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[FR Doc No: 94-4754]


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ENVIRONMENTLAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

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 Information Collection Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature 
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 1, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information or to obtain a copy of this ICR, contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Water

    Title: Information Collection Request for Combined Sewer Overflow 
Policy (EPA No. 1680.01).
    Abstract: This is a new collection of information in support of the 
1993 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Policy, a national guidance that was 
issued earlier as a draft Policy in 1992, and is partially based on the 
1989 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Strategy, as published at 54 FR 
37370. The Clean Water Act (CWA), as promulgated at 40 CFR Parts 121 
through 125, provides the authority to regulate Combined Sewer Systems 
(CSSs) as point sources subject to National Pollution Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. CSSs are wastewater 
collection systems designed to transport both wastewater and stormwater 
to publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs). CSSs may periodically 
experience flows that exceed capacity, resulting in discharges of 
untreated wastes into surface waters. The CSO policy requires POTWs to 
provide information to EPA, or the delegated State authority, that will 
be used to ensure the adequacy of existing CSO controls, to establish 
permit terms and conditions, to track performance, and to conduct 
compliance assessment and enforcement of CWA requirements.
    Under the CSO Policy, municipal POTWs are expected to document the 
implementation of nine control measures develop a Long Term CSO Control 
Plan (LTCCP), and perform ongoing compliance monitoring. The 
information provided by CSOs may include: 1) operation and maintenance 
plans; 2) revised sewer-use ordinances for industrial users; 3) 
infiltration/inflow studies; 4) descriptions of pollution prevention 
programs; 5) public notification plans; 6) facility plans for 
maximizing the capabilities of existing collection, storage and 
treatment systems; 6) contracts and schedules for minor construction 
programs; and 7) information or data relevant to assessing the extent 
to which the nine minimum controls satisfy water quality standards.
    Documentation, monitoring and reporting by POTWs will occur over 
the normal five year duration of their NPDES permit. POTWs will be 
required to retain records for a period of three years.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 565 hours per response for POTWs 
and 1,052 hours for States operating NPDES programs including time for 
reviewing the policy, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
information. Annual public recordkeeping is estimated to average 25 
hours per POTW and 6 hours for each State operating an NPDES program.
    Respondents: Municipal POTWs and States operating NPDES programs.
    Estimated number of respondents; 1100 POTWs, 30 States.
    Estimated number of responses per respondent: 1.
    Frequency of Collection: Twice every five years.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 591 hours for POTWs, 
1,058 hours for States.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the 
burden, to:

Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy 
Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. and
Matt Mitchell, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: February 23, 1994.

Paul Lapsley,

Director, Regulatory Management Division.

[FR Doc. 94-4754 Filed 3-1-94; 8:45 am]

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