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Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 81,985 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $4,710,366 (per 

year), including $3,620,310 in 

annualized labor costs and $1,090,056 

in annualized capital or operation & 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 4,569 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. The decrease in respondent 

burden can be attributed primarily to 

two reasons. First, over the past three 

years, the Agency made improvements 

to CDX to enhance efficiencies in enduser registration, integration, and Help 

Desk support. These improvements 

resulted in reduced burden to 

respondents. Second, through 

technological improvements, the 

Agency now is able to obtain real world 

data via Google Analytics on the 

frequency and amount of time a 

respondent spends accessing CDX web 

pages and features. Based on this 

information, EPA has revised the 

burden estimates associated with some 

of the CDX registration and identity 

proofing activities. The Agency believes 

that these revised burden estimates 

more accurately reflect the resources 

spent by respondents conducting 

electronic reporting activities under 

CROMERR. Note that the decrease in 

respondent burden described above was 

offset by an almost two-fold increase in 

the number of respondents that report to 

state, tribal, and local electronic 

document receiving systems. In 

developing this ICR, EPA revised the 

approach used to estimate the number 

of these reporters. The revised approach 

uses shared CROMERR services solution 

data to supplement estimates obtained 

based on analysis of respondent 

universe growth rates in EPA program 

ICRs, which was the previous approach 

used to estimate number of reporters. 

The overall change in respondent 

burden is considered an ‘‘adjustment,’’ 

because it results from changes in the 

respondent universe and hourly burden 

estimates used in the development of 

the ICR. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13950 Filed 6–29–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2006–0408; FRL–10025–72– 

OMS] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; EPA’s 

WaterSense Program (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

EPA’s WaterSense Program (EPA ICR 

Number 2233.08, OMB Control Number 

2040–0272) 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 June 30, 

2021. Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

February 24, 2021 during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. A fuller description of the 

ICR is given below, including its 

estimated burden and cost to the public. 

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: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before July 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2006–0408 online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), 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 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

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: 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. 

Abstract: WaterSense is a voluntary 

program designed to promote use of 

water-efficient products and services via 

a common label. The label provides an 

incentive for manufacturers and 

builders to design, produce, and market 

water-efficient products and homes. 

Data collected under this ICR will assist 

WaterSense in demonstrating results 

and carrying out evaluation efforts to 

ensure continual program improvement. 

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. 

As a terms of clearance for the 

previous ICR, EPA was required to 

address comments on an April 2020 

Federal Register notice (85 FR 20268) 

that sought input on whether and how 

the program could better understand 

and collect information on consumer 

satisfaction with labeled products. As 

summarized in the supporting 

statement, there was no support for 

conducting a survey or study on 

consumer satisfaction for use in future 

product reviews. There was, however, 

support for a general survey to provide 

information to improve awareness of the 

WaterSense label, which is covered 

under this ICR. 

Form Numbers 

• Partnership Agreements: Builders 

6100–19; Licensed Certification 

Providers 6100–20; Manufacturers 

6100–13; Professional Certifying 

Organizations 6100–07; Promotional 

partners 6100–06; Retailers/ 

distributors 6100–12 


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• Application for Professional 

Certifying Organization Approval 

6100–X3 

• Annual Reporting Forms: Builders 

6100–09; Professional Certifying 

Organizations 6100–09; Promotional 

partners 6100–09 

• Annual Reporting Forms—Online and 

Hard-copy Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) Forms: Plumbing 

Manufacturers 6100–09; Nonplumbing Manufacturers 6100–09; 

Retailers/Distributors 6100–09 

• Provider Quarterly Reporting Form 

6100–09 

• Award Application Forms: 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 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: 

2,561 (total). 

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: 3,212 hours 

per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $293,189 per 

year, includes $905 annualized 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is no 

change in burden compared with the 

ICR currently approved by OMB. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13946 Filed 6–29–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–10025–40–OP] 

Request for Nominations for the 

Science Advisory Board; PFAS Review 

Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office requests public 

nominations of scientific experts to form 

a Panel to review draft EPA documents 

that are being developed to support 

EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water 

Rulemaking for per- and polyfluoroalkyl 

substances (PFAS). These draft 

documents will describe EPA’s prepared 

analyses of health effects data that will 

inform the derivation of proposed 

Maximum Contaminant Level Goals for 

perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) 

and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). 

Additionally, the documents will 

include elements from EPA’s 

assessment of the health risk reduction 

benefits of potential reductions in 

drinking water concentrations of PFOA 

and PFOS for targeted health endpoints. 

The documents will also include a 

framework for estimating health risks 

associated with PFAS mixtures. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by July 21, 2021 per the 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this notice and 

request for nominations may contact Dr. 

Suhair Shallal, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory 

Board via telephone/voice mail (202) 

564–2057, or email at shallal.suhair@

epa.gov. General information 

concerning the EPA SAB can be found 

at the EPA SAB website at http://

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 

4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory 

Committee that provides independent 

scientific and technical peer review, 

advice, and recommendations to the 

EPA Administrator on the technical 

basis for EPA actions. As a Federal 

Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts 

business in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. app. 2) and related regulations. 

The SAB Staff Office is forming an 

expert panel, the SAB PFAS Review 

Panel, under the auspices of the 

Chartered SAB. The SAB PFAS Review 

Panel will provide advice through the 

chartered SAB. The SAB and the SAB 

PFAS Review Panel will comply with 

the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 

policies. 

The SAB PFAS Review Panel will 

conduct the review of draft EPA 

documents that are being developed to 

support EPA’s National Primary 

Drinking Water Rulemaking for per- and 

polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 

prepared by the EPA’s Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW) 

and Office of Science and Technology 

(OST). 

EPA has made final determinations to 

regulate two contaminants, 

perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) 

and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). EPA 

is currently moving forward to 

implement the national primary 

drinking water regulation development 

process for PFAS. The Regulatory 

Determinations outline avenues that the 

agency is considering to further evaluate 

additional PFAS chemicals and provide 

flexibility for the agency to consider 

groups of PFAS as supported by the best 

available science. 

Request for Nominations: The SAB 

Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

nationally and internationally 

recognized scientists with demonstrated 

expertise in the following disciplines: 

Toxicology, specifically: Reproductive/ 

developmental, hepatic, immunology 

and neurotoxicology; epidemiology with 

expertise in: Immunology, 

endocrinology, reproductive/ 

developmental and cardiology; 

physiologically-based pharmacokinetic 

(PBPK) modeling; physician/clinician 

with a focus on cardiology; risk 

assessment; toxicity of chemical 

mixtures; economist with expertise in 

health related benefit cost analysis and 

valuing avoided adverse health 

outcomes; dose response relationships 

in economic models. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate qualified 

individuals in the areas of expertise 

described above for possible service on 

the SAB Panel. Individuals may selfnominate. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format 

(preferred) following the instructions for 

‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels 

and Ad Hoc Committees Being 


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