80_FR_51969 80 FR 51804 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring in Public Water Systems (UCMR 3) (Renewal)

80 FR 51804 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring in Public Water Systems (UCMR 3) (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 165 (August 26, 2015)

Page Range51804-51805
FR Document2015-21136

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring in Public Water Systems (UCMR 3)'' (EPA ICR No. 2192.06, OMB Control No. 2040-0270) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 17042) on March 31, 2015, during a 60-day comment period. No public comments were received relating to the UCMR 3 ICR Renewal. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given in this notice, 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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51804-51805]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21136]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0090; FRL 9932-01-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring in Public 
Water Systems (UCMR 3) (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted 
an information collection request (ICR), ``Unregulated Contaminant 
Monitoring in Public Water Systems (UCMR 3)'' (EPA ICR No. 2192.06, OMB 
Control No. 2040-0270) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through August 31, 2015. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 17042) on 
March 31, 2015, during a 60-day comment period. No public comments were 
received relating to the UCMR 3 ICR Renewal. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR 
is given in this notice, 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 September 25, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2009-0090, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda D. Parris, Standards and Risk 
Management Division (SRMD), Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water 
(OGWDW) (MS 140), Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin 
Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: (513) 569-
7961; or email address: [email protected].

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,

[[Page 51805]]

