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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2006–0408; FRL–9982–91— 

OW] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; EPA’s 

WaterSense Program (Renewal); EPA 

ICR No. 2233.06, OMB Control No. 

2040–0272 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘EPA’s WaterSense Program (Renewal)’’ 

(EPA ICR No. 2233.06, OMB Control No. 

2040–0272) to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 approved 

through March 31, 2019. 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 October 29, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2006–0408 online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to OW-Docket@

epa.gov, 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. 

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: ohare.tara@

epa.gov. 

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 www.regulations.gov 

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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), 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. 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. 

All 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. 

Form Numbers: * Forms not yet 

finalized in italics. 

Partnership Agreement 

• Builders—6100–19 

• Licensed Certification Providers— 

6100–20 

• Manufacturers—6100–13 

• Professional Certifying 

Organizations—6100–07 

• Promotional partners—6100–06 

• Retailers/distributors—6100–12 

Application for Professional Certifying 

Organization Approval 

• Professional Certifying 

Organizations—6100–X3 

Annual Reporting Form 

• Builders—6100–09 

• Professional Certifying 

Organizations—6100–09 

• Promotional partners—6100–09 

Annual Reporting Form—Online and 

Hard-Copy Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) Forms 

• Plumbing Manufacturers—6100–09 

• Non-plumbing Manufacturers—6100– 

09 

• Retailers/Distributors—6100–09 

Provider Quarterly Reporting Form 

• Licensed Certification Providers— 

6100–09 

Award Application Form 

• Builders—6100–17 

• Licensed Certification Providers— 

6100–17 

• Manufacturers—6100–17 

• Professional Certifying 

Organizations—6100–17 

• Promotional Partners—6100–17 

• Retailers/Distributors—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; licensed certification 

providers; and non-governmental 

organizations (NGOs). 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

EPA estimates the total number of 

respondents (over 3 years) to be 2,561. 


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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: 6,830 hours 

(per year for both respondents and 

EPA). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $598,527 (per 

year for both respondents and EPA), 

includes $1,578 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 2,096 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This decrease is due to changes 

in program requirements including 

using online forms for all non-CBI 

related data, discontinuing the 

individual irrigation partner category, 

and simplifying the quarterly provider 

reporting requirements, which have 

reduced operation & maintenance costs 

and lowered the estimated burden. EPA 

also better understands how long it 

takes partners to complete program 

forms and has better historical data to 

project new partners/forms over the 

next three years. 

Dated: August 17, 2018. 

Andrew D. Sawyers, 

Director, Office of Wastewater Management. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18641 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 

ADVISORY BOARD 

Notice of Request for Comment on the 

Exposure Draft of a Proposed Federal 

Financial Accounting Technical 

Release (TR), Rescission of Technical 

Release 8 

AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB 

Rules Of Procedure, as amended in 

October 2010, notice is hereby given 

that the Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board (FASAB) has released 

an exposure draft of a proposed Federal 

Financial Accounting Technical Release 

(TR), Rescission of Technical Release 8, 

for public comment. 

The proposed TR is available on the 

FASAB website at http://

www.fasab.gov/documents-forcomment/. Copies can be obtained by 

contacting FASAB at (202) 512–7350. 

Respondents are encouraged to 

comment on any part of the exposure 

draft and to provide the reasons for their 

positions. Written comments are 

requested by October 5, 2018, and 

should be sent to fasab@fasab.gov or 

Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director, 

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory 

Board, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, 

Washington, DC 20548. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director, 

441 G Street NW, Suite 1155, 

Washington, DC 20548, or call (202) 

512–7350. 

Authority: Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, Pub. L. 92–463. 

Dated: August 21, 2018. 

Wendy M. Payne, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18564 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1610–02–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System (Board) invites 

comment on a proposal to extend for 

three years, with revision, the 

Reporting, Recordkeeping, and 

Disclosure Requirements Associated 

with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act 

(HMDA) and Loan/Application Register 

(LAR) required by Regulation C (FR 

HMDA LAR, OMB No. 7100–0247). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 29, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FR HMDA LAR, by any of 

the following methods: 

• Agency website: http://

www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments at 

http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ 

foia/proposedregs.aspx. 

• Email: regs.comments@

federalreserve.gov. Include OMB 

number in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– 

3102. 

• Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20551. 

All public comments are available 

from the Board’s website at http://

www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/ 

proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless 

modified for technical reasons. 

Accordingly, your comments will not be 

edited to remove any identifying or 

contact information. Public comments 

may also be viewed electronically or in 

paper form in Room 3515, 1801 K Street 

NW (between 18th and 19th Streets 

NW), Washington, DC 20006 between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. 

For security reasons, the Board requires 

that visitors make an appointment to 

inspect comments. You may do so by 

calling (202) 452–3684. Upon arrival, 

visitors will be required to present valid 

government-issued photo identification 

and to submit to security screening in 

order to inspect and photocopy 

comments. 

Additionally, commenters may send a 

copy of their comments to the OMB 

Desk Officer—Shagufta Ahmed—Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of the PRA OMB submission, 

including the proposed reporting form 

and instructions, supporting statement, 

and other documentation will be placed 

into OMB’s public docket files, once 

approved. These documents will also be 

made available on the Board’s public 

website at: http://

www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ 

reportforms/review.aspx or may be 

requested from the agency clearance 

officer, whose name appears below. 

Federal Reserve Board Clearance 

Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of 

the Chief Data Officer, Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, Washington, DC 20551 (202) 

452–3829. Telecommunications Device 

for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact 

(202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System, 

Washington, DC 20551. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

15, 1984, the Office of Management and 


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