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be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR (Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2006–0408). The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

EPA 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: WaterSense is a voluntary 

program designed to create selfsustaining markets for water-efficient 

products and services via a common 

label. The program provides incentives 

for manufacturers and builders to 

design, produce, and market waterefficient products and homes. In 

addition, the program provides 

incentives for certified professionals 

(e.g. certified irrigation auditors, 

designers, or installation and 

maintenance professionals) to deliver 

water-efficient services. The program 

also encourages consumers and 

commercial and institutional purchasers 

of water-using products and systems to 

choose water-efficient products and use 

water-efficient practices. 

As part of strategic planning efforts, 

EPA encourages programs to develop 

meaningful performance measures, set 

ambitious targets, and link budget 

expenditures to results. Data collected 

under this ICR will assist WaterSense in 

demonstrating results and carrying out 

evaluation efforts to ensure continual 

program improvement. In addition, the 

data will help EPA estimate water and 

energy savings and inform future 

product categories and specifications. 

Form Numbers: 

*Forms not yet finalized in italics. 

Partnership Agreement 

• Irrigation partners 6100–07 

• Promotional partners 6100–06 

• Retailers/distributors 6100–12 

• Manufacturers 6100–13 

• Professional Certifying 

Organizations 6100–07 

• Builders 6100–19 

• Licensed Certification Providers 

6100–20 

• Licensed Certifying Body 6100–13 

Annual Reporting Form 

• Promotional partners 6100–09 

• Manufacturers (separate forms for 

plumbing and non-plumbing product 

manufacturers) 6100–09 

• Retailers/Distributors 6100–09 

• Builders 6100–09 

• Professional Certifying 

Organizations 6100–X1 

Provider Quarterly Reporting Form 

• Licensed Certification Providers 

6100–09 

Award Application Form 

• Irrigation Partners 6100–17 

• Promotional Partners 6100–17 

• Manufacturers 6100–17 

• Retailers/Distributors 6100–17 

• Builders 6100–17 

• Licensed Certification Providers 

6100–17 

• Professional Certifying 

Organizations 6100–17 

Consumer Awareness Survey 

• Survey form 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; irrigation professionals; 

licensed certification providers; and 

NGOs. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

EPA estimates the total number of 

respondents (over 3 years) to be 3,261. 

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). 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 will conduct a 

Consumer Awareness Survey once over 

the three-year period of the ICR. 

Total estimated burden: 8,926 hours 

(per year for both respondents and 

EPA). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $699,872 (per 

year for both respondents and EPA), 

includes $3,290 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 51,420 hours in the 

estimated burden on respondents (over 

three years) compared with the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. There is a 

decrease of 144,966 hours in the total 

estimated burden (for respondents and 

EPA, over three years) compared with 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

The WaterSense program has been 

modified and expanded significantly 

since the current ICR was approved in 

2010; however, the program has made 

efforts over the last several years to 

reduce the burden for its partners and 

the Agency. Program changes, including 

using online forms, eliminating product 

notification forms for manufacturers, 

and deciding not to require irrigation 

partners to report annually have led to 

significantly reduced operation & 

maintenance costs and a lower 

estimated burden. Finally, EPA has a 

better understanding of how long it 

takes partners to complete program 

forms and better historical data to 

project new partners and forms over the 

next three years. 

Dated: February 22, 2013. 

Randolph L. Hill, 

Acting Director, Office of Wastewater 

Management. 

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[ER–FRL–9007–9] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

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Filed 02/19/2013 Through 02/22/2013 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ 

eisdata.html. 

EIS No. 20130043, Final EIS, USAF, CA, 

F–15 Aircraft Conversion, 144th 

Fighter Wing, California Air National 

Guard, Fresno-Yosemite International 

Airport, Review Period Ends: 

04/01/2013, Contact: Robert Dogan 

240–612–8859. 

EIS No. 20130044, Draft EIS, FHWA, 

NV, Pyramid Way and McCarran 

Boulevard Intersection Improvement 

Project, Comment Period Ends: 04/15/ 

2013, Contact: Abdelmoez Abdalla 

775–687–1231. 

EIS No. 20130045, Draft EIS, USACE, 

00, Update of the Water Control 

Manual for the Alabama-CoosaTallapoosa River Basin in Georgia and 

Alabama, Comment Period Ends: 05/ 

01/2013, Contact: Lewis Sumner 251– 

694–3857. 

EIS No. 20130046, Final EIS, FERC, CA, 

Middle Fork American River Project, 

Review Period Ends: 04/01/2013, 

Contact: Matt Buhyoff 202–502–6824. 

