Notice2026-19502
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA Program Information on Source Water Protection (Renewal)
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Published
September 24, 2026
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), EPA Program Information on Source Water Protection (EPA ICR Number 1816.09, OMB Control Number 2040-0197) 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 September 30, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 9, 2026, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 184 (Thursday, September 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60623-60624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19502]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2026-4852; FRL-13649-01-OFA]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EPA Program Information on Source Water Protection (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), EPA Program Information on Source
Water Protection (EPA ICR Number 1816.09, OMB Control Number 2040-0197)
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 September 30,
2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on July 9, 2026, 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 October 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2026-4852 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#28677f056c474b434d5c684d5849064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="28677f056c474b434d5c684d5849064f475e">[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: Laura Montoya, Drinking Water Capacity
and Compliance Assistance Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, MC 4606M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-2202; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89e4e6e7fde6f0e8a7e5e8fcfbe8c9ecf9e8a7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0bdbfbea4bfa9b1febcb1a5a2b190b5a0b1feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through September 30, 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 July 9, 2026 during a 60-day comment period (91 FR 42440). This
notice allows 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 is collecting data from the states on their
advancement toward substantial implementation of source water
protection strategies for all community water systems (CWSs). EPA and
states use this voluntary collection of data to track and understand
the progress toward increasing the percentage of CWSs (and the
populations they serve) where risk is minimized through source water
protection. Source water protection data that states submit directly to
the Safe Drinking Water Information System is accessible to the public
via EPA's website at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/safe-drinking-water-information-system-sdwis-federal-reporting">https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/safe-drinking-water-information-system-sdwis-federal-reporting</a>.
Availability of this information, together with source water and
demographic indicators that are publicly available via EPA's Drinking
Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters on EPA's website at:
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/sourcewaterprotection/drinking-water-mapping-application-protect-source-waters-dwmaps">https://www.epa.gov/sourcewaterprotection/drinking-water-mapping-application-protect-source-waters-dwmaps</a>, empowers communities to
include these considerations in their own analyses and outreach
efforts.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: 51.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 51 (total).
Frequency of response: Annual.
Total estimated burden: 102 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $6,608 (per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is decrease of 186 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB . This decrease is anticipated because all states will
report source water protection data directly to the Safe Drinking Water
Information System, decreasing the previous burden of reporting
information to EPA Regional contacts via email. Additionally, state
databases are fully developed and tracking is routine,
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which EPA expects will minimize hourly burden and cost for states.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-19502 Filed 9-23-26; 8:45 am]
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