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: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended in 1996, 
requires EPA to establish criteria for a program to monitor not more 
than 30 unregulated contaminants every five years. Information 
collected under the program supports Agency decision making regarding 
whether or not to regulate particular contaminants in drinking water. 
UCMR 3 addresses the third group of 30 contaminants and was published 
in the Federal Register on May 2, 2012.
    UCMR 3 ``Assessment Monitoring'' began in January 2013 and 
continues through December 2015 for all large systems (those systems 
serving 10,001 to 100,000 people) and very large systems (those systems 
serving more than 100,000 people), and for a nationally representative 
sample of 800 small public water systems (PWSs) (those serving 10,000 
or fewer people). The ``Screening Survey'' began in January 2013 and 
continues through December 2015 for all very large systems, 320 
randomly-selected large systems, and 480 randomly selected small 
systems. ``Pre-Screen Testing'' began in January 2013 and continues 
through December 2015 for a sample of 800 very small (systems serving 
1,000 or fewer people) undisinfected ground water systems.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Public Water Systems (PWSs) and 
States, territories and tribes with primacy to administer the 
regulatory program for PWSs under SDWA.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. The information 
collection is carried out per Section 1445(a) of SDWA.
    Estimated number of respondents: There are approximately 6,351 
respondents to UCMR 3, including approximately 2,098 PWSs that will 
monitor during the ICR years of 2015-2017, and 56 states and primacy 
agents.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 17,902 hours per year. Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $7,449,927 per year, including $6,546,967 in 
non-labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 22,765 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the existing ICR. 
This decrease is an adjustment to estimates due to the reduced number 
of PWSs that have to monitor during the ICR period of 2015-2017.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-21136 Filed 8-25-15; 8:45 am]
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51804 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 165 / Wednesday, August 26, 2015 / Notices located at 2777 S. Crystal Drive, only one representative of an ‘‘Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Arlington, VA 16202. organization or group will be allowed to in Public Water Systems (UCMR 3)’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: speak. If time permits, multiple (EPA ICR No. 2192.06, OMB Control No. Questions or correspondence representatives from the same 2040–0270) to the Office of Management concerning the meeting should be organization can provide comment at and Budget (OMB) for review and directed to Jasmin Muriel, U.S. the end of the session. In addition, those approval in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency, by who did not sign up in advance to give Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44 mail at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., public comment can sign up on site. U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed (MC1601A), Washington, DC 20460; by The suggested format for written public extension of the ICR, which is currently telephone at 202–564–4287; via email at comments is as follows: Name of approved through August 31, 2015. Muriel.Jasmin@epa.gov; or by fax at Speaker; Name of Organization/ Public comments were previously 202–564–1624. Additional information Community; City and State; Email requested via the Federal Register (80 about the NEJAC is available at: address; and a brief description of the FR 17042) on March 31, 2015, during a www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ concern and what you want the NEJAC 60-day comment period. No public nejac. to advise EPA to do. Written comments comments were received relating to the Registration is required for all received by Midnight, Eastern Standard UCMR 3 ICR Renewal. This notice participants. Pre-registration by Time, on Monday, August 31, 2015, will allows for an additional 30 days for Midnight, Eastern Standard Time, on be included in the materials distributed public comments. A fuller description Monday, August 31, 2015, for all to the members of the NEJAC. Written of the ICR is given in this notice, attendees is highly recommended. comments received after that date and including its estimated burden and cost Because this NEJAC meeting will be time will be provided to the NEJAC as to the public. An Agency may not held in government space, we strongly time allows. All information should be conduct or sponsor and a person is not encourage you to register early. Space sent to the mailing address, email required to respond to a collection of limitations may not allow us to address, or fax number listed in the FOR information unless it displays a accommodate everyone who is FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section currently valid OMB control number. interested in attending. Priority above. DATES: Additional comments may be admission will be given to pre- B. Information about Services for submitted on or before September 25, registered participants. To register, visit Individuals with Disabilities: For 2015. http://nejac-sept-2015- information about access or services for ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, arlington.eventbrite.com. Please state individuals with disabilities, please referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– whether you would like to be put on the contact Jasmin Muriel, at (202) 564– OW–2009–0090, to (1) EPA online using list to provide oral public comment. 4287 or via email at Muriel.Jasmin@ www.regulations.gov (our preferred Please specify whether you are EPA.gov. To request special method), by email to OW-Docket@ submitting written comments before the accommodations for a disability, please epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Midnight, Monday, August 31, 2015, contact Ms. Muriel at least four working Center, Environmental Protection deadline. Non-English speaking days prior to the meeting, to give EPA Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 attendees wishing to arrange for a sufficient time to process your request. Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, foreign language interpreter may make All requests should be sent to the DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to appropriate arrangements in writing address, email, or phone/fax number oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address using the above telephone number. listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CONTACT section above. EPA’s policy is that all comments Charter of the NEJAC states that the Dated: August 18, 2015. received will be included in the public advisory committee shall provide Matthew Tejada, docket without change including any independent advice to the EPA personal information provided, unless Designated Federal Officer, National Administrator about areas that may Environmental Justice Advisory Council. the comment includes profanity, threats, include, among other things, ‘‘advice information claimed to be Confidential [FR Doc. 2015–21212 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am] about broad, cross-cutting issues related Business Information (CBI) or other BILLING CODE 6560–50–P to environmental justice, including information whose disclosure is environment-related strategic, scientific, restricted by statute. technological, regulatory, and economic ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: issues related to environmental justice.’’ AGENCY Brenda D. Parris, Standards and Risk The meeting shall be used to discuss Management Division (SRMD), Office of and receive comments about the nexus [EPA–HQ–OW–2009–0090; FRL 9932–01– Ground Water and Drinking Water between sustainability and OEI] (OGWDW) (MS 140), Environmental environmental justice. Specifically, the Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Information Collection Request Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH NEJAC will discuss these primary areas: Submitted to OMB for Review and (1) Dialogue about Civil Rights, (2) 45268; telephone number: (513) 569– Approval; Comment Request; 7961; or email address: parris.brenda@ NEJAC Charge on improving Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring environmental outcomes through epa.gov. in Public Water Systems (UCMR 3) monitoring, (3) Update on the Clean SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (Renewal) Power Plan, (4) NEJAC Charge on Youth Supporting documents which explain in rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Perspectives on Climate Change. AGENCY: Environmental Protection detail the information that the EPA will A. Public Comment: Individuals or Agency (EPA). be collecting are available in the public groups making oral presentations during ACTION: Notice. docket for this ICR. The docket can be the public comment periods will be viewed online at www.regulations.gov limited to a total time of seven minutes. