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513–569–7191; email address: 

miller.carrie@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, 

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 Paperwork Reduction Act, 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: Under the Long Term 2 

Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 

(LT2ESWTR), EPA requires public water 

systems to use approved laboratories 

when conducting Cryptosporidium 

monitoring. 40 CFR 141.705(a) provides 

for approval of Cryptosporidium 

laboratories by ‘‘an equivalent’’ State 

laboratory certification program (i.e., 

equivalent to EPA’s Laboratory Quality 

Assurance Evaluation Program). In the 

preamble to the LT2ESWTR, as well as 

several other notices, EPA has described 

the criteria for approval of laboratories 

to analyze Cryptosporidium samples 

under the LT2ESWTR. See 74 FR 8529 

(February 25, 2009), 71 FR 727 (January 

5, 2006) and 67 FR 9731 (March 4, 

2002). 

Through today’s notice, EPA is 

inviting comment on refinements to the 

information collected to support EPA’s 

Lab QA Program. The procedures for 

Methods 1622, 1623, and 1623.1 (a 

revision of Method 1623) have been 

updated to reflect that the minimum 

recovery for Cryptosporidium in 

ongoing precision and recovery (OPR) 

samples is now 33 percent. This 

minimum recovery is based on an 

updated data set and should provide a 

better assessment of laboratory 

performance than the previous value for 

the following reasons: (1) The data set 

is more recent; and (2) the sample size 

is more than twice as large as the 2009 

sample size used to establish the 

previous value. 

State responsibilities for 

Cryptosporidium laboratory approval 

and oversight will be comparable to 

their certification responsibilities for the 

chemistry and microbiology laboratories 

that they oversee in their current 

programs (e.g., initial evaluation of 

laboratory capability; ongoing 

assessment of the laboratory—including 

an assessment of Proficiency Test 

results; and on-site audits at least 

triennially). Whereas 40 CFR 142.10(b) 

generally requires the establishment and 

maintenance of a laboratory 

‘‘certification’’ program for all regulated 

analytes, State approval programs for 

Cryptosporidium laboratories are 

optional based on the structure of the 

LT2ESWTR (40 CFR 141.705(a)). 

If a laboratory is located in a State that 

does not operate a Cryptosporidium 

laboratory certification/accreditation 

program, that laboratory can still 

support LT2ESWTR monitoring if the 

laboratory has been approved by 

another State’s laboratory certification/

accreditation program that: (1) Has 

demonstrated substantial conformity to 

procedures described in Chapter 7 of 

‘‘Supplement 2 to the Fifth Edition of 

the Manual for the Certification of 

Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water’’ 

http://water.epa.gov/scitech/

drinkingwater/labcert/index.cfm#two 

and (2) uses auditors that have passed 

the Technical Support Center’s (TSC) 

Cryptosporidium Laboratory 

Certification Officers Training Course. 

PWSs should be aware that their States 

may establish requirements that are 

more stringent than EPA’s regulations; 

State requirements would take 

precedence. 

Consistent with the longstanding 

laboratory certification program 

approach, TSC will: (1) Train State/

Regional Certification Officers (CO) 

responsible for auditing 

Cryptosporidium laboratories; (2) 

provide written guidance to State/

Regional COs; (3) provide day-to-day 

technical support to States, Regions, and 

laboratories; (4) review/assist the 

Regional programs that oversee State 

certification/accreditation programs; 

and (5) maintain a list of links to State 

Web sites naming certified laboratories 

and/or a list of certified laboratories on 

EPA’s Web site. 

Further information is provided at 

http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/

sdwa/lt2/lab_home.cfm. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Interested States and Laboratories. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 45 

labs and 20 States/Territories. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Total estimated burden: 5,472 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $803,774.79 (per 

year), includes $295,056.67 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

(O&M) costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is an 

increase of 629 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. Changes in burden have occurred 

due to inflation, re-evaluation of hours 

for tasks, re-evaluation of O&M costs, 

improved demonstration of capability, 

and integration of laboratory oversight 

into existing State certification programs 

(State oversight of laboratories was not 

addressed in the currently approved 

burden estimate). The increase in the 

respondent universe has increased the 

overall burden costs for the 

respondents. As the States implement 

their certification programs, future 

estimates will be adjusted. 

Dated: August 29, 2013. 

