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[FR Doc No: 94-27878]


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ENVIRONMENTAL 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 December 12, 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: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and 
Sewage Sludge Monitoring and Reporting Requirements (OMB Control No. 
2040-0004; EPA ICR No. 0229.09).
    Abstract: This ICR extends the collection of information for the 
current monitoring, reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated 
with Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), and other monitoring reports 
EPA's National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES) program. This ICR has 
incorporated the ICR for the ``Standards for the Use and Disposal of 
Sewage Sludge at 40 CFR Part 503'' (OMB control no. 2040-0157) and 
recent OMB-approved amendments for ``Storm Water Implementation'' (EPA 
ICR 229.07) and the ``State Sludge Management for NPDES/State Sludge 
Monitoring'' (EPA ICR 229.08). The information collected in support of 
these programs is authorized under Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 308, 
402 and 405, as promulgated at 40 CFR Parts 122 through 125, 40 CFR 
Part 501, and 40 CFR Part 503. The information is necessary to ensure 
that permit holders comply with CWA mandates by fulfilling the terms 
and conditions of their NPDES permits.
    Respondents must perform activities that include (1) monitoring, 
sample collection and analysis of water samples; and (2) reporting of 
monitoring results (DMRs, stormwater and sewage sludge monitoring 
reports, as appropriate) to the permitting authority. In general, with 
the exception of certain sludge records that must be kept indefinitely, 
respondents must maintain records for five years.
    Reporting information received by the permitting authority is 
entered into the Permit Compliance System (PCS) national computer 
database. The permitting authority will use the reporting information 
stored on PCS to assess permittee compliance, modifying/and new permit 
requirements and revise effluent guidelines.
    Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 17 hours per response, including 
time for reviewing the institutions, searching existing data sources, 
gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
information. Public recordkeeping burden is estimated to average 19 
hours per recordkeeper, including time for gathering and maintaining 
monitoring data and other records, as appropriate.
    Repondents: State NPDES permitting authorities, NPDES permittees 
(including local governments and businesses), and domestic sewage 
treatment works and domestic septic haulers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 123,277 respondents, 11,914 
recordkeepers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents Per Respondent: 9.
    Frequency of Collection: Varies with respondent (Monthly, 
quarterly, semi-annually, annually).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 17,947,910 reporting 
hours, 225,235 recordkeeping hours.
    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: November 4, 1994
David Schwarz,
Acting Director for Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-27878 Filed 11-9-94; 8:45 am]
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