Notice2023-28640
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Use of Lead Free Pipes, Fittings, Fixtures, Solder and Flux for Drinking Water (Renewal)
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Published
December 28, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Use of Lead Free Pipes, Fittings, Fixtures, Solder and Flux for Drinking Water (EPA ICR Number 2563.02, OMB Control Number 2040-0299) 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 December 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 11, 2023 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 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28640]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2040-0299; FRL-11641-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Use of Lead Free Pipes, Fittings, Fixtures, Solder and Flux
for Drinking Water (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), Use of Lead Free Pipes,
Fittings, Fixtures, Solder and Flux for Drinking Water (EPA ICR Number
2563.02, OMB Control Number 2040-0299) 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 December 31, 2023. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on July 11, 2023 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 January 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2040-0299, 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#e1aeb6cca58e828a8495a1849180cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ca859de78ea5a9a1afbe8aafbaabe4ada5bc">[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: Kevin Roland, Drinking Water
Infrastructure Development Division, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, (4606M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
4588: fax number: 202-564-3755; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ffde0e3eee1eba1e4eaf9e6e1cfeaffeea1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83f1ecefe2ede7ade8e6f5eaedc3e6f3e2ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through December 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 currently valid OMB
control number.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on July 11, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 44129). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days of 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: The Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act of 2011
(RLDWA, the Act) modified the technical definition of ``lead free'' by
lowering the maximum lead content of pipes, fittings, and fixtures from
8% to 0.25% and introduced greater complexity to calculating lead free
by requiring that level be met based on a weighted average of wetted
surfaces. The Act also created exemptions for certain plumbing products
from pre-existing lead free requirements. The final rule establishes
product certification requirements for products intended for potable
use applications in public water systems and residential or non-
residential facilities to demonstrate compliance with the lead free
requirements. EPA expects that these requirements for lead content in
plumbing materials used in new installations and repairs will result in
fewer sources of lead in drinking water and, consequently, will reduce
adverse health effects associated with exposure to lead in drinking
water. Manufacturers with 10 or more employees or importers entering
products purchased from or manufactured by manufacturers with 10 or
more employees must demonstrate compliance with the lead free
definition by obtaining third party certification by an American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited, third party
certification body. Firms with fewer than 10 employees can use a third
party certification body or self-certify that their products conform to
the Safe Drinking Water Act's (SDWA) lead free requirements. This self-
certification option also extends to custom fabricated products
regardless of a manufacturer's number of employees. This rule imposes a
burden on states to enforce the statutory provisions in SDWA Section
1417(a)(1), which cross references updated statutory definition of lead
free within the meaning of SDWA Section 1417(d) according to the 2011
Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act and the 2013 Community Fire
Safety Act.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Primacy Agencies, Manufacturers of
lead-free pipes, fixtures and fittings.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with
Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act of 2011.
Estimated number of respondents: 2,250 (total).
Frequency of response: Annual.
Total estimated burden: 97,186 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $12.2 million (per year), including $7.5
million annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 19,349 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is a result of shifts in respondent
activities required as the rule comes into full effect. Manufacturers
have complied with initial requirements to conduct rule familiarization
and initial product certifications and are now responsible for
recertifications and recordkeeping. In the three-year period covered by
this ICR, primacy agencies are responsible for developing and
implementing oversight plans. These changes are considered adjustments
because the parameters of this overall collection as defined by the
September 2020 rule (85 FR 54235) have not been modified.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-28640 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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