Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0408-0136
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: EPA's WaterSense Program (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2021-06-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34743-34744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13946]

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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.

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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; Non-
plumbing 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]
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