[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54997-54998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27155]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 5638-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Construction Grants Delegation to States

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) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget

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(OMB) for review and approval: Construction Grants Delegation to 
States; OMB No. 2040-0095; approved for use through 12/31/96. 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 November 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0909.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Construction Grants Delegation to States; OMB No. 2040-0095; 
EPA ICR No. ICR 0909.05. This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: The purpose of this ICR is to revise and extend the 
current clearance for the collection of information under the 
Construction Grants Program Delegation to States, 40 CFR part 35, 
subpart J, and Title II of the Clean Water Act (CWA). While the 
Construction Grants Program is being phased out and replaced by the 
State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) program, collection activities for the 
Construction Grants Program must continue until program completion. The 
program includes reporting, monitoring and program requirements for 
municipalities and delegated States.
    The information collection activities described in this ICR are 
authorized under Sections 205(g) and 518(e) of the Clean Water Act as 
amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq, and under 40 CFR part 35, subpart J. 
The requested information provides the minimum data necessary for the 
Federal government to maintain appropriate fiscal accountability for 
use of Section 205(g) construction grant funds. The information is also 
needed to assure adequate management overview of those State project 
review activities that are most important to fiscal and project 
integrity, design performance, Federal budget control, and attainment 
of national goals.
    Managers at the State and Federal levels both rely on the 
information described in this ICR. State managers rely on the 
information for their own program and project administration. Federal 
managers rely on this information to assess, control, and predict the 
impacts of the construction grants program on the Federal Treasury and 
future budget requirements. Federal managers also use this information 
to respond to OMB and Congressional requests and to maintain fiscal 
accountability.
    In addition, builders of wastewater treatment plants use the 
information discussed in this ICR. The builders of these plants assess 
and use the information in the Innovative/Alternative Technology Data 
Base File to obtain technical information on innovative or alternative 
wastewater treatment systems. 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 8/7/96 (61 FR 153); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 58 
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 purpose 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: States and municipalities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 44.
    Frequency of Response: 137 per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,457 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $284,747.
    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. 0909.05 and OMB Control No. 2040-0095 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: October 17, 1996.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-27155 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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