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OMB Control No: 2040-0246	ICR Reference No: 201801-2040-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201401-2040-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2067.06
Title: Laboratory Quality Assurance Evalution Program for Analysis of Cryptosporidum Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/22/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/31/2018
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2021	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2018
Responses	258	0	65
Time Burden (Hours)	3,741	0	5,472
Cost Burden (Dollars)	332,891	0	295,056

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	258	65	193
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,741	5,472	-1,731
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	332,891	295,056	37,835

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This decrease in burden 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. The O&M cost increase is due to higher prices for lab reagents and supplies, increased state fees for laboratory audits and costs associated with proficiency tests (PTs).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $564,132

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Stephanie Flaharty 202 564-5072 flaharty.stephanie@epa.gov