Notice2023-03434
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Filter Adoption Survey Renewal
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Published
February 17, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR) "Filter Adoption Survey" (EPA ICR No. 2615.02, OMB Control No. 2008-0003) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR which is currently set to expire on 9/30/23. 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 88, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10325-10330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03434]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R08-OW-2019-0404; FRL-10648-01-R8]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Filter
Adoption Survey 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) ``Filter Adoption Survey'' (EPA
ICR No. 2615.02, OMB Control No. 2008-0003) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting
public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR
which is currently set to expire on 9/30/23. 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 April 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
OW-2019-0404, to the Federal Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. The EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general
guidance on making effective comments, please visit <a href="http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>. Docket: All documents in the docket are
listed in the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> index. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or in hard copy at the Air and
Radiation Division, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8,
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. The EPA requests that
if at all possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the hard copy of the
docket. You may view the hard copy of the docket Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Parker, Section Chief, Drinking
Water Section B, Water Division, 8WD-SDB, Environmental Protection
Agency Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129
telephone number: (303) 312-6664; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abdbcad9c0ced985d9c4c9ced9dfebcedbca85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cabaabb8a1afb8e4b8a5a8afb8be8aafbaabe4ada5bc">[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="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Denver Water is a public water system which must comply
with applicable requirements of the lead and copper rule (LCR). On
September 6, 2019 Denver Water submitted to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region 8 office a request for a variance from the
optimal corrosion control treatment requirements under the Safe
Drinking Water Act's LCR (2019 Variance). The request included a multi-
pronged approach to result in at least as efficient lead removal to
orthophosphate, the designated optimal corrosion control treatment.
Three of those prongs of the variance request are: pH and alkalinity
adjustments to reduce corrosivity of the water; accelerated lead
service line removal; and a filter program where Denver Water will
distribute pitcher filters to consumers with confirmed, likely, and
unlikely lead service lines. Under section 1415(a)(3) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, on December 16, 2019, the U.S. EPA granted Denver
Water a variance from the definition of ``optimal corrosion control
treatment'' in 40 CFR 141.2. The 2019 Variance contains requirements to
determine the efficacy of the filter program. On November 30, 2022, EPA
issued a new variance (Variance) because the 2019 Variance was set to
expire in 2023. Denver Water, EPA and CDPHE agreed that a survey that
would be conducted every two years (rather than annually) beginning in
2025 would be sufficient to determine efficacy of the filter program.
EPA will continue to use the 2025 survey results that Denver Water
collects, to determine the consumer filter adoption rate, and to
confirm whether customers are using and maintaining the filters
correctly, and per manufacturer's instructions. Every second year, the
filter adoption survey will be sent by Denver Water via postal mail to
an estimated 20,000 statistically representative number of consumers
that have confirmed, likely, and unlikely lead service lines. Surveys
will be sent via direct mailings and will
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include an online completion option (the survey questions are included
below). Direct mailings will be sent with a unique QR code to track
which addresses responses have been received from. Surveys will be sent
out in both English and Spanish. Additionally, Denver Water will
conduct, in-person surveys at a minimum of 50 locations in use by
customers enrolled in the filter program every six months. Information
being collected is information on if, and how, consumers use the filter
(e.g., for drinking, cooking, or making infant-fed formula), whether
the customers are using and maintain the filters correctly (e.g.
washing, replacing the filters per manufacturer's instructions), as
well as demographic information to inform filter adoption rate by
neighborhood or demographic group so Denver Water's health equity and
environmental justice principles set forth in their variance request
can be evaluated.
Form numbers: 6700-009.
Respondents/affected entities: 2,000 people (estimated).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 2,000 (estimated).
Frequency of response: 2025 and every second year after that.
Total estimated burden: 423 hours.
Total estimated cost: $33,421 in 2025.
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Dated: February 10, 2023.
Sarah Bahrman,
Chief, Safe Drinking Water Branch.
[FR Doc. 2023-03434 Filed 2-16-23; 8:45 am]
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