Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 198 / Monday, October 16, 2017 / Notices 48077 

recordkeeping necessary for the EPA to 

ensure compliance with federal 

standards for VOC in architectural 

coatings. Respondents are 

manufacturers, distributors, and 

importers of architectural coatings. 

Responses to the collection are 

mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, 

subpart D—National Volatile Organic 

Compound Emission Standards for 

Architectural Coatings. All information 

submitted to the EPA for which a claim 

of confidentiality is made will be 

safeguarded according to the agency 

policies set forth in 40 CFR part 2, 

subpart B—Confidentiality of Business 

Information. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action as 

respondents are manufacturers, 

distributors, or importers of 

architectural and industrial 

maintenance coatings and coating 

components for sale or distribution in 

the United States, including the District 

of Columbia and all United States 

territories. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, 

subpart D—National Volatile Organic 

Compound Emission Standards for 

Architectural Coatings. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

500 (total). 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 14,436 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $1,377,634 (per 

year). There are no annualized capital or 

operation and maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: This notice 

reflects differences in the total estimated 

respondent burden compared with the 

ICR currently approved by OMB. 

Specifically, the total estimated 

respondent burden hours have changed 

from 14,661 to 14,436 and the total 

estimated respondent burden cost has 

changed from $1,261,526 to $1,377,634, 

which is a reflection of a mathematical 

error that was identified during the 

development of this renewal. The 

individual elements that are compiled 

to reflect total respondent burden hours 

and cost have not changed since the last 

renewal, we’re only correcting the math 

error for the total estimated burden. 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Panagiotis Tsirigotis, 

Director, Sector Policies and Programs 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22330 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ -OW–2002–0011; FRL–9969–53– 

OW] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Laboratory Quality Assurance 

Evaluation Program for Analysis of 

Cryptosporidium Under the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Laboratory Quality Assurance 

Evaluation Program for Analysis of 

Cryptosporidium Under the Safe 

Drinking Water Act’’ (EPA ICR No. 

2067.06, OMB Control No. 2040–0246) 

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 request as described below. 

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 

which is currently approved through 

March 31, 2018. 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 December 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2002–0011, 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: Dan 

Hautman, Technical Support Center 

(TSC), Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water, (MC–140), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 26 

West Martin Luther King Drive, 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45268; telephone 

number: 513–569–7274; fax number: 

513–569–7191; email address: 

Hautman.dan@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 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: Under the Long Term 2 

Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 

(LT2ESWTR), EPA requires public water 

systems (PWSs) to use approved 

laboratories when conducting 

Cryptosporidium monitoring. The Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 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 the following Federal 

Register notices: 78 FR 54643 

(September 5, 2013), 74 FR 8529 

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

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

2002). 


ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
48078 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 198 / Monday, October 16, 2017 / Notices 

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’’ 

https://www.epa.gov/dwlabcert/ 

supplement-2-fifth-edition-manualcertification-laboratories-analyzingdrinking-water; and (2) uses auditors 

that have passed EPA’s 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, and resources-permitting, 

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, EPA 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. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Interested states and laboratories. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 43 

labs and 20 states/territories. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Total estimated burden: 3,741 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $669,490, 

includes $332,891 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is 

decrease of 1,731 hours and $134,284 in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. This decrease is due 

to a reduced number of laboratories (45 

to 43), re-evaluation of hours for tasks, 

and an improved demonstration of 

capability by the laboratories. 

Dated: October 4, 2017. 

Peter Grevatt, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22350 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2017–6011] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comments Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (EXIM), as a 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. 

Our customers will be able to submit 

this form on paper or electronically. 

This form is used by insurance brokers 

to register with Export-Import Bank. It 

provides EXIM staff with the 

information necessary to make a 

determination of the eligibility of the 

broker to receive commission payments 

under Export-Import Bank’s credit 

insurance programs. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 15, 2017 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

www.regulations.gov or by mail to Mia 

Johnson, Export-Import Bank of the 

United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20571. Form can be 

viewed at https://www.exim.gov/sites/ 

default/files/pub/pending/eib92-79.pdf. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and Form Number: EIB 92–79 

Broker Registration Form. 

Form Title: EIB 92–79 Broker 

Registration Form. 

OMB Number: 3048–0024. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Need and Use: This form is used by 

insurance brokers to register with 

Export Import Bank. The form provides 

Export Import Bank staff with the 

information necessary to make a 

determination of the eligibility of the 

broker to receive commission payments 

under Export Import Bank’s credit 

insurance programs. 

Affected Public: This form affects 

entities engaged in brokering export 

credit insurance policies. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 50. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Frequency of Reporting or Use: Once 

every three years. 

Government Expenses: 

Review Time per Response: 2 hours. 

Reviewing Time per Year: 100 hours. 

Average Wages per Hour: $42.50. 

Average Cost per Year: $4,250. 

Benefits and Overhead: 20%. 

Total Government Cost: $5,100. 

Bassam Doughman, 

IT Specialist. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22297 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2017–6010] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (EXIM), as a 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. 

The collection provides EXIM staff 

with the information necessary to 

monitor the borrower’s payments for 

exported goods covered under its short 

and medium-term export credit 

insurance policies. It also alerts EXIM 

staff of defaults, so they can manage the 

portfolio in an informed manner. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 15, 2017 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

www.regulations.gov or by mail to Mia 

Johnson, Export-Import Bank of the 


ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES