[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35803-35804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17371]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5852-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) renewal has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Information
Collection Request for the Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy (OMB
Control Number 2040-0170; EPA ICR Number 1680.02; Expiration Date:
August 31, 1997). The ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it
includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 1, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1680.02.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information Collection Request for the Combined Sewer
Overflow Control Policy (OMB Control Number 2040-0170; EPA ICR Number
1680.02). This is a request for an extension of a currently approved
information collection that expires on June 30, 1997.
Abstract: The information to be collected under this request is the
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information recommended in the CSO control policy that will be
developed by municipalities with combined sewer systems that have
combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Specifically, the information is the
documentation that the municipalities have implemented the nine minimum
controls specified in the CSO policy, the long-term control plan that
the municipalities must develop and implement to achieve compliance
with the requirements of the Clean Water Act and applicable State water
quality standards (WQS), and compliance monitoring data for
demonstrating compliance with applicable WQS and National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit conditions. The first two
information submittals are one-time submittals; the last element will
be submitted semi-annually as part of the municipalities' Discharge
Monitoring Reports (DMRs). EPA will use this information to determine
how well the CSO control policy is being implemented at the State and
local level and to prepare the performance reports required under the
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Under the GPRA, EPA
selected the CSO Control Program as a pilot program for FY 1997 and FY
1998. As such, EPA developed a FY 1997 Performance Plan that includes
performance goals and associated performance measures for determining
how well the program is achieving these goals. The information to be
collected under this information collection is necessary to determine
the program's achievement of the performance measures. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register
Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this
collection of information was published on February 25, 1997 (62 FR
8445). No comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 680
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Municipalities with combined sewer
overflow systems that have combined sewer overflows (CSOs).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 980.
Frequency of Response: One time for selected items and semi-
annually for other items.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 622,777.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $73,900.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated
collection techniques, to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA
ICR No. 1680.02 and OMB Control No. 2040-0170 in any correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: June 26, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-17371 Filed 7-1-97; 8:45 am]
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