Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (Renewal)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (EPA ICR Number 1803.10 OMB Control Number 2040-0185) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. This notice allows for 30 days for public comments.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55331-55332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17456]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0059; FRL-13600-01-OFA]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State 
Revolving Fund Programs (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), Clean Water State 
Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (EPA 
ICR Number 1803.10 OMB Control Number 2040-0185) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public 
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as 
described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through August 31, 2026. This notice allows for 30 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2002-0059, to 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#2f6078026b404c444a5b6f4a5f4e01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="024d552f466d61696776426772632c656d74">[email&#160;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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Rubin, Drinking Water 
Infrastructure Development Division,

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Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, 4606M, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-564-2051; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9dcfe8fff4f3b3d5f2eafceff9d8ddf8edfcb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ccee9fef5f2b2d4f3ebfdeef8d9dcf9ecfdb2fbf3ea">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. 
or Mark Mylin, Water Infrastructure Division, Office of Wastewater 
Management, 4204M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-0607; email 
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5b88c999c9bdbb894879eb5908594db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d79aaebbbeb9f99ab6a5bc97b2a7b6f9b0b8a1">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. 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 May 5, 2026, during a 60-day comment period (91 FR 24231). 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: The information collection activities will occur 
primarily at the program-level through the State Capitalization Grant 
Agreement/Intended Use Plan and Annual Report. The information on the 
Intended Use Plan (IUP) is needed annually to describe how the State 
intends to use available State Revolving Fund (SRF) funds for the year 
to meet the objectives of the Clean Water Act (CWA) or Safe Drinking 
Water Act (SDWA) and to further the goal of protecting public health. 
The Annual Report is needed to provide detailed information on how the 
State has met its goals and objectives of the previous one or two 
fiscal years as stated in the IUP and grant agreement. The CWA and SDWA 
require this information to ensure the national accountability, 
adequate public review and comment, fiscal integrity, and consistent 
management needed to achieve public health and CWA and SDWA compliance 
objectives. Additional information about the CWSRFs and DWSRFs are 
available at <a href="http://www.epa.gov/cwsrf/learn-about-clean-water-state-revolving-fund-cwsrf">http://www.epa.gov/cwsrf/learn-about-clean-water-state-revolving-fund-cwsrf</a> and <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dwsrf/how-drinking-water-state-revolving-fund-works#tab-1">https://www.epa.gov/dwsrf/how-drinking-water-state-revolving-fund-works#tab-1</a>, respectively.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities affected by this action are 
States and local governments Respondent's obligation to respond: 
Mandatory, per the Clean Water Act Title VI and the Safe Drinking Water 
Act Section 1452.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,440 State and local Respondents 
(total).
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., quarterly, 
semi-annually, annually).
    Total estimated burden: 93,553 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $12,892,005 (per year), which includes 
$100,000 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 14,966 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to the end of supplemental 
capitalization grants appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (IIJA) to both SRF programs after Fiscal Year 2026.

Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-17456 Filed 8-26-26; 8:45 am]
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