EIS No. 20130047, Draft EIS, NPS, FL, 

Everglades National Park Draft 

General Management Plan/East 

Everglades Wilderness Study, 

Comment Period Ends: 04/15/2013, 

Contact: Eric Thuerk 303–987–6852. 

EIS No. 20130048, Draft EIS, BOEM, 00, 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease 

Sales: 2014 and 2016 Eastern 

Planning Area Lease Sales 225 and 

226, Comment Period Ends: 04/15/ 

2013, Contact: Gary D. Goeke (504) 

736–3233. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20120392, Draft EIS, USACE, 

00, Lower Snake River Programmatic 

Sediment Management Plan, 

Washington and Idaho, Comment 

Period Ends: 03/26/2013, Contact: 

Sandra Shelin 509–527–7265. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 12/ 

21/2012; Extending Comment Period to 

03/26/2013. 

Dated: February 26, 2013. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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Watershed Modeling To Assess the 

Sensitivity of Streamflow, Nutrient, and 

Sediment Loads to Climate Change 

and Urban Development in 20 U.S. 

Watersheds 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment 

Period and Letter Peer-Review. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 45-day 

public comment period for the draft 

document titled Watershed Modeling to 

Assess the Sensitivity of Streamflow, 

Nutrient, and Sediment Loads to 

Climate Change and Urban 

Development in 20 U.S. Watersheds 

(EPA/600/R–12/058). EPA also is 

announcing that an EPA contractor for 

external scientific peer review will 

select an independent group of experts 

to conduct a letter peer review of the 

draft document. The document was 

prepared by the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment within 

EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development and is intended to 

characterize the sensitivity of 

streamflow, nutrient (nitrogen and 

phosphorus), and sediment loading to a 

range of plausible mid-21st century 

climate change and urban development 

scenarios. The study also provides an 

improved understanding of 

methodological challenges associated 

with integrating existing tools and 

datasets to assess the potential effects of 

climate change and urban development 

on stream flow and water quality. 

EPA intends to forward the public 

comments that are submitted in 

accordance with this notice to the 

external peer reviewers for their 

consideration during the letter review. 

When finalizing the draft document, 

EPA intends to consider any public 

comments received in accordance with 

this notice. EPA is releasing this draft 

assessment for the purposes of public 

comment and peer review. This draft 

assessment is not final as described in 

EPA’s information quality guidelines 

and it does not represent and should not 

be construed to represent Agency policy 

or views. The draft document is 

available via the Internet on the NCEA 

home page under the Recent Additions 

and the Data and Publications menus at 

www.epa.gov/ncea. 

DATES: The 45-day public comment 

period begins March 1, 2013 and ends 

April 15, 2013. Technical comments 

should be in writing and must be 

received by EPA by April 15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: The draft document, 

Watershed Modeling to Assess the 

Sensitivity of Streamflow, Nutrient, and 

Sediment Loads to Climate Change and 

Urban Development in 20 U.S. 

Watersheds, is available primarily via 

the Internet on the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment’s home page 

under the Recent Additions and the 

Data and Publications menus at 

www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of 

paper copies are available from the 

Information Management Team, NCEA; 

telephone: 703–347–8561; facsimile: 

703–347–8691. If you are requesting a 

paper copy, please provide your name, 

mailing address, and the document title. 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically via www.regulations.gov, 

by mail, by facsimile, or by hand 

delivery/courier. Please follow the 

detailed instructions provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the public comment 

period, contact the Office of 

Environmental Information Docket; 

telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 

202–566–1753; or email: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

For technical information, contact 

Thomas Johnson, NCEA; telephone: 

703–347–8618; facsimile: 703–347– 

8694; or email: 

johnson.thomas@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Project/ 

Document 

There is growing concern about the 

potential effects of climate change on 

water resources. Watershed modeling 

was conducted in 20 large, U.S. 

watersheds to characterize the 

sensitivity of streamflow, nutrient 

(nitrogen and phosphorus) loading, and 

sediment loading to a range of plausible 

mid-21st century climate change and 

urban development scenarios. The study 

also provides an improved 

understanding of methodological 

challenges associated with integrating 

existing tools (e.g., climate models, 

downscaling approaches, and watershed 

models) and datasets to assess the 

potential effects of climate change and 

urban development on stream flow and 

water quality. Study sites were selected 

to represent a range of geographic, 

hydrologic, and climatic characteristics 

throughout the nation. Watershed 

simulations were conducted using the 

Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) 

and Hydrologic Simulation Program— 

FORTRAN (HSPF) models. 

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