Notice2025-03281
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2022 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP) for Stormwater Discharges From Construction Activities (Renewal)
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Published
February 28, 2025
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), 2022 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP) for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities (EPA ICR Number 2686.03, OMB Control Number 2040-0305), 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 February 28, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 14, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 39 (Friday, February 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10921-10922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03281]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0482; FRL-12618-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 2022 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Construction General Permit (CGP) for Stormwater Discharges From
Construction Activities (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), 2022 National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP) for
Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities (EPA ICR Number
2686.03, OMB Control Number 2040-0305), 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 February 28, 2025. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on November 14, 2024
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 March 31, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number, EPA-HQ-
OW-2024-0482, to EPA 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: Greg Schaner, Water Permits Division,
Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water at telephone number:
(202) 564-0721 or email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#384b5b5059565d4a165f4a5d5f785d4859165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4437272c252a21366a23362123042134256a232b32">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed renewal of the current
ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2025. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on November 14, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 89995). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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: EPA issued the 2022 NPDES general permit for stormwater
discharges from construction activities, also referred to as the ``2022
CGP,'' on February 17, 2022. The 2022 CGP provides permit coverage to
eligible construction operators in all areas of the country where EPA
is the NPDES permitting authority. The current ICR for the 2022 CGP
expires on February 28, 2025. This proposed ICR will renew the existing
ICR prior to expiration.
The burden and costs associated with the entire NPDES program,
including the administration of the 2017 CGP, are accounted for in the
2017 NPDES Program ICR (EPA ICR number 0229.23 OMB control no. 2040-
0004). Certain changes in the 2022 CGP required revisions to the NPDES
Program ICR to reflect changes to the information collection
requirements. Consistent with the past approach of changes to the NPDES
Program, EPA reflected the paperwork burden and costs associated with
the difference between the 2022 CGP and the 2017 CGP instead of
revising the NPDES Program ICR. EPA will consolidate the burden and
costs into the NPDES Program ICR (and discontinue this ICR) in a future
reissuance of the NPDES Program ICR.
The information collection changes between the 2017 CGP and the
2022 CGP that is captured in the current ICR are associated with the
following:
<bullet> New notice of intent (NOI) questions and notice of
termination (NOT) requirements;
<bullet> New dewatering inspection requirements and turbidity
monitoring requirements for sites discharging dewatering water to
sensitive waters; and
<bullet> Changes to Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
requirements.
Form Numbers: Notice of Intent (NPDES Form 3510-9), Notice of
Termination (NPDES Form 3510-13), Turbidity Monitoring Reporting Form
(NPDES Form 6100-065), Suggested Cationic Treatment Chemicals Form
(NPDES Form 6100-066).
Respondents/affected entities: Coverage under the 2022 CGP is
available to ``operators'' of construction activities in areas where
EPA is the permitting authority and where the general permit is
available for use. The majority of construction activities will be
carried out by builders, local developers, and contractors. Relevant
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes include the following:
1531, 1541, 1542, 1611, 1622, 1623, and 1629.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under NPDES permits
issued pursuant to Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342(p) et seq.
Estimated number of respondents: EPA estimates that for the
duration of the three-year ICR period approximately 10,893 operators
will obtain coverage under the 2022 CGP, or 3,631 operators per year.
Frequency of response: Response frequencies in the 2022 CGP vary
from once per permit term to quarterly.
Total estimated burden: EPA estimates that the information
collection burden of the 2022 CGP is 200,383 hours per year. Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: EPA estimates that the final information
collection cost of the 2022 CGP is $15,610,581 per year.
Changes in the estimates: The change in estimated burden between
the current and renewal ICRs is attributable to the change in the
number of respondents from 2,600 to 3,631 operators per year. The
change in the number of estimated respondents led to an increase in
burden hours of 73,816 hours per year. Additionally, the labor rates
used to calculate the estimated costs increased from $62.77 per hour to
$73.47 per hour for the renewal ICR, which, combined with the increase
in number of
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respondents, led to an increase in total estimated cost of $5,973,563
per year.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-03281 Filed 2-27-25; 8:45 am]
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