80 FR 80766 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund Program
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)
| Page Range | 80766-80766 | |
| FR Document | 2015-32614 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 80766] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32614] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0059; FRL 9940-52-OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund Program AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund Program'' (EPA ICR No. 1803.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0185) 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 December 31, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 57605) on September 24, 2015, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given in this renewal 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 January 27, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ- OW-2002-0059, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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 oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 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: Nick Chamberlain, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, 4606M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-1871; email address: Chamberlain.Nick@epa.gov. 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, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit www.epa.gov/dockets. Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-182) authorized the creation of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF; the Fund) program in each state and Puerto Rico to assist public water systems to finance the costs of infrastructure needed to achieve or maintain compliance with SDWA requirements and to protect public health. Section 1452 authorizes the Administrator of the EPA to award capitalization grants to the states and Puerto Rico which, in turn, provide low-cost loans and other types of assistance to eligible drinking water systems. States can also reserve a portion of their grants to conduct various set-aside activities. The information collection activities will occur primarily at the program level through the (1) Capitalization Grant Application and Agreement/State Intended Use Plan; (2) Biennial Report; (3) Annual Audit; (4) Assistance Application Review; and (5) DWSRF National Information Management System and the Projects & Benefits Reporting System. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities affected by this action are states and local governments. Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit per the Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1452(g)(1). Estimated number of respondents: 1,035 (total). Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., quarterly, semi-annually and annually). Total estimated burden: 88,881 hours (average per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $4,884,591 (average per year), which is solely for labor cost. Changes in the Estimates: There is a net decrease of 180,916 hours in annual respondent burden hours from the previous ICR. This is partially attributable to the previous ICR's inclusion of burden hours from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) signed by the President on February 17, 2009. ARRA's additional $2 billion in funding for assistance agreements resulted in approximately twice the normal number of applications for assistance in 2009. There is also a net decrease in local respondent burden hours from the previous ICR, which included application preparation and submission burden hours for localities. This is a state need/requirement, not federal, and thus it is excluded from this ICR. Some of the decrease is offset by this ICR's inclusion of local burden for public awareness activities. Courtney Kerwin, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2015-32614 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Respondent’s obligation to respond: comment period. This notice allows for capitalization grants to the states and
Mandatory per Clean Water Act (CWA) an additional 30 days for public Puerto Rico which, in turn, provide low-
section 402. comments. A fuller description of the cost loans and other types of assistance
Estimated number of respondents: ICR is given in this renewal notice, to eligible drinking water systems.
532,523 (total). including its estimated burden and cost States can also reserve a portion of their
Frequency of response: Varies by to the public. An Agency may not grants to conduct various set-aside
requirement from daily to annually or conduct or sponsor and a person is not activities. The information collection
on occasion. required to respond to a collection of activities will occur primarily at the
Total estimated burden: 21,041,107 information unless it displays a program level through the (1)
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 currently valid OMB control number.
Capitalization Grant Application and
CFR 1320.03(b). DATES: Additional comments may be Agreement/State Intended Use Plan; (2)
Total estimated cost: $121,797,877 submitted on or before January 27, 2016. Biennial Report; (3) Annual Audit; (4)
(per year), includes $20,234,453 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Assistance Application Review; and (5)
annualized capital or operation & referencing Docket ID Number EPA– DWSRF National Information
maintenance costs. HQ–OW–2002–0059, to (1) EPA online
Changes in the Estimates: There is a Management System and the Projects &
using www.regulations.gov (our
decrease of 283,634 hours in the total Benefits Reporting System.
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA
estimated respondent burden compared Docket Center, Environmental Form Numbers: None.
with the ICR currently approved by Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, Respondents/affected entities: Entities
OMB. Adjustments to the burden 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., affected by this action are states and
estimates include: The addition of the Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via local governments.
burden associated with the airport email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
deicing category; changes in the burden Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Respondent’s obligation to respond:
associated with agency actions related for EPA. Required to obtain or retain a benefit per
to changes in the VGP; addition of EPA’s policy is that all comments the Safe Drinking Water Act Section
burden associated with the issuance of received will be included in the public 1452(g)(1).
the small vessels general permit (sVGP); docket without change including any Estimated number of respondents:
and changes in the estimated burden personal information provided, unless 1,035 (total).
associated with revised estimates of the comment includes profanity, threats,
Frequency of response: Varies by
number of respondents. information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other requirement (i.e., quarterly, semi-
Courtney Kerwin, information whose disclosure is annually and annually).
Acting Director, Collection Strategies restricted by statute. Total estimated burden: 88,881 hours
Division. (average per year). Burden is defined at
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick
[FR Doc. 2015–32610 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Chamberlain, Drinking Water Protection
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Division, Office of Ground Water and Total estimated cost: $4,884,591
Drinking Water, 4606M, Environmental (average per year), which is solely for
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania labor cost.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
AGENCY telephone number: 202–564–1871; Changes in the Estimates: There is a
[EPA–HQ–OW–2002–0059; FRL 9940–52– email address: Chamberlain.Nick@ net decrease of 180,916 hours in annual
OEI] epa.gov. respondent burden hours from the
previous ICR. This is partially
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request attributable to the previous ICR’s
Submitted to OMB for Review and Supporting documents which explain in inclusion of burden hours from the
Approval; Comment Request; Safe detail the information that the EPA will
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Drinking Water Act State Revolving be collecting are available in the public
Act (ARRA) signed by the President on
Fund Program docket for this ICR. The docket can be
February 17, 2009. ARRA’s additional
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
AGENCY: Environmental Protection or in person at the EPA Docket Center, $2 billion in funding for assistance
Agency (EPA). WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 agreements resulted in approximately
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, twice the normal number of
ACTION: Notice.
DC. The telephone number for the applications for assistance in 2009.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For There is also a net decrease in local
Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted additional information about EPA’s respondent burden hours from the
an information collection request (ICR), public docket, visit www.epa.gov/ previous ICR, which included
‘‘Safe Drinking Water Act State dockets. application preparation and submission
Revolving Fund Program’’ (EPA ICR No. Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act burden hours for localities. This is a
1803.07, OMB Control No. 2040–0185) (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 (Pub. L. state need/requirement, not federal, and
to the Office of Management and Budget 104–182) authorized the creation of the thus it is excluded from this ICR. Some
(OMB) for review and approval in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund of the decrease is offset by this ICR’s
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accordance with the Paperwork (DWSRF; the Fund) program in each inclusion of local burden for public
Reduction Act (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et state and Puerto Rico to assist public awareness activities.
seq.). This is a proposed extension of water systems to finance the costs of
the ICR, which is currently approved infrastructure needed to achieve or Courtney Kerwin,
through December 31, 2015. Public maintain compliance with SDWA Acting Director, Collection Strategies
comments were previously requested requirements and to protect public Division.
via the Federal Register (80 FR 57605) health. Section 1452 authorizes the [FR Doc. 2015–32614 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
on September 24, 2015, during a 60-day Administrator of the EPA to award BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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| Dates | Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 27, 2016. | |
| Contact | Nick Chamberlain, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, 4606M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 80766 |
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