[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 126 (Thursday, July 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31730-31732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15683]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[Docket ID Numbers EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0280; FRL-8925-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on
Proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) for Annual Public Water
Systems Compliance Report
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the
following existing, approved, continuing Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the purpose of
renewing the ICRs. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
information collections as described below in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier service. Follow the detailed instructions
as provided under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, section A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The contact individual for the ICR is
listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, section II.C.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
1. Docket Access Instructions
EPA has established a public docket for the ICRs listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, section II.B. The docket is available for
online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at
the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC),
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue, 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 Enforcement and Compliance
Docket and Information Center (ECDIC) docket is (202) 566-1752.
Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. When
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.
2. Instructions for submitting comments. Submit your comments by one of
the following methods:
1. Electronic Submission: Access http://www.regulations.gov and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: [email protected].
3. Fax: (202) 566-1511.
4. Mail: Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center
(ECDIC), Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Mailcode: 2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
5. Hand Delivery: Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information
Center (ECDIC), Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Deliveries are
only accepted
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during the Docket Center's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Direct your comments to the specific docket listed in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, section II.B, and reference the OMB Control Number for the
ICR. It is EPA's policy that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
B. What Information is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA), EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burdens
of the proposed collections of information.
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
(4) Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
or electronic collection technologies or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
C. What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
II. ICR To Be Renewed
A. For All ICR
The Agency computed the burden for each of the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements applicable to the industry for the currently
approved ICR listed in this notice. Where applicable, the Agency
identified specific tasks and made assumptions, while being consistent
with the concept of the PRA.
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 to; 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.
The listed ICR addresses Safe Drinking Water Act information
collection requirements which have mandatory reporting requirements.
The requirements are mandated under Section 1414(c)(3)(A) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information, unless the Agency displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations under Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations are
published in the Federal Register, or on the related collection
instrument or form. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA
regulations is consolidated at 40 CFR part 9.
B. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit a
continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB):
(1) Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0280.
Title: Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report.
ICR Number: EPA ICR Number 1812.04, OMB Control Number 2020-0020.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2008.
C. Contact Individuals for ICR
(1) Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report; Joyce Chandler
of the Office of Compliance at (202) 564-7073; or via E-mail to:
[email protected]; EPA ICR Number 1812.04; OMB Control Number
2020-0020; expiration date June 30, 2008.
D. Information for Individual ICR
(1) Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report; Docket ID Number
EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0280, EPA ICR Number 1812.04; OMB Control Number 2020-
0020; expiration date June 30, 2008.
Affected Entities: Fifty-six states (including Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and Navajo Nation) currently have primary enforcement
authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The State of Wyoming and
the District of Columbia neither currently have primary enforcement
authority nor are currently seeking primary authority, so the number of
56 states is unlikely to change during the next three years.
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Abstract: Section 1414(c)(3)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act
requires that each state (a term that includes states, commonwealths
and territories) that has primary enforcement authority under the Act
shall prepare, make readily available to the public, and submit to the
Administrator of EPA, an annual report of violations of national
primary drinking water regulations in the State. These Annual State
Public Water System Compliance Reports are to include violations of
maximum contaminant levels, treatment requirements, variances and
exemptions, and monitoring requirements determined to be significant by
the Administrator after consultation with the states. To minimize a
state's burden in preparing its annual statutorily-required report, EPA
issued guidance that explains what Section 1414(c)(3)(A) requires and
provides model language and reporting templates. EPA also annually
makes available to the states a computer query that generates for each
state (from information states are already separately required to
submit to EPA's national database on a quarterly basis) the required
violations information in a table consistent with the reporting
template in EPA's guidance.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
states, tribes, and territories that have primary enforcement authority
and meet the definition of ``state'' under the Safe Drinking Water Act
(Act).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,480 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $280,000. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $280,000 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 80 hours in the
total estimated hour burden currently identified in the OMB inventory
of Approved ICR Burden. This is due to the fact that the number of
respondents included in the current approved ICR incorrectly counted
the burden of the District of Columbia as a respondent, when that
burden is done by EPA, not the District of Columbia. The hour burden
for each respondent is estimated as 80 hours.
EPA will consider any comments received and may amend any of the
above ICR, as appropriate. Then the final ICR packages will be
submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At
that time, EPA will issue one Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR(s) to OMB and
the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about any of the above or the approval process, please
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: June 23, 2009.
Lisa C. Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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