Notice2021-13945
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report (Renewal)
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Published
June 30, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Annual Public Water System Compliance Report (EPA ICR Number 1812.07, OMB Control Number 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 June 30, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 22, 2021 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34737-34738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13945]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2017-0438; FRL-10025-70-OMS]
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 (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Annual Public Water System
Compliance Report (EPA ICR Number 1812.07, OMB Control Number 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 June
30, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on February 22, 2021 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 July 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2017-0438 online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method),
or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. 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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#36425740534457451844574743535a7653465718515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b5f4a5d4e594a5805594a5a5e4e476b4e5b4a054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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
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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: $530,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is no change of hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This is due to two considerations. First, the regulations have not
changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change
over the next three years. Second, the growth rate for this industry is
very low or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the
overall burden. Since there are no changes in the regulatory
requirements and there is no significant industry growth, there are
also no changes in the capital/startup or operation and maintenance
(O&M) costs.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-13945 Filed 6-29-21; 8:45 am]
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