Ann Codrington, 

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21637 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9900–72–Region3] 

2013 Fall Joint Meeting of the Ozone 

Transport Commission and the MidAtlantic Northeast Visibility Union 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The United States 

Environmental Protection Agency is 

announcing the joint 2013 Fall Meeting 


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of the Ozone Transport Commission 

(OTC) and the Mid-Atlantic Northeast 

Visibility Union (MANE–VU). The 

meeting agenda will include topics 

regarding reducing ground-level ozone 

precursors and matters relative to 

Regional Haze and visibility 

improvement in Federal Class I areas in 

a multi-pollutant context. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 14, 2013 starting at 9:15 a.m. 

and ending at 4:00 p.m. 

Location: The Embassy Suites, 900 

10th Street NW., Washington, DC 20001; 

(202) 719–1424. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

documents and press inquiries contact: 

Ozone Transport Commission, 444 

North Capitol Street NW., Suite 322, 

Washington, DC 20001; (202) 508–3840; 

email: ozone@otcair.org; Web site: 

http://www.otcair.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean 

Air Act Amendments of 1990 contain at 

Section 184 provisions for the Control of 

Interstate Ozone Air Pollution. Section 

184(a) establishes an Ozone Transport 

Region (OTR) comprised of the States of 

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, 

parts of Virginia and the District of 

Columbia. The purpose of the OTC is to 

deal with ground-level ozone formation, 

transport, and control within the OTR. 

The Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Visibility 

Union (MANE–VU) was formed in 2001, 

in response to EPA’s issuance of the 

Regional Haze rule. MANE–VU’s 

members include: Connecticut, 

Delaware, the District of Columbia, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, 

the Penobscot Indian Nation, the St. 

Regis Mohawk Tribe along with EPA 

and Federal Land Managers. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Agenda: Copies of the final agenda 

will be available from the OTC office 

(202) 508–3840; by email: ozone@

otcair.org or via the OTC Web site at 

http://www.otcair.org. 

Dated: August 22, 2013. 

W.C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21636 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2013–6004] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

Form Title: EIB 92–29 Export-Import 

Bank Report of Premiums Payable for 

Exporters Only. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

This collection of information is 

necessary, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 

635(a)(1), to determine eligibility of 

export sales for insurance coverage. 

The information collection tool can be 

reviewed at: http://www.exim.gov/pub/ 

pending/eib92-29.pdf 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 4, 2013 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

www.regulations.gov or by mail to 

Michele Kuester, Export-Import Bank of 

the United States, 811 Vermont Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and Form Number: EIB 92–29 

Export-Import Bank Report of Premiums 

Payable for Exporters Only 

OMB Number: 3048–0017 

Type of Review: Regular 

Need and Use: The ‘‘Report of 

Premiums Payable for Exporters Only’’ 

form is used by exporters to report and 

pay premiums on insured shipments to 

various foreign buyers under the terms 

of the policy and to certify that 

premiums have been correctly 

computed and remitted. Individual 

transactions that an exporter may have 

with the same foreign borrower can be 

sub-totaled and entered as a single line 

item for the specific month provided the 

length of payment term is identical. The 

use of sub-totals reduces the 

administrative burden on the exporter. 

The ‘Report of Premiums Payable for 

Exporters Only’ is used by the Bank to 

determine the eligibility of the 

shipment(s) and to calculate the 

premium due to Ex-Im Bank for its 

support of the shipment(s) under its 

insurance program. 

Affected Public: 

This form affects entities involved in 

the export of U.S. goods and services. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 

2,600. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 7,800. 

Frequency of Reporting of Use: 

Monthly. 

Government Expenses: 

Reviewing time per year: 7,800 hours. 

Average Wages per Hour: $42.50. 

Average Cost per Year: $331,500 

(time*wages). 

Benefits and Overhead: 20%. 

Total Government Cost: $397,800. 

Kalesha Malloy, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21504 Filed 9–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[CC Docket No. 92–237; DA 13–1804] 

Next Meeting of the North American 

Numbering Council 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission released a public notice 

announcing the meeting and agenda of 

the North American Numbering Council 

(NANC). The intended effect of this 

action is to make the public aware of the 

NANC’s next meeting and agenda. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 

10:00 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Requests to make an oral 

statement or provide written comments 

to the NANC should be sent to Carmell 

Weathers, Competition Policy Division, 

Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal 

Communications Commission, Portals 

II, 445 12th Street SW., Room 5–C162, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carmell Weathers at (202) 418–2325 or 

Carmell.Weathers@fcc.gov. The fax 

number is: (202) 418–1413. The TTY 

number is: (202) 418–0484. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s 

document in CC Docket No. 92–237, DA 

13–1804 released August 26, 2013. The 

complete text in this document is 

available for public inspection and 

copying during normal business hours 

in the FCC Reference Information 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. 

The document my also be purchased 


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