Notice2023-06036
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Public Water System Supervision Program (Renewal)
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Published
March 24, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Public Water System Supervision Program (EPA ICR Number 0270.48, OMB Control Number 2040- 0090) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 15, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17846-17847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06036]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0443; FRL-10831-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Public Water System Supervision Program (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 Public Water System
Supervision Program (EPA ICR Number 0270.48, OMB Control Number 2040-
0090) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is
a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
March 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on December 15, 2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2011-0443, EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb849ce68fa4a8a0aebf8baebbaae5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d322a5039121e1618093d180d1c531a120b">[email protected]</span></a> 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: Kevin Roland, Drinking Water
Infrastructure Development Division, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, (4606M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
4588: fax number: 202-564-3755; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82f0edeee3ece6ace9e7f4ebecc2e7f2e3ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="73011c1f121d175d1816051a1d331603125d141c05">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through March 31, 2023. An agency may
neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on December 15, 2021 (86 FR 71265) during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting
documents, which explain in detail the information that 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>.
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Abstract: The Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program ICR
examines public water systems, primacy agencies (i.e., states and
tribes with primary enforcement authority) and tribal operator
certification provider burden, and costs for ``cross-cutting''
recordkeeping and reporting requirements (i.e., the burden and costs
for complying with drinking water information requirements that are not
associated with contaminant-specific rulemakings). The following
activities have recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are
mandatory for compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
40 CFR parts 141 and 142: the Consumer Confidence Report Rule (CCR),
the Variance and Exemption Rule (V/E Rule), General State Primacy
Activities, the Public Notification Rule (PN), and Proficiency Testing
Studies for Drinking Water Laboratories. The information collection
activities for both the Operator Certification and the Capacity
Development Program are driven by the grant withholding and reporting
provisions under sections 1419 and 1420, respectively, of the Safe
Drinking Water Act. The information collection for the Tribal Operator
Certification Program is driven by grant eligibility requirements
outlined in the Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Tribal Set-Aside
Program Final Guidelines and the Tribal Drinking Water Operator
Certification Program Guidelines.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: New and existing 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: 146,099 (total).
Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion,
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually).
Total estimated burden: 3,421,278 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $208,214,000 (per year), includes $37,756,000
in operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 222,093 hours in
the total estimated annual respondent burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This decrease is a result of updating
relevant baseline information for each rule with the most current and
accurate information available (e.g., public water system inventory);
and updating burden to incorporate the results of consultation with
stakeholders. Where appropriate and available, estimated violation and
other associated rates have also been updated to reflect current
information on rule compliance.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-06036 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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