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental or in person at the EPA Docket Center, To accommodate the large number of Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 people who want to address the NEJAC, an information collection request (ICR), Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Aug 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 165 / Wednesday, August 26, 2015 / Notices 51805 DC. The telephone number for the monitor during the ICR period of 2015– the comment includes profanity, threats, Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 2017. information claimed to be Confidential additional information about EPA’s Business Information (CBI) or other Courtney Kerwin, public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ information whose disclosure is Acting Director, Collection Strategies dockets. restricted by statute. Division. Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act [FR Doc. 2015–21136 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (SDWA), as amended in 1996, requires Kevin Roland, Drinking Water BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EPA to establish criteria for a program Protection Division, Office of Ground to monitor not more than 30 Water and Drinking Water, (4606M), unregulated contaminants every five ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 years. Information collected under the AGENCY Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, program supports Agency decision DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– making regarding whether or not to [EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0442; FRL 9932–00– 4588: fax number: 202–564–3755; email regulate particular contaminants in OEI] address: roland.kevin@epa.gov. drinking water. UCMR 3 addresses the Information Collection Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: third group of 30 contaminants and was Submitted to OMB for Review and Supporting documents which explain in published in the Federal Register on Approval; Comment Request; detail the information that the EPA will May 2, 2012. Microbial Rules (Renewal) be collecting are available in the public UCMR 3 ‘‘Assessment Monitoring’’ docket for this ICR. The docket can be began in January 2013 and continues AGENCY: Environmental Protection viewed online at www.regulations.gov through December 2015 for all large Agency (EPA). or in person at the EPA Docket Center, systems (those systems serving 10,001 to ACTION: Notice. WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 100,000 people) and very large systems Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, (those systems serving more than SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental DC. The telephone number for the 100,000 people), and for a nationally Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For representative sample of 800 small an information collection request (ICR) additional information about EPA’s public water systems (PWSs) (those for the Microbial Rules (EPA ICR No. public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ serving 10,000 or fewer people). The 1895.09, OMB Control No. 2040–0205) dockets. ‘‘Screening Survey’’ began in January to the Office of Management and Budget Abstract: The Microbial Rules 2013 and continues through December (OMB) for review and approval in Renewal ICR examines public water 2015 for all very large systems, 320 accordance with the Paperwork system, air carrier and primacy agency randomly-selected large systems, and Reduction Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et burden and costs for recordkeeping and 480 randomly selected small systems. seq.). This is a proposed extension of reporting requirements in support of the ‘‘Pre-Screen Testing’’ began in January the ICR, which is currently approved microbial drinking water regulations. 2013 and continues through December through August 31, 2015. Public These recordkeeping and reporting 2015 for a sample of 800 very small comments were previously requested requirements are mandatory for (systems serving 1,000 or fewer people) via the Federal Register (80 FR 17040) compliance with 40 CFR parts 141 and undisinfected ground water systems. on March 31, 2015, during a 60-day 142. The following microbial comment period. This notice allows for Form Numbers: None. regulations are included: the Surface an additional 30 days for public Respondents/affected entities: Public Water Treatment Rule (SWTR), the Total comments. A fuller description of the Water Systems (PWSs) and States, Coliform Rule (TCR), the Revised Total ICR is provided in this renewal notice, territories and tribes with primacy to Coliform Rule (RTCR), the Interim including its estimated burden and cost administer the regulatory program for Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule to the public. An Agency may not PWSs under SDWA. (IESWTR), the Filter Backwash conduct or sponsor and a person is not Respondent’s obligation to respond: Recycling Rule (FBRR), the Long Term required to respond to a collection of Mandatory. The information collection 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment information unless it displays a is carried out per Section 1445(a) of Rule (LT1ESWTR), the Long Term 2 currently valid OMB control number. SDWA. Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule DATES: Additional comments may be (LT2ESWTR), the Ground Water Rule Estimated number of respondents: submitted on or before September 25, There are approximately 6,351 (GWR) and the Aircraft Drinking Water 2015. Rule (ADWR). Future microbial-related respondents to UCMR 3, including ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, rulemakings will be added to this approximately 2,098 PWSs that will monitor during the ICR years of 2015– referencing Docket ID Number EPA– consolidated ICR after the regulations 2017, and 56 states and primacy agents. HQ–OW–2011–0442, to (1) EPA online are promulgated and the initial, rule- using www.regulations.gov (our specific, ICRs are due to expire. Frequency of response: On occasion. preferred method), by email to OW- Form Numbers: None. Total estimated burden: 17,902 hours Docket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA Respondents/affected entities: Entities per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR Docket Center, Environmental potentially affected by this action are 1320.03(b). Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, public water systems, air carriers and Total estimated cost: $7,449,927 per 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., primacy agencies. year, including $6,546,967 in non-labor Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via Respondent’s obligation to respond: rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES costs. email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR Changes in the Estimates: There is a Address comments to OMB Desk Officer parts 141 and 142. decrease of 22,765 hours in the total for EPA. Estimated number of respondents: estimated respondent burden compared EPA’s policy is that all comments 149,864 (total). with the existing ICR. This decrease is received will be included in the public Frequency of response: Varies by an adjustment to estimates due to the docket without change including any requirement (i.e., on occasion, monthly, reduced number of PWSs that have to personal information provided, unless quarterly, semi-annually and annually). VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Aug 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesAdditional comments may be submitted on or before September 25, 2015.
ContactBrenda D. Parris, Standards and Risk Management Division (SRMD), Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW) (MS 140), Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: (513) 569-
FR Citation80 FR 51804 
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