Notice2023-11315
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal)
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Published
May 26, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (EPA ICR Number 0234.14, OMB Control Number 2080-0021) 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 May 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 30, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34152-34153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11315]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0547; FRL-11006-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories
(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), Performance Evaluation Studies on
Wastewater Laboratories (EPA ICR Number 0234.14, OMB Control Number
2080-0021) 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 May
31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on November 30, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before June 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2013-0547, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe9a919d959b8ad0919b9d9fbe9b8e9fd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d19121e1618095312181e1c3d180d1c531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>, 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: Gregory Savitske, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2601; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f1c0e19061b1c040a41081d0a08001d162f0a1f0e41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="562537203f22253d33783124333139242f1633263778313920">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through May 31, 2023. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
November, 30, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 73357). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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: Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance (DMR-QA)
study program participation is mandatory for major and selected minor
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holders
in accordance with Clean Water Act Section 308. The DMR-QA study
program is designed to evaluate the analytic ability of laboratories
that perform chemical, microbiological and whole effluent toxicity
(WET) analyses required in NPDES permits for reporting results in the
Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR). Under DMR-QA, the permit holder is
responsible for having their in-house and/or contract laboratories
analyze performance evaluation samples and submit results to
proficiency testing (PT) providers for grading. Graded results are
transmitted by either the permit holder or PT provider to the
appropriate federal or state NPDES permitting authority. Permit holders
are responsible for submitting corrective action reports to the
appropriate permitting authority.
Form numbers: EPA Form 6400-01.
Respondents/affected entities: Major and selected minor permit
holders under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under Clean Water Act
section 308(a).
Estimated number of respondents: 5,500 (total).
Frequency of response: Annually, On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 36,300 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $5,852,825 (per year), which includes
$3,781,470 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is no change of hours in the total
estimated
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respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Non-
labor costs for obtaining performance evaluation samples increased.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-11315 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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