to
(4) review/assist the regional programs or before December 15, 2017 to be monitor the borrower’s payments for
that oversee state certification/ assured of consideration. exported goods covered under its short
accreditation programs; and (5) and medium-term export credit
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
maintain a list of links to state Web sites insurance policies. It also alerts EXIM
submitted electronically on
naming certified laboratories and/or a staff of defaults, so they can manage the
www.regulations.gov or by mail to Mia
list of certified laboratories on EPA’s portfolio in an informed manner.
Johnson, Export-Import Bank of the
Web site.
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Form Numbers: None. United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW., DATES: Comments must be received on
Respondents/affected entities: Washington, DC 20571. Form can be or before December 15, 2017 to be
Interested states and laboratories. viewed at https://www.exim.gov/sites/ assured of consideration.
Respondent’s obligation to respond: default/files/pub/pending/eib92-79.pdf. ADDRESSES: Comments may be
Voluntary. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submitted electronically on
Estimated number of respondents: 43 Title and Form Number: EIB 92–79 www.regulations.gov or by mail to Mia
labs and 20 states/territories. Broker Registration Form. Johnson, Export-Import Bank of the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before December 15, 2017.
Contact		Dan Hautman, Technical Support Center (TSC), Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, (MC-140), Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268; telephone number: 513-569-7274; fax number:
FR Citation		82 FR 48077