Notice2021-13946
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's WaterSense Program (Renewal)
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June 30, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34743-34744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13946]
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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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#57383f36253279233625361732273679303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="06696e67746328726774674663766728616970">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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
<bullet> 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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<bullet> Application for Professional Certifying Organization Approval
6100-X3
<bullet> Annual Reporting Forms: Builders 6100-09; Professional
Certifying Organizations 6100-09; Promotional partners 6100-09
<bullet> 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
<bullet> Provider Quarterly Reporting Form 6100-09
<bullet> 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
<bullet> 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]
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