82_FR_48275 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)

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 Range48077-48078
FR Document2017-22350

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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48077-48078]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22350]


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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 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: 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: Hautman.dan@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, 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
                                                                                                       [EPA–HQ -OW–2002–0011; FRL–9969–53–
                                               coatings. Respondents are                               OW]
                                                                                                                                                             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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                                               48078                        Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 198 / Monday, October 16, 2017 / Notices

                                                  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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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before December 15, 2017.
ContactDan 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 Citation82 FR 48077 

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