[Federal Register: October 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 202)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0454; FRL-8232-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Community Water System Survey
2006; EPA ICR No. 2232.01; OMB Control No. 2040--New
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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 for a new
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 November 20,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2006-0454, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to OW--OW-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to
Water Docket, EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 4101T, 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: Brian Rourke, Standards and Risk
Management Division (Mailcode 4607M), Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-5241; fax number
202-564-3760; e-mail address: rourke.brian@epa.gov.
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 June 1, 2006 71 FR 31176-31177), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received 2 comments during
the comment period, which are addressed in the ICR. 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-2006-0454, 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 B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2422.
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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, 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: Community Water System Survey 2006.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2232.01, OMB Control No. 2040--new.
ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
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: Last conducted in 2001, the Community Water System Survey
is conducted about every 5 years to gather information on the operating
and financial characteristics of a nationally representative sample of
community water systems. The agency uses the data provided by this
survey to meet its Regulatory Impact Analysis obligations under EO
12866 and its obligations to assess and mitigate regulatory impacts on
small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. Also, under Section
1412(b)(3)(C) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Agency must prepare a
Health Risk Reduction and Cost Analysis for any proposed National
Primary Drinking Water Regulation. Through this survey EPA seeks to
gather information on community drinking water system finances, as well
as infrastructure characteristics that bear on both present costs and
future cost impacts, including current treatment, storage and
distribution system configurations, to help inform the Agency's
determination of baseline conditions for effective economic analysis.
In addition, the survey will provide a limited amount of information to
help the agency better conduct its outreach efforts to assist the
regulated community and gauge the effectiveness of current program
initiatives in the area of water security. This is a one-time
collection effort. Responses are voluntary and are not required in
order to obtain or retain any benefit. The Agency does not intend to
share or make public the names or identities of survey participants.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one
to five hours per response, depending on the size of the water system
sampled. 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Investor-owned water systems (SIC
4941) and publicly owned water systems (SIC 9511).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,692.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,060 (respondents); 300
(States).
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $191,693 (respondents); $10,830
(States), includes $0 annualized capital or O&M costs.
Dated: October 11, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E6-17446 Filed 10-18-06; 8:45 am]
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