Notice2022-14492
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Microbial Rules (Renewal)
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July 7, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR) for the Microbial Rules (EPA ICR Number 1895.11, OMB Control Number 2040-0205) 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 July 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 15, 2021, during a 60-day comment period. The ICR, a copy of which is in the docket and briefly summarized in this document, describes the covered information collection activities, along with the Agency's estimated burden and cost. 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 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40527-40528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14492]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0442; FRL-10003-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Microbial Rules (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) for the Microbial Rules (EPA ICR
Number 1895.11, OMB Control Number 2040-0205) 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 July 31, 2022. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on December 15, 2021,
during a 60-day comment period. The ICR, a copy of which is in the
docket and briefly summarized in this document, describes the covered
information collection activities, along with the Agency's estimated
burden and cost. 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 August 8,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2011-0442, 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 2821T, 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: Kevin Roland, Drinking Water
Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water,
(4606M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-4588: fax number: 202-
564-3755; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7c5d8dbd6d9d399dcd2c1ded9f7d2c7d699d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb8994979a959fd5909e8d9295bb9e8b9ad59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that EPA will be collecting, are available in
the public
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docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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: The Microbial Rules ICR examines public water system and
primacy agency burden and costs for recordkeeping and reporting
requirements in support of the microbial drinking water regulations.
The recordkeeping and reporting requirements are mandatory for
compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFFR) at 40 CFR parts
141 and 142. The following microbial regulations are included: the
Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR), the Revised Total Coliform Rule
(RTCR), the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR), the
Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (FBRR), the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule (LT1ESWTR), the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water
Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR), the Ground Water Rule (GWR) and the Aircraft
Drinking Water Rule (ADWR). Future microbial-related rulemakings will
be added to this consolidated ICR after the regulations are promulgated
and the initial, rule-specific, ICRs are due to expire.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Public water systems and primacy
agencies.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with
40 CFR parts 141 and 142.
Estimated number of respondents: 144,273 (total).
Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion,
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, and annually).
Total estimated burden: 15,020,711 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,318,255,000 (per year), includes
$174,805,000 annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 3,106,871 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This is due to the replacement of the original Total
Coliform Rule with the Revised Total Coliform Rule and updated system
inventories.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-14492 Filed 7-6-22; 8:45 am]
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