[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2536-2537]
[FR Doc No: 2010-748]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0408; FRL-9103-8]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's WaterSense Program
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2233.04, OMB Control No. 2040-0272

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 16,
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2006-0408 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara O'Hare, OW, WaterSense Program
(MC 4204M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
202-501-2396; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On July 28, 2009 (74 FR 37212), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0408, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>,
and the telephone number for the Water Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: EPA's WaterSense Program (Renewal)
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2233.04, OMB Control No. 2040-0272.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2010.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: WaterSense is a voluntary program designed to create
self-sustaining markets for water-efficient products and services via a
common label. The program provides incentives for manufacturers to
design, produce, and market water-efficient products. In addition, the
program provides incentives for certified professionals (e.g. certified
irrigation auditors, designers, or installation and maintenance
professionals) to deliver water-efficient services. The program also
encourages consumers and commercial and institutional purchasers of
water-using products and systems to choose water-efficient products and
engage in 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 the WaterSense program in demonstrating results and evaluating
program effectiveness to ensure continual program improvement. In
addition, data will help EPA monitor market penetration and inform
future product categories and specifications.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 19
hours per response for organizational partners, who are not
manufacturers and who are not applying for an award. The average burden
is 35 hours for manufacturing partners who must also complete New
Certified Product Notification Forms.

Award applicants are estimated to spend an additional 20 hours on
average to complete the awards application. Burden means the total
time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a
Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing
information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously
applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 357 state and local government;
1,319 private sector organizations, and 668 individuals per year.
    Frequency of Response: Varies.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 21,250 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $3,369,814, this includes $1,793,181
in operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The WaterSense program has been modified
and expanded since the original ICR was approved. The program is
expanding in the number of products certified, new partners joining and
reporting, and the addition of the New Homes portion of the program.
Despite this expansion, the overall burden estimate for this collection
is 28,830 hours lower than the current ICR because EPA also has a
better understanding of how long it actually takes partners to complete
program forms now that the program is underway. Operation and
maintenance cost estimates have risen substantially however, since
product testing by certifying bodies was found to be more expensive
than previously estimated and many more products are expected to
undergo this testing in the next three years.

    Dated: January 4, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-748 Filed 1-14-10; 8:45 am]
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