83 FR 8671 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 40 (February 28, 2018)

Page Range		8671-8672
FR Document		2018-04055

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Annual Public Water System Compliance Report (EPA ICR No. 1812.06, OMB Control No. 2020-0020), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 29, 2017 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 below, 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 83 Issue 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2017-0438; FRL-9974-30-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Annual Public Water Systems Compliance 
Report (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Annual Public Water System 
Compliance Report (EPA ICR No. 1812.06, OMB Control No. 2020-0020), to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 
2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on September 29, 2017 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 below, 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 March 30, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2017-0438 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: Raquel Taveras, Monitoring, Assistance 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, MC-2227A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-9651; fax number: (202) 564-7083; 
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, 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: Section 1414(c)(3)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(SDWA) requires that each state (a term that includes states, 
commonwealths, tribes and territories) that has primary enforcement 
authority under the SDWA 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.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: States that have primacy enforcement 
authority and meet the definition of ``state'' under the SDWA.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory Section 1414 
(c)(3)(A) of SDWA.
    Estimated number of respondents: 55 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 4,400 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $470,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.

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    Changes in estimates: There is no change of hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This universe of respondents remains the same. The changes in 
costs are due to inflation and an increase in wages for respondents, 
rounded to 3 significant figures.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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Corps. To the contrary, EPA has the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
authority whenever it makes the AGENCY telephone number: (202) 564–9651; fax
requisite finding of unacceptable number: (202) 564–7083; email address:
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2017–0438; FRL–9974–
adverse effect. 33 U.S.C. 1344(c); 40 CFR taveras.raquel@epa.gov.
30–OEI]
231.1(a) & (c); see also Mingo Logan SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Coal Co. v. EPA, 714 F.3d 608, 613 (DC Information Collection Request Supporting documents, which explain
Cir. 2013). As such, EPA need not Submitted to OMB for Review and in detail the information that the EPA
withdraw the Proposed Determination Approval; Comment Request; Annual will be collecting, are available in the
on the basis of a lack of statutory Public Water Systems Compliance public docket for this ICR. The docket
authority because EPA had authority to Report (Renewal) can be viewed online at
issue the Proposed Determination. www.regulations.gov or in person at the
AGENCY: Environmental Protection EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
VI. Further Proceedings Agency (EPA). 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
ACTION: Notice. Washington, DC. The telephone number
EPA’s regulations at 40 CFR 231.5(a) for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
provide a specific time period for the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection For additional information about EPA’s
Regional Administrator to decide Agency has submitted an information public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
whether to withdraw a Proposed collection request (ICR), Annual Public dockets.
Determination or prepare a Water System Compliance Report (EPA Abstract: Section 1414(c)(3)(A) of the
Recommended Determination. As ICR No. 1812.06, OMB Control No. Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
explained above, the Agency has 2020–0020), to the Office of requires that each state (a term that
decided not to withdraw the Proposed Management and Budget (OMB) for includes states, commonwealths, tribes
Determination at this time and is review and approval in accordance with and territories) that has primary
suspending this withdrawal proceeding the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a enforcement authority under the SDWA
and leaving the Proposed Determination proposed extension of the ICR, which is shall prepare, make readily available to
currently approved through April 30, the public, and submit to the
in place. As previously noted, however,
2018. Public comments were previously Administrator of EPA, an annual report
under the terms of the May 2017
requested via the Federal Register on of violations of national primary
settlement agreement, Region 10 may
September 29, 2017 during a 60-day drinking water regulations in the state.
not forward a signed Recommended comment period. This notice allows for These Annual State Public Water
Determination, if such a decision is an additional 30 days for public System Compliance Reports are to
made, before either May 11, 2021, or comments. A fuller description of the include violations of maximum
until public notice of a final EIS on ICR is given below, including its contaminant levels, treatment
PLP’s CWA Section 404 permit estimated burden and cost to the public. requirements, variances and
application regarding the Pebble An agency may not conduct or sponsor exemptions, and monitoring
deposit, whichever comes first. and a person is not required to respond requirements determined to be
The Agency intends at a future time to a collection of information unless it significant by the Administrator after
to solicit public comment on what displays a currently valid OMB control consultation with the states. To
further steps, if any, the Agency should number. minimize a state’s burden in preparing
take in the section 404(c) process in DATES: Additional comments may be its annual statutorily-required report,
order to prevent unacceptable adverse submitted on or before March 30, 2018. EPA issued guidance that explains what
effects to the watershed’s world-class ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Section 1414(c)(3)(A) requires and
fisheries in light of the permit referencing Docket ID Number EPA– provides model language and reporting
application that has now been HQ–OECA–2017–0438 to (1) EPA online templates. EPA also annually makes
submitted to the Corps. EPA will review using www.regulations.gov (our available to the states a computer query
and consider any other relevant preferred method), by email to that generates for each state (from
docket.oeca@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA information states are already separately
information that becomes available
Docket Center, Environmental required to submit to EPA’s national
during the interim. EPA has determined
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, database on a quarterly basis) the
that there is good cause under 40 CFR required violations information in a
231.8 to extend the regulatory time 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via table consistent with the reporting
frames in 40 CFR 231.5(a) in order to template in EPA’s guidance.
allow for an additional public comment email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Form numbers: None.
period and to align with the timeframes Respondents/affected entities: States
for EPA.
established in the settlement agreement. that have primacy enforcement
EPA’s policy is that all comments
Dated: January 26, 2018. received will be included in the public authority and meet the definition of
docket without change including any ‘‘state’’ under the SDWA.
Chris Hladick,
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10. personal information provided, unless
Mandatory Section 1414 (c)(3)(A) of
[FR Doc. 2018–04092 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am] the comment includes profanity, threats,
SDWA.
information claimed to be Confidential Estimated number of respondents: 55
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(total).
information whose disclosure is Frequency of response: Annually.
restricted by statute. Total estimated burden: 4,400 hours
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
Raquel Taveras, Monitoring, Assistance 1320.03(b).
and Media Programs Division, Office of Total estimated cost: $470,000 (per
Compliance, MC–2227A, Environmental year), includes $0 annualized capital or
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania operation & maintenance costs.

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Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 30, 2018.
Contact		Raquel Taveras, Monitoring, Assistance and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, MC-2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-9651; fax number: (202) 564-7083;
FR Citation		83 FR 8671