[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6831-6832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4010]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5429-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review: Comment Request; Office of Water 301(h) Program

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: Modification of 
Secondary Treatment Requirements for Discharges into Marine Waters, OMB 
Control Number 2040-0088, expiring 02/29/96. 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 March 25, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0138.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements for 
Discharges into Marine Waters (OMB Control No. 2040-0088, EPA ICR No. 
0138.05, expiring 02/29/96). This is a request for extension of a 
currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under section 301(h) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 
publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) discharging pollutants into 
certain marine waters could apply for and be granted a waiver from 
secondary treatment requirements for conventional pollutants. The 
regulations implementing this program are found at 40 CFR Part 125, 
Subpart G. EPA issues this waiver with the concurrence of the State in 
which the POTW is located. The POTW must submit application, monitoring 
and toxic control program information. States provide State 
determination and certification information.
    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 10/24/95 
(60 FR 54496); 2 comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 460 
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; 

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complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or 
otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Publicly owned treatment works 
(POTWs), States.

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 63.
    Frequency of Response: Variable.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 75,093 hours.

    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 through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 0138.05 and OMB Control Number 2040-0088 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2136), 401 M Street, NW, 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: February 15, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4